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#351
Old 10-11-2018, 08:22 AM

Ahh, I'd love to see more lore about the site ^^. I know our last couple V-Day events had some focus on our NPCs, like Mr. Mayor and Vicky (FINALLY) getting married a year or two ago ^^.

There used to be a webcomic. I say used to, because the last time it updated was like...I don't know how many years ago XP. Too many. Don't know about you guys, but I kinda want to see it come back from the dead

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#352
Old 10-11-2018, 08:42 AM

id love to go comicon ofc
but as for the limited cons in my country, the biggest one is mcm expo

I wanna cosplay as a little sister so bad xD

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#353
Old 10-11-2018, 06:42 PM

I'm going to Stan Lee's comic con this month! :D
I'm going as Gamora from Guardians of the Galaxy! :D

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#354
Old 10-12-2018, 01:24 AM

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Ahh, I'd love to see more lore about the site ^^. I know our last couple V-Day events had some focus on our NPCs, like Mr. Mayor and Vicky (FINALLY) getting married a year or two ago ^^.

There used to be a webcomic. I say used to, because the last time it updated was like...I don't know how many years ago XP. Too many. Don't know about you guys, but I kinda want to see it come back from the dead
I missed some of the events over the last 2-3 years. So not sure what they were like. Mr. Mayor's and Vicky's Wedding was 4 years ago, also is the last time Mr. Mayor has made a post. x.x

I would love to see all that stuff come back, was going through the event archive last night, all the story focus was really incredible!

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#355
Old 10-12-2018, 03:04 AM

-poops a cucumber-

A fundraiser is the most viable option, but it absolutely requires us to know the current financial situation of Mene. I also don't think it would be a compelling fundraiser if current features that have been implemented for YEARS are broken and at the root cause of why Mene is in the state it is. Hard to sell a fundraiser for this late-stage triage if there's no promise of future improvements. Absolutely illogical to not have a functioning product first and foremost, since this is over a decade old and not a new venture in the least.

-shrug-

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#356
Old 10-12-2018, 09:12 AM

True. And four years since Mr. Mayor last posted, yeesh....

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#357
Old 10-12-2018, 10:08 AM

we need to get a private investigator to find inso lol

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#358
Old 10-12-2018, 04:51 PM

I had a odd thought the other day. I know Mene isn't new. But why not view it as such in approach? Not it the deceptive tell everyone it's new sense, but with regards to vamping up the site and what to focus on? What things would be needed if Mene was just starting? What are the thoughts on it?

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#359
Old 10-12-2018, 10:41 PM

I'm a web designer professionally, and there's a ton to consider in that kind of approach for sure, Eirian. This site would be drastically different if built from scratch in 2018. But that also brings to mind a key takeaway: would it even be a forum-based avatar site? And judging from its peers... how viable is an avatar site in 2018?

If they're still viable as a concept, without commercializing and commoditizing out the wazoo like Gaia arguably always has, then what are all these sites doing wrong? Why are few, if any, succeeding?

Should avatars be interactive? Drawn 3D? Should there be a zOMG equivalent trajectory, into the MMO space? (Not many MMOs are even doing well...)

Let alone, again, structurally: Is a forum-based site a thing of the past, except for niche, small communities such as ours?

Design-wise it doesn't matter as much, since there's no 2018, forward-looking vision for what Mene could (or should) be. And there's no guarantee whether a radical re-envisioning is even viable financially.

I know I'm being a Debbie Downer, though I've always been a big fan of Mene and have always found solace here throughout my life.

It's just very difficult to see the way through in a positive light.

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#360
Old 10-13-2018, 05:10 PM

i think menes formula of a couple of years back was perfect, theres just not been the level of promotion or exposure needed to survive in 2018 i'd say thats the main issue.

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#361
Old 10-15-2018, 02:07 AM

I wanna join! I haven't been on regularly in a while, but I love Mene amd wamt to see it thrive again. I am going to try and get on more often.

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#362
Old 10-15-2018, 04:16 AM

I would agree promotion is an issue, though I do the best I know to to try and help with that.

I never necessarily meant rebuild from scratch per say, though I guess that's an option. I wouldn't want to change what makes Mene, Mene. I was meaning more like the approach to fixing things. What would be focused on if the site was just starting out?

I've felt for years focus on the world of Menewsha (NPC story, world lore, how the world works), has been kind of missing for awhile now, which was one of the biggest draws for me. Combine with the many glitches (auto update in forum, equip glitches, etc), have made it a bit less of a draw.

That said, I do believe it can, and dearly hope it will have a comeback. I wouldn't be here otherwise. :)

I'm sure open to ideas/input, and would do my best to give ideas and input too.

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#363
Old 10-15-2018, 11:37 AM

maybe an npc revamp would be cool, start again with their stories and stuff because i really dont know anything about them and that would make it cool

also some daily goals achievements would be good, people love achieving things and ticking boxes etc I know I do and it would encourage people to come back daily not just whenever

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#364
Old 10-15-2018, 01:11 PM

Hey Easty! Super long time no see :o *waves*

I think the daily achievements thing would be pretty neat, especially if you get a small prize (like maybe a hundred gold?) at the end of completing all the achievements for the day.

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#365
Old 10-15-2018, 05:29 PM

Another good daily achievement would be a daily posting achievement ^^. Either have an overall "post this many times a day and you get this prize", or have a smaller amount per forum. Or reward people when they hit certain post count milestones (100 posts, 500 posts, 1,000 posts, 2,500 posts, etc.). Either new items, or old EIs or CIs.

X'D maybe if we all pool our money we'd have enough to hire an PI to find Inso .

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#366
Old 10-15-2018, 07:40 PM

I think if they fix the item bugs it would go a long way towards reviving the site. Also, facebook ads would help bring in new people. That is what brought me to the site years ago.

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#367
Old 10-15-2018, 10:14 PM

I know that if the item bugs were fixed that I would be more active here!

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#368
Old 10-16-2018, 07:31 AM

Yeah, the item/feature bugs seem to be the big issue here. Those need to get fixed, and I agree on the fact that it'll go a loooonnnng way to getting activity back up.

Same with the ads; heck, it was an ad on TekTek back in the day that pointed me in Mene's direction X'D

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#369
Old 10-16-2018, 07:46 AM

I can't quite remember how I found Mene. I think it was by random Googling while looking for an avatar site that's not Gaia to [email protected][email protected];

And yeah, I think not being able to properly equip stuff and also not getting any new items for months probably killed off the majority of activity.

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#370
Old 10-16-2018, 07:54 AM

Yeah, kind of...yeah. A lot.

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#371
Old 10-16-2018, 08:03 AM

I wonder how much a full-time coder would cost to hire and how long it'll take for them to fix up all the broken stuff on Mene.

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Old 10-16-2018, 08:12 AM

I have no idea XP. Facade: Thoughts?

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#373
Old 10-16-2018, 09:17 AM

I read somewhere that the join page is borked? Like, people can't join? The last 'new member' is an NPC I think. That really sucks.

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#374
Old 10-16-2018, 09:52 AM

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I read somewhere that the join page is borked? Like, people can't join? The last 'new member' is an NPC I think. That really sucks.
I don't know if this bork precludes new membership, but it should raise an inquisitive eyebrow.

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#375
Old 10-16-2018, 09:53 PM

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I think if they fix the item bugs it would go a long way towards reviving the site. Also, facebook ads would help bring in new people. That is what brought me to the site years ago.
I found Mene through a Facebook ad too!

It's still my bookmark link for Mene too. XD

https://www.menewsha.com/?utm_conten...ource=facebook

If Gwena ever learns enough in her Tech Support course I could try asking her, she's said it's touched on coding, but I don't think she's learned enough to do it though.

 


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