Save Home of Poi

I quite like discussion around videos and I'll try to put videos up with my discussion posts... perhaps if the regular discussion areas had more visual aids we would be more likely to discuss the concepts there?

WOW !!!! 69 posts in discussion over the last 24 hours...just like the 'old days"

haha

save home of poi: mission accomplished!

EDIT *mission accomplished, ala bush's "mission accomplished" celebration after the initial invasion of iraq*

Ha! Too bad for you that I never go outside. And when I do I have poi to beat birds off with.



Interesting observation. Will need to think about that one....

im still stalk the forums every now and again! have been thinking about picking up my poi and balls and ambling down to a workshop has been a few years.

Here's some different approaches:

Administrative project--

Administration needs to ask the user base what they want in a very bold and expressive way to get MAXIMUM coverage on information HoP members need to give.
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With that the administration can then formulate new ways to realistically improve things, if this means funding is involved then go for it! All HoP would really be doing with the money is strengthening the community in which their loyalties reside so it would be an investment.
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With those plans the administration then relays it back to the users for their feedback, with that feedback they either get a signal to refine or be reaffirmed that the idea is solid in the first place.
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If the idea needs refinement then refine it and relay it back only when significant improvements are made, and repeat previous step. If it's reaffirmed then regardless of previous work, do a bit of brainstorming just to make sure you, the administration have a plan to do exactly what YOU want.
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Carry out the plan, if any large blocking problems come up then keep the users updated on those to maintain a sense of understanding.

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User community project based--
Exactly like this except the admin, mods and users all have an open and really down to heart way to get involved and improve the community without the project getting too bloated to be unwieldy for new users to chip in. Concise, open, informed and fluid progress is key.

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Meritocracy Contests--
I think the biggest bang-for-your-buck on contribution exchange for money would have to be contests which involve creating something and sending it in on a competitive basis, if we could have contests on HoP and the winners get things like poi or glowsticks? I bet you'd get an absolutely overwhelming amount of support. Even if it's not money, some people would be delighted at something skill-made instead like a custom print or custom poi/clothing or even just a little embroidery. If you don't know what people like, asking is a good way!

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What users can do?
Think of interesting and unique topics then make a thread, seriously if you want more discussion people will need things to discuss... just remember controversial =/= interesting =P

There are regular competitions....

For poi, but for things like logos, templates and essays on business model analysis? Think outside the box about things that would actually help improve the regular non-hardcore user's experience at HoP.

mmm I dont post much anymore because....too much work and study have made/are making me dull. I (really) hope that when I finish studying in August, I'll be able to find some shiny bits of myself to chuck in the mix again.

Josh!!!! I was just thinking about you and Kate and how much time I had at your luffly fairy house in the hills over Adelaide!

Big tele-hugs to the two of you. Tonight I'm going to Joel and Marina's fairy house in the hills over Santa Cruz, my local equivalent of your place.

And how amazing HoP is that I have a fairy-home on two distant continents!

ah, joel and marina's house is beautiful, such amazing tress, and a wonderful vegie patch too

Petey has been to both fairy houses...

though, my memories are pretty vague, if you'll recall my level of jetlagged ness

I wish I got to see their houses. ): Where I live, and where I used to live in Vancuover.
"Ghetto-hole" sums them both up nicely.

Anyways.
Maybe revamping the website's design?

What are you studying, Josh? I am about to become very dull doing my final year of adult education..with a quick trip to SpunOut WA and Nick's poi retreat in Bali to wake me up in April Dang that assignment that's due on the last day of the retreat though!!! Hope my professor doesn;t die of shock when I hand it in two weeks early before I go! Hope I don;t die getting it done that early. My last assignment last year, after the craziness of my dad dying straight after UberOz was 6 weeks late and the lovely lady still gave me full marks.

^^^Masters in IT at a uni with particularly high expectations, while working as a high school coordinator.

J

hey, i thought after seeing this thread id say ive popped back in (if anyone remembers me)

ive been off for a while, but thats because of changes in my life which meant not being able to concentrate on here, or not being able too take part.

my 2 cents, which i dont think applies to everyone for obvious reasons is a lot of us had a lot more free time a couple of years ago. I know a lot of members are above their 20's but a large proportion were between 16 and say 25 for a while, and to be fair i think we all have more time when were younger because we make time for the fun stuff.... i dont know, i know i havent been able to do a lot of things this year, but thats going to change.

I been away too. With real life. Work and stupid stuff because of the credit crunch. I neglected my spinning too. I'm going to hell now!!!!!

Same....was absent for a while, mostly due to work and life blah blah blah, but I've started popping back in.Though I'm not posting anywhere near as much as I used to.

I remember you bubbles!

Hey it's good to see you back again, Tink and Bubbles! It all still trucks on and I totally agree that as a whole cohort 'grow up' and move into other things there's less time for old friends, or old friend sites....

this community has been experiencing a setback because

• ppl lost their interest and went off to do new things
• the "I'm not doing because you're not doing" attitude
• of old hands who rather pet their grudges than renew themselves and their attitude towards each other
• old hands stopped spinning poi
• personality websites like "Facebook" and because
• old hands going out on their ego trip and promoting themselves, now that poi really starts reaching a "critical mass" - as in "the chicks fledged and took off flying, and are not looking back"

Yes, there are only 5% left of those I saw in the beginning and had epic discussions with - who helped shaping ... me ...

But as I see it there are l.o.v.e.l.y new members in here - really fluffy people. Why is that? Because this board attracts nice and helpful people - it just is.

If this board really means something to you (old hands), you rather frequent it. Get off the Facebook junk, come back to ChittyChat, "htfu" and post there...

I'm with Chopper Reid on this one (beware: explicit lyrics):

i forgot HoP needed saving... am i a bad HoPper?

one of the worst

what have i done!?!?!?! HoP is DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMED.

screw this... i'm going to go and join facebook

as IF you didn't already *deserves more *

no really, a board lives from its members posting, no?

so c'mon, instead of dragging every discussion to either a whingin whinin ICU or turning around, insulted - share your petty crimes

Hmmm, what if we approached this from a slightly different angle?

What have we on this board got that other boards don't? Why would people come to "Home of Poi" rather than a V8 supercar forum?

I keep coming back here because it's quite an active board and seems to be populated with some good characters!! Of course, I've not been around long so it's all still new and fluffy!! lol

That said, there's a huge repository of knowledge and advice that us new spinners can approach knowing we'll not be dismissed out of hand for asking stupid questions!!

Besides, I'm going to win that last post thread

guaranteed fire

Less fatal collisions.

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