Advertise the Forum?

**ibanezjunkie** · May 24th, 2009, 09:37 AM

maybe we should get members to advertise thefret on other forums, like secretly.

not many people here, i have noticed. hardly anyone online before about half 8 at night (GTM)

**oldguy** · May 24th, 2009, 11:46 AM

I guess you should explain your idea in more detail....... 'cause to me it sounds kinda like spamming..................maybe you mean something else.

player*** · May 24th, 2009, 02:03 PM

maybe we should get members to advertise thefret on other forums

already have and few crossed over already.

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**just strum** · May 24th, 2009, 03:05 PM

Originally Posted by oldguy

I guess you should explain your idea in more detail....... 'cause to me it sounds kinda like spamming..................maybe you mean something else.

Ditto

**ibanezjunkie** · May 24th, 2009, 03:54 PM

well, i mean, i use a couple other guitar forums, that quite frankly suck..i quite often drop the URL of thefret into my posts on ultimate guitar.

sort of, subliminal messaging, but its not subliminal...im making them click out of interest, just because i mentioned it...

hmm, i think i might spam youtube...no one seems to care there.

**ragnarpk** · May 24th, 2009, 04:16 PM

if you mention it on youtube, someone is gonna get offended, somehow, and call you a queer. no matter what you say on youtube, thats what happens. its inevitable.

**Rocket** · May 24th, 2009, 04:35 PM

I'm probably the last person anyone would expect to hear this from but:
You've posted your suggestion... it's being read... now, best to leave FretNet advertising decisions to Robert & the Mods... it's his forum and their cumulative job to act on member suggestions or not.
I recall a pre-New Year thread where Robert was asking for member suggestions for FretNet.
(IMO... unsolicited advertising on forums & other websites is not really the best "positive" method, especially when it is delivered in the form of spam.)

**bigG** · May 24th, 2009, 04:50 PM

Originally Posted by Rocket

I'm probably the last person anyone would expect to hear this from but:
You've posted your suggestion... it's being read... now, best to leave FretNet advertising decisions to Robert & the Mods... it's his forum and their cumulative job to act on member suggestions or not.
I recall a pre-New Year thread where Robert was asking for member suggestions for FretNet.
(IMO... unsolicited advertising on forums & other websites is not really the best "positive" method, especially when it is delivered in the form of spam.)

Agreed!

**Tibernius** · May 24th, 2009, 04:55 PM

Originally Posted by ibanezjunkie

not many people here, i have noticed. hardly anyone online before about half 8 at night (GTM)

That'd be too early for the US crowd and the UK ones will be at work/college/uni (delete as required).

**just strum** · May 24th, 2009, 05:35 PM

Replace

Ray with Robert

Baseball with guitars

Robert**** · May 24th, 2009, 09:06 PM

Originally Posted by just strum

Replace

Ray with Robert

Baseball with guitars

"innocent as children" huh?

:

Well, you can mention thefret anywhere you want really, but I have no intention of asking members to go out and "spam" or advertise thefret on other places. That would be unethical and just plain wrong. However, if you mention this place on other websites in ways that don't seem spammy and obnoxious, I can't see anything wrong with that. Besides, wou wouldn't be sent by me - you'd be acting out of your own free will, so there you go.

**Rocket** · May 24th, 2009, 11:15 PM

Originally Posted by Robert

...you'd be acting out of your own free will, so there you go.

Ahhh, free will... I vaguely remember what it's like. I can also recall that it never was really free, (but did become cheaper as the years rolled!)

**just strum** · May 25th, 2009, 04:41 AM

Originally Posted by Robert

"innocent as children" huh?

:

Well, you can mention thefret anywhere you want really, but I have no intention of asking members to go out and "spam" or advertise thefret on other places. That would be unethical and just plain wrong. However, if you mention this place on other websites in ways that don't seem spammy and obnoxious, I can't see anything wrong with that. Besides, wou wouldn't be sent by me - you'd be acting out of your own free will, so there you go.

ok, replace

innocent as children with immature adults and one child.

**tot_Ou_tard** · May 25th, 2009, 05:35 AM

Originally Posted by Rocket

Ahhh, free will... I vaguely remember what it's like. I can also recall that it never was really free, (but did become cheaper as the years rolled!)

You may not have it, but the subatomic particles popping in & out of existence that you call your body do:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_will_theorem

http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/a...ction=featured

Perhaps they will advertise The Fret & you'll just go along for the ride.

**Jimi75** · May 26th, 2009, 01:26 AM

Well, I figure we have quite a lot of new members recently. So it works without "spamming" other forums. I think it's better if dedicated and serious players go on a search for a good forum and find the Fret themselves. Robert is pretty popular over on youtube and from there people surf dolphinstreet...the rest is known science...

In the end we should leave such decisions to Rob and the ModCrew.

**ibanezjunkie** · May 26th, 2009, 04:05 PM

i hope this place gets as big as UG, without the idiots that raid that place because it has 'the pit'.

Spudman*** · May 26th, 2009, 04:09 PM

I actually prefer quality over quantity.

**tot_Ou_tard** · May 26th, 2009, 05:33 PM

Originally Posted by Spudman

I actually prefer quality over quantity.

Too late.

**luvmyshiner** · May 26th, 2009, 05:50 PM

Originally Posted by ibanezjunkie

i hope this place gets as big as UG, without the idiots . . .

Too late.

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