hey, how come i didn't get any acknowledgement when i joined? huh???

This is particularly directed at the TOP HIERACHY of this site. Take my advice; this site is got potential but your downside is MEMBER PARTICIPATION. Each week, you can count no less than 4 to five new members, but when it comes to posts its the same old tortoise pace and same old participants. This will get us nowhere in terms of new projects.

There is a minor sense of isolation here when one joins because interaction is often not in real time and that can put people off or cause them to be just occasional entrants and readers on here instead of a steady flow of traffic. I have suggested a few strategies in the past to heighten member base and this time i think you/we need to focus on heightening member interaction. When bonds are formed it brings people back more often and increases participation on forums.
I SUGGEST we have a CHAT ROOM!
We already have a social corner here i agree, but it still hasn't got the hanging out factor; just flex it a bit.
This will not change the seriousness of the forums, but it will bring about more closeness between forum members and stop inhibitions by people who think the workings of this forum are a bit on the formidable side.
Anyway, just a little PR advice. Over to you Bosses.

THE CRINGE FACTOR! WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THAT GOD MADE THREE WORLDS AND THAT I COME FROM THE THIRD WORLD. THE ISSUE OF RACE IS GEOGRAPHICAL AND NOT A STATUS SYMBOL AND NEITHER IS MY SKIN BLACK NOR YOURS WHITE.

Dear members,

The Managing Executive has been following with keen interest the suggestions for setting up a chat room. We appreciate the suggestions for improving activity and community and we are currently discussing the chat room idea.We will keep you updated on our decision.

We are also currently looking for a GhanaConscious Co-Chair. The GhanaConscious chair is responsible for managing the forums and keeping them engaging. This is partly why the forums seem neglected in recent times. If you are interested in applying for the position of GhanaConscious Co-Chair please send your resume and a letter of interest to secretary@ghanathink.org

Keep up the activity!

Sincerely,
Christine (Secretary)

[quote=thinfox]i think we're on the right track with the newsreader idea. building a community driven platform like the newsreader is the best way to get informed about ghanathink and its project. chatroom is a good idea but it only won't help us maintain a strong user base. [/quote]

A community driven platform like the Newsreader will not take off let alone maintain its rhythm if the very people who should get involved are not existent or participating. A chatroom is but just one out of many ideas that can help with member participation; it doesn't embody the whole solution but if you ask me i will say that 'every little helps'
One thing we got over other Ghanaian sites is our speciality of tackling the serious issues. But having said that, we are nowhere near the level of member participation, flow of traffic and member loyalty as happens on other sites. This is where we need to strike a balance. A chatroom is a lure/incentive for coming here and a good strategic launch pad for projects.
Its also a nice way of having a guest/notable personality or representative of an organisation on here now and again for an interview; conducted by a moderator with questions from the membership all done in real time.

THE CRINGE FACTOR! WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THAT GOD MADE THREE WORLDS AND THAT I COME FROM THE THIRD WORLD. THE ISSUE OF RACE IS GEOGRAPHICAL AND NOT A STATUS SYMBOL AND NEITHER IS MY SKIN BLACK NOR YOURS WHITE.

shaker for real

Hello everyone,I feel honored to be considered and given the chance to work as the Co-chair of ghanaConscious.I hope to do my best and welcome all suggestions that might help in doing my work.

welcome all!

that's a pretty good feature to consider. any objections?

I believe members should be emailed regularly period. :-)
Concerning the content subscription feature, I think we had that before but I am not sure how effective that is.
We could employ new content notification but that would generate too many emails.

We have been discussing this behind the scenes and I think an update on various ongoing discussions or new blogs would suffice.
I don't seem to enjoy the idea of misleading people into clicking some links expecting to get somewhere and ending up here.

My 3 cedis

I wish you all the best as you prepare for your finals. GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL!!!!

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