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    Points:7

    Thread a day contest has not helped much for traffic to forum section

    The activity in the forum section is becoming very less. Only for the 12 days of the contest, some members participated and after that again the original position came back. We are not seeing at least one thread on some days.

    The idea behind the contest is that in general there will be an increase in the activity on this section. But there is no increase but I feel there is a decrease. The think tank of ISC should think of ways to improve activity on the site. Members can give some ideas also so that the top people may consider or think along the lines suggested by the members. Anyhow, I hope that shortly we will see an increase in the activity of the forum section of ISC.
  • #775714

    Points:2
    Yes, I agree with Mr Rao there there is no traffic to the forum section. I would like to suggest that a topic-based (related to education) contest can be arranged to increase the traffic regularly. These contests may be weekly or monthly as possible. By arranging these contests the members will also get some more topics to post a thread in the forum section.
    Honesty is the best policy.

  • #775715

    Points:1
    "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy."

    Similarly.....

    "All education and nothing else makes ISC a dull site."
    (a) Those who have forgotten Noakhali, how can they protest Sandeshkhali?
    (b) Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it. ---------- Salvador Dali

  • #775716

    Points:4
    Yes the activity in the forum section has been at the lowest in the present moment. To get back the same traffic which we witnessed six months back, this section needs to be injected with the innovative approach to restore its glory.
    In the last month, some surge in the postings in this section could be noticed with the experimentation of inviting members to post educational postings twice each days for a period of ten days which resulted in the surge in the postings for sometime.
    The same method might be tried time to time providing the members an opportunity for the participation on the topics assigned by the administration. This would certainly improve the ailing health of the forum section.

  • #775719

    Points:1
    Conducting contests should not be a solution. Only members who submit a minimum number of threads during a particular period should be allowed to participate in such competitions. Then I think more members will start spending some time on the site and regularly post in this section.
    drrao
    always confident

  • #775722

      

    Points:2
    A very valid observation but let us have some suggestions too to make the Forum active again. I am putting up this thread to the Webmasters. Let us think what can be done.
    'Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all'.
    -Aristotle

  • #775731

    Points:5
    Earlier forum section was very vibrant because so many topics and subjects were available in which members discussed the things and posted their views and opinions. Due to ISC focussing in educational area the activities were restricted and many members were not able to participate in the forum discussions as they were not having much interest in these matters.
    My suggestion is to increase the number of contest to at least 2-3 per month and increase the number of awards but decrease the prize cc. For example instead of an award of 200 cc we can have one first award for 60 cc, 2 second awards for 40 cc, and 3 third awards for 20 cc. In my view such an environment will attract more members.
    We have to try different permutations and combinations to increase the participation which would ultimately create more traffic to the site.
    Knowledge is power.

  • #775733

    Points:5
    All members have given some valuable suggestions to improve the Forum Section of ISC. So, I am also trying to give some very innovative and 'hatke' suggestions for kind consideration of the decision-makers of this site.

    My different and innovative suggestions are:

    (a) Declare one particular day of the week as 'No-education Day'. On that day of the week, members will post only non-educational Forum posts on different subjects.

    (b) In case of educational Forum posts, editors may discourage boring and trivial issues like; "Students should not talk in the classroom, but listen attentively to the teachers", etc.

    (c) Instead, Forum posts informing about new/unconventional courses offered by not-so-well-known universities/HEIs, different scholarships available for students at different levels, MOOC websites, etc. must be encouraged. Members can also post about any MOOC courses attended by them and also encourage others to attend such courses of their likings.

    (d) In this educational web-site, members can also discuss physical and mental changes observed in students at the time of puberty or teen-age and effect of such changes. They can also discuss how students in Graduation and Post-Graduation level prepare themselves for competitive examinations/entrepreneurship along with their university studies.

    If the decision-makers of this site find these suggestions useful, I can provide some more 'hatke' suggestions which only back-benchers are capable of providing.
    (a) Those who have forgotten Noakhali, how can they protest Sandeshkhali?
    (b) Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it. ---------- Salvador Dali

  • #775736

    Points:1
    Conducting various contests is a good suggestion. But only members who opened minimum prescribed threads in that week should be allowed to participate. Otherwise, the result will be the same as that of what we are seeing as of now.
    drrao
    always confident

  • #775739

    Points:7
    I have concurrence on the following views put in by members:
    1. "Earlier forum section was very vibrant because so many topics and subjects were available in which members discussed the things and posted their views and opinions. Due to ISC focussing in educational area the activities were restricted and many members were not able to participate in the forum discussions as they ..." ...are not all experts on education matters.(#775731 by Umesh)

    2. "All education and nothing else makes ISC a dull site."-to many ( #775715 by Partha K

    It is for the owners and WMs to decide about the course, content and design and spread of the site. It is for them to decide on the business model. We ordinary members do not have any say or role in these. For us members, it is just to contribute or stay away, depending on our knowledge, expertise and ability to supply content within the prescribed parameters.

    Many have totally stayed away, some are still able to be active, and some peep in only occasionally when they have something to contribute.

    If ISC is to be continued and placed as an exclusive educational topic site, then it has to target the teachers and students of educational institutions and experts in the education sector as members and contributors. That may entail more payment and remuneration.

    Ironically, there is no statement from the ISC owners/WMs regarding any decrease in revenue after changing to the present model. It is only the members who are bothered and discussing such a decrease in activity. So I think the channel is doing well only.

    As far as I am concerned, I will be contributing as far as I am able to contribute something as per extant policy and as far as I am allowed to do so.

  • #775748

      

    Points:2
    Everyone,
    You'll be happy to know that after discussions with the Webmasters, the TOW is back!
    When you make a commitment, you create hope. When you keep a commitment you create trust! ~ John C. Maxwell


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