Guess what?

I now have root access to the board's files! This means I can install modifications, update our forum software (FINALLY!), and change the logo, among other things.

Some big changes are coming to PQ. As you've probably noticed, the site's activity level and number of new members has dropped significantly. I've invested far too much of my life into this place to let it go down the drain, so I'm going to be changing some things around here. Don't worry - all of the forums and topics will still be preserved. However, I'm going to start adding things like:
-monthly contests (hopefully some with real-life prizes, like T-shirts and buttons)
-incentives for users to sign up and post frequently
-a new, updated look for the forums (including a new logo)
-special buttons indicating achievements users have completed (100 posts, 500 posts, 5 users referred, etc.)
-modifications to make PQ even better

Here's the thing: To get the forums running at full speed again, I need your help! You can:
-submit a new logo you designed
-link me to phpbb modifications you'd like me to install (click HERE)
-donate money to fund prizes (donation link below)
-donate your talents to fund prizes (can you design? Offer a custom avatar! Can you draw? Give the winner artwork! Write? Offer a story about their OCs or a customized poem!)
-submit suggestions for any aspect of the site - new boards, new features, ways to draw in users, new designs for the board

And most importantly - tell me what you think! I want feedback from all of you on what you want and don't want. You guys are the heart of PQ, and your opinion really matters. Post here and tell me what you think!

I'm really looking forward to this. Together we can get this site going again!

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~Watch this space for more details about new features being added!~

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i am busy today but i will submitt a new logo design some time soon

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Alone for the time being, but I'll find someone
edited by Sheva; don't be so negative! Things will look up (:

The problem is that this is a Percy Jackson forum. The only people who would willingly sign up here or actually find this place are Percy Jackson fans, and - to be quite honest - PJO is a relatively small literary fandom compared to something like THG, Harry Potter, or Twilight. That (and the fact that PJO is sort of fading away now) is the biggest reason this forum is inactive. It's not because it lacks content or good people.




can our logo be an eggplant

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Soo, heres the thing....you need to make modifications because you like them and theyre practical NOT for recruiting or to save the site. People may leave because it's so behind but too much otherwise...isn't going to help either and it'll feel forced.

Agree with Elliot otherwise.

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New siggy needed, but. . . *laaaazy*

Elliot thoughts are mine. Well, minus the eggplant part...
But she has a point. Its a PJO forum, so only PJO fans will join, and lets face it; PJO is dying, or at least losing popularity. Now's there's other, newer, more popular series. Even now, on this forum we don't really do anything that PJO related, its more of a online lunchtable.

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The cake is a lie

How are other PJO forums doing? I think BlueTrident and MortalNet are the two other big ones besides us.

I also think a major part of why many new users do not stick around is because new users can't post. They have to add themselves to user group. And, though you have a topic that specifically shouts "HEY. NEW USERS! LOOK OVER HERE!" the majority of them, I'm sure, do not. I didn't! I think I either pm'ed you or just messed around with my control panel until I figured it out. Not everyone has my patience.

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YES! LETS TOTALLY DO THAT! shhh clark

We should also have Doctor Who as an advertisment. Because people will just click on it for that. Then they will be stuck like flies on fly paper. Mahahaha.

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I was actually thinking about this. I have a TON of friends who like PJO, but I doubt most of them even know this forum exists. On FanFiction there's still a huge thriving PJO community (although it's mostly comprised of obsessive fangirls) so I think part of the matter is just getting the word out to people who are still fans of the series. Another thing I was considering was maybe turning the spotlight on the non-PJO parts of the forum as an immediate draw to people who are bored or looking for someone to chat with about random stuff.



BlueTrident seems to be doing just fine (at the very least, better than us). However, they had a larger community of dedicated users to begin with. I've never used MortalNet but from a quick glance at the boards they also seem to be doing fine.

Anyway, let me tell you a story about the user groups situation. Once upon a time back when Deasy was the admin I was browsing the boards when I came across a thread with a funny title by a new user. It was filled with the most horrific porn you could imagine. These threads and spam-bots became a regular occurrence and it was pretty terrible. Finally, I asked an Artemis Fowl forum if I could borrow their set-up and it worked. We had no more spam but yes, it is pretty difficult for new users to figure it all out. I suppose I'll go browse some anti-spam mods and see if I can get rid of the usergroup part.

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While PJO is a semi-small fanbase...it's not puny. At least in the area I live, if you say "Percy Jackson", any pre-teens/teens know what I'm talking about. The main thing we have is getting the name out where those fans are. (Ex. It's been mentioned how there's still lots of fans in FF.net or other PJO related sites.)

Maybe expanding on the Non-PJO parts, but then again someone can find a forum to chat on anywhere. So maybe expand on other books a bit more? I know that's not specific, but just a thought.

I think the forums are easy enough to navigate, this is the first forum I've ever been on and even I managed to figure it out. XD

I also think it'd be fun to try to come up with a new banner, since the one now is kind of dull. Same color scheme, I suppose? We've been making web banners in my Web Page Design class.

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