FEATURED How Can ABW Improve As A Site?

[Goldie]

We're heading towards the 9 year anniversary for ABW. I appreciate everybody who logs on everyday and contributes to the site.


Most of my time will be focused on building up my new platforms for a while (How Many Mics, A Black Marketplace, ABW Candy Shop), but I still want ABW to grow.


What can I do as an owner and what can posters do to improve the site?

 

[Goldie]

As an owner, the biggest difference I see between ABW and a site like Coli is all their posters make threads.

On here, everybody relies on 5 people to make threads.

 

[konceptjones]

I make threads periodically, but usually when it's something I come across that I figure might be thread-worthy. Lotta shit I see really ain't threadworthy or a thread already exists about whatever so I just post there.

I'd like to think the threads here are usually of a higher quality than those on Coli. I took a look at their "Locker Room" and that seems to be the case vs our Cool Table discussions.

 

[Sky Davis]

As an owner, the biggest difference I see between ABW and a site like Coli is all their posters make threads.

On here, everybody relies on 5 people to make threads.

That was going to be my answer

If more people made threads it would be better

 

[Sky Davis]

I’m still going to maintain getting rid of the random thoughts thread

It’s really a place to post the most random stuff they find from social media and talk about it for 2-3 posts once every 2 hours

Nobody wants to just talk

 

[Marc123]

Why is candy shop on a whole new website?

 

[Sky Davis]

Why is candy shop on a whole new website?

Focus bro lol

 

[AP4.0]

Why is candy shop on a whole new website?

Ol I just got the memo looking ass

 

[AP4.0]

I’m still going to maintain getting rid of the random thoughts thread

It’s really a place to post the most random stuff they find from social media and talk about it for 2-3 posts once every 2 hours

Nobody wants to just talk

You either gonna have a ton of other threads with one or a few posts or keep it the way it is for the loosie thoughts to go there

Mods need to do a better job of breaking off convos into threads

 

[Goldie]

Why is candy shop on a whole new website?

Cleans up ABW and allows me to add features to the Candy Shop I wouldn't be able to do here.

Its still 1 click away.

 

[Sky Davis]

Site needs to appeal to the slightly younger for growth

40-45 year olds don’t care about growth of this place as they are comfortable

That was on display during the Coli thread

 

[Sky Davis]

You either gonna have a ton of other threads with one or a few posts or keep it the way it is for the loosie thoughts to go there

Give it a try before you dismiss it

 

[AP4.0]

Site needs to appeal to the slightly younger for growth

40-45 year olds don’t care about growth of this place as they are comfortable

That was on display during the Coli thread

Dawg stop saying this cause it's not true

 

[AP4.0]

Give it a try before you dismiss it

This still doesn't solve the same 5 people making most of the threads

 

[Sky Davis]

Mods need to do a better job of breaking off convos into threads

That takes accountability/responsibility out of posters’ hands

 

[Sky Davis]

This still doesn't solve the same 5 people making most of the threads

Stop fighting me on this loser

 

[Sky Davis]

Dawg stop saying this cause it's not true

No

 

[Sky Davis]

I’ll give an example

You see how Elzo mentioned Curtis granderson in the random thoughts thread

He could’ve told the story as the OP and made a thread like “Have you found out anybody famous lives near you or you ever dealt with a famous person’s family member?”

that’s an easy thread right there

 

[Sky Davis]

AP’s response should not be mods should make that into a thread over Elzo should’ve made it a thread

Because again it takes things out of the posters’ hands

It needs to be more proactive here vs reactive

A lot of posters are reactive consumers vs being proactive creators as well

 

[Sky Davis]

Goldie scared as hell for the cool table if he starts spending more time away from ABW

Let’s help the guy out man