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Promotion?

Post by science_fox » Mon Nov 11, 2019 4:09 pm

So how do we attract people who weren't there?

Hopefully there's a good set of private connections with the stars who moved off for reasons of their own, inc FB and Twitter etc. Those who know them can pass the message on that there's a new home, all shiney and friendly.

How about attracting even newer people who never knew what they'd missed? Any suggestions for clever things to post publicly that might lure new minds?

Come and join this new fun forum! Why? Because........
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Re: Promotion?

Post by El Pollo Diablo » Mon Nov 11, 2019 4:16 pm

As well as hoping that many of those who are no longer at the old forum come back and join us here, we are of course hoping for fresh meat new blood new contributors here too. We'd like this forum to keep a lot of the ruggedness where it's good, but have the flexibility that didn't exist in the other place to keep it friendly. Hopefully we can get the balance right and keep it an attractive place to be.

If anyone knows anyone who would be a welcome member here - and we hope to get a diverse bunch as well, so please do cast the net widely, then please share the link and encourage them to join, whether that's on facebook, twitter, or wherever else.
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Re: Promotion?

Post by Stephanie » Mon Nov 11, 2019 4:19 pm

We have talked possibly about blogs and vlogs (well, I've certainly mentioned it a few times), so I think that could be an idea for having something interesting to share, that would draw folk here.
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Re: Promotion?

Post by bolo » Mon Nov 11, 2019 4:55 pm

Fwiw, I have posted a link on Reddit at r/scrutable.

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Re: Promotion?

Post by lpm » Mon Nov 11, 2019 5:00 pm

I've posted on Friends Reunited.
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Re: Promotion?

Post by lpm » Mon Nov 11, 2019 5:00 pm

And on Google+
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Re: Promotion?

Post by El Pollo Diablo » Mon Nov 11, 2019 5:02 pm

Anyone on ICQ? Please mention us if so.
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Re: Promotion?

Post by lurk » Mon Nov 11, 2019 5:05 pm

I posted a link to the sci.skeptic newsgroup, that's the best I can do.

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Re: Promotion?

Post by Ben B » Mon Nov 11, 2019 5:11 pm

I've released a couple of carrier pigeons with the URL written on papyrus and wrapped round their feet
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Re: Promotion?

Post by dyqik » Mon Nov 11, 2019 5:47 pm

Ben B wrote:
Mon Nov 11, 2019 5:11 pm
I've released a couple of carrier pigeons with the URL written on papyrus and wrapped round their feet
Heiroglyphics or cuneiform?

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Re: Promotion?

Post by El Pollo Diablo » Mon Nov 11, 2019 5:48 pm

He meant written in papyrus; he's a fan of avatar.
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Re: Promotion?

Post by mikeh » Mon Nov 11, 2019 5:59 pm

Is there yet any promo tweet/social media format that we can use? Or are we free to make up any old sh.t and send it out across the airwaves?

And I now get to see what happens now I've posted a message with a swearword in it.

Edited to add - it seems, not a lot.

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Re: Promotion?

Post by P.J. Denyer » Mon Nov 11, 2019 6:17 pm

Ben B wrote:
Mon Nov 11, 2019 5:11 pm
I've released a couple of carrier pigeons with the URL written on papyrus and wrapped round their feet
Ah, so that was the chewy bit. Sorry!

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Re: Promotion?

Post by individualmember » Mon Nov 11, 2019 6:31 pm

lpm wrote:
Mon Nov 11, 2019 5:00 pm
I've posted on Friends Reunited.
There was a Friends Reunited group on Facebook (possibly still is), which I was briefly a member of, until I got chucked out for being offensive to a 'kipper. (I forget the details but I probably called Farage a con man and his followers gullible idiots).

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Re: Promotion?

Post by Stephanie » Mon Nov 11, 2019 9:45 pm

I posted a picture of the forum on 1996 theme, to twitter, so any second now people will be rushing to register...

... any second now.
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Re: Promotion?

Post by Grumble » Mon Nov 11, 2019 10:32 pm

I’ve posted on the Cog Diss private members group but no idea if anyone will pop over
where once I used to scintillate
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Re: Promotion?

Post by bmforre » Tue Nov 12, 2019 12:05 am

Has posted invitation on Norwegian FB "Skeptikergruppen":
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Skeptikergruppen/

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Re: Promotion?

Post by plebian » Tue Nov 12, 2019 11:16 am

I can do my usual charity over 80s nudist trampolining club whist drive.

All those wanting to provide support should meet at 2am behind the village hall, Rutting Stanley in the cake of the white horse on Thursday.

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Re: Promotion?

Post by bjn » Tue Nov 12, 2019 1:01 pm

Stephanie wrote:
Mon Nov 11, 2019 4:19 pm
We have talked possibly about blogs and vlogs (well, I've certainly mentioned it a few times), so I think that could be an idea for having something interesting to share, that would draw folk here.
I think having a blog sit along side the forum will add hugely. Makes scrutable much broader in scope. Who actually blogs/writes articles is moot.

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Re: Promotion?

Post by Ken McKenzie » Tue Nov 12, 2019 1:05 pm

Hopefully there's a good set of private connections with the stars who moved off for reasons of their own
Oh, I thought the hopeless losers could come back too.

Soz.

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Re: Promotion?

Post by Boustrophedon » Tue Nov 12, 2019 1:05 pm

I posted the link on my FB page but the preview fetched/generated by Facebook is just the list of the number of people online, hardly inspiring.
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Re: Promotion?

Post by El Pollo Diablo » Tue Nov 12, 2019 1:22 pm

Hi Don, we can't really help that tbh. Thanks for posting the link. Hopefully we'll have a logo before too long. We're doing our best here. Having a working forum is the main thing, and we have that now.
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Re: Promotion?

Post by Grumble » Tue Nov 12, 2019 3:43 pm

Ken McKenzie wrote:
Tue Nov 12, 2019 1:05 pm
Hopefully there's a good set of private connections with the stars who moved off for reasons of their own
Oh, I thought the hopeless losers could come back too.

Soz.
Oh god, look what the cat dragged in :o
where once I used to scintillate
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Re: Promotion?

Post by Ken McKenzie » Tue Nov 12, 2019 4:04 pm

Grumble wrote:
Tue Nov 12, 2019 3:43 pm
Oh god, look what the cat dragged in :o
Would have to be an unduly fat cat. Anyway, behave or we'll divert even more water down the hill towards you.

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Re: Promotion?

Post by tom p » Tue Nov 12, 2019 4:51 pm

lpm wrote:
Mon Nov 11, 2019 5:00 pm
And on Google+
but not myspace?

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