Strategies for the Post Off

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Strategies for the Post Off
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Wed, 09-17-2008 - 9:07am

COUNTDOWN TO SEPTEMBER 23rd...


 


We're only 6 days away from the post off against the WWF board.  Start thinking about strategies to keep our numbers high.  I think their board is busier than ours, so we're going to have to work hard!  Perhaps some games that people will enjoy playing...questions we will have fun answering...drumming up support from other boards...calling in sick from work (LOL)..."working from home" that day...sending the kids to a playdate so you can have some mommy time...etc. 


I'm sure we're being "watched", so if you have games or questions to post, wait and surprise us with them next Tuesday.


 

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Registered: 01-03-2006
Wed, 09-17-2008 - 9:33am

I was thinking the same thing about coming up with strategies...but we don't want to tip our hand for visiting *eyes*!!! ;-P

At one point yesterday I checked out the WWF board and saw that we were ahead in the number of posts - not alot, but definitely had more posts at that time.







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Wed, 09-17-2008 - 9:38am

Karen,


That just means that they are going to be really tired by the 23rd.

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Registered: 07-15-2008
Wed, 09-17-2008 - 9:44am

Just to be clear on the rules.


It's total posts for the day


The day beginning at 12:01 AM and ends at 11:59 PM?


Does not have to be SBD related, just posts, games, questions, random thoughts (in the DYK) etc?

Sheila



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Registered: 07-15-2008
Wed, 09-17-2008 - 9:52am

Copied from Julie's post in the challenge and "prettied up"


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Registered: 04-01-2004
Wed, 09-17-2008 - 9:56am
I think that your rules are correct except that I think we will be posting in one thread.
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Wed, 09-17-2008 - 10:49am

Hmmm - so that means all our "usual" posts - weigh ins, journals, recipes, menu help, product questions, etc. won't count?

That makes it A LOT harder!

















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Registered: 05-03-2005
Wed, 09-17-2008 - 2:06pm

To me it sounds like we'll just have to post all those things in one thread.

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Registered: 07-19-2005
Wed, 09-17-2008 - 3:38pm
Why does the challenge have to be limited to one thread? Why can't it be on the board as a whole? I mean, there's already a count meter at the top of the page, simple enough to check post counts. I'd hate to have everything posted in one post and not categorized, makes it harder to find an important factoid or whatnot in the future if it's not in an appropriate folder. But that's just me.

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Registered: 12-06-2007
Wed, 09-17-2008 - 3:43pm

I think that's what Cathy is checking into now.


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Wed, 09-17-2008 - 4:17pm

I totally agree -

I personally will not post advise, recipes, etc. to one weird "thread" even just for the day because I feel it will be a detriment to the overall purpose of the board. Chit-chat, games, etc. fine. Someone who is stopping in for the first time or someone who is not a regular but still needs info may not understand the whole concept that could put people off. For example, imagine if my first day/first post here asking for advise about starting South Beach went totally unanswered because I didn't post it in a "special" thread for the day because I didn't know? I'm not 100% sure I would have started if I didn't get responses from people like Maggie, Cathy and then cl-Susan.

For the good of the board and for our purpose SOMEONE has to continue to answer/respond to OTHER posts as usual that day. I think the post off sounds fun, but I am concerned that newbies, lurkers, etc. will get the short end of the stick if they need help/support that day (our #1 goal as a board) if we just jam everything in one thread.

Especially since the search feature has been HORRIBLE lately - I used to use it very proficiently for years, and now I can't find anything at all.

















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