Promoting the Stories Forum

[Metaliturtle]

best twenty fivers

[DarkCloud]

okay- well here's another idea:
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If we could get a onetime announcement on the front page- I would suggest that 5-10 of the biggest authors on the forum compile lists of their 5-10 favorite tales ever on apolyton (not written by themselves) and also list their favorite one that they have written.

It could be Behind the Scenes With the Authors

They could write a little summary of why they liked X tale and what the best parts about it are and how they themselves wrote Y tale and what they were thinking about.

[vovan]

dp

[vovan]

Kinda like Faces of Apolyton only with the authors? It would work. Only: I wouldn't say: 5-10 biggest authors. I'd say: whoever wants to do it - can - I am not sure we'd get more than 10 people that way any way. But nice idea though, I'd do it.

Granted, it'd probably give the forum only a rather short-term boost in popularity. It's not a lasting thing, I'm afraid.

[Metaliturtle]

unless we made it a series... and had one big announcement and then a list of who would do it what week etc.

I'm down BTW

[Grandpa Troll]

Of course me and Fluffy da Wunder kitty would love to be interviewed and do a story on how we made Apolyton what is is today...

Just let us know and we would be glad to

Peace

Grandpa "Trying-2-Help" Troll

[DarkCloud]

Kinda like Faces of Apolyton only with the authors? It would work. Only: I wouldn't say: 5-10 biggest authors. I'd say: whoever wants to do it - can - I am not sure we'd get more than 10 people that way any way. But nice idea though, I'd do it.

I agree- I meant to state 5-10 "authors" as in:

Metaliturtle
unscratchedfoot
Chrisius
Vovan
Paddy
SKILORD
DarkCloud
etc.

Kinda like Faces of Apolyton only with the authors? It would work.

Hmm... wasn't exactly waht I was thinking- but that could work- we could make it a weekly series thing perhaps...

What I was thinking about was a thread in which the authors post all at once, then we do one huge news announcement about the special.

Which of the two ideas do you like better?

Of course me and Fluffy da Wunder kitty would love to be interviewed and do a story on how we made Apolyton what is is today...

ha!

[Grandpa Troll]

Originally posted by DarkCloud

I agree- I meant to state 5-10 "authors" as in:

GRANDPA TROLL

Metaliturtle
unscratchedfoot

GRANDPA TROLL


Chrisius
Vovan

GRANDPA TROLL
Paddy
SKILORD
DarkCloud

GRANDPA TROLL


etc.


Hmm... wasn't exactly waht I was thinking- but that could work- we could make it a weekly series thing perhaps...

That is as long as Grandpa Troll is included
What I was thinking about was a thread in which the authors post all at once, then we do one huge news announcement about the special.

Which of the two ideas do you like better?

Fluffy and Grandpa Trollmor maybe just Fluffy alone..hard to chose I must admit..

ha!

Man..shameless plug but thanks DarkCloud

But for real..I'll do it but really..mention my name once and I really believe that will suffice..

OK?

Thanks

Gramps

[DarkCloud]

sorry for not naming you in particular but I could list names for days (I've been here since 2001 and editor since 2002) I had to leave some people off, that's why the etc.'s there.


we'd be GLAD to have your help.

[DarkCloud]

So... just wondering- what's the consensus on the ideas? Which ones are everyone's favorites?

[Grandpa Troll]

Originally posted by DarkCloud
So... just wondering- what's the consensus on the ideas? Which ones are everyone's favorites?

Actually, if it were up to me and it most certainly aint, i would like someone to interview current writers one at a time..

my input..

Peace

GT

[SKILORD]

Oh, yeah, name me 6th out of the seven that you named... like I'm not number one....

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=17648

Once upon a time Shaitan did a 'You Decide' civ story to promote his British Isles MOD. It recieved a fair amount of attention and I personally consider it really cool. I've been seriously considering doing my own for a while (I talked to him about it a whila ago, by then the story was well antiquated.)

Is this flashy enough? I might be able to do it after DE (New chapter's been up, but noone seems to care) but that's taking up most of my writing time right now. I've learned my lesson about two at once.

[SKILORD]

I like the series thing that I think I understand but can't describe... you know what I mean :shrug:

[DarkCloud]

Okay, well, I suppose that the best received and probably the easiest idea to set up would be the interview.

Therefore, are there any volunteers to interview other posters?

And who would you like to see interviewed first?

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As for questions, I think we could all help out the interviewer by posting ideas for questions in a question thread.

I suggest that we generally keep the interviews brief with the exception of the focus articles: Namely on THEIR stories and their favorite CIV stories.

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Some questions that must be in there.

1. Your Favorite Civ III-Story Tale YOU have written

2. Your Top 5 Favorite Civ III-Story Tales OTHERS have written

The interviewer will then hyperlink to the top tales and the intervieweree will give reasons why they enjoyed each tale (about a paragraph each)

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I think that will suffice.

What does everyone else think?

[vovan]

3. How'd you end up on the stories forum?

This'll give people ideas hopefully.