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Looking for discussion forum sponsors

Thanks Rich

I figured that was your intent i just wanted to make sure lol didnt want to send ya that if ya didnt need it
 
im thinkin stuff like
name
what you keep and for how many years
the size of your love bomb
where you are from
how ya got started and with what
whats better pepsi or coke
maybe what we do for a living
our favorite reptiles
maybe stuff like that
 
I am stoked!!!

How's this for an idea?? Having a special guest in the forums on various nights through the week. If that sounds like an idea, I'll start on it right away and get back with evrybody soon on a list of possibles!!
 
If not the forums, how about the chat???

That's actually what I had in mind, but either way, just their presence in one or more of the forums would be nice, maybe spending a couple hours with us discussing various topics. Wouldn't be as quick as a chat room but I think we could still pull it off. LMK what you guys/girls think.
 
Yes, just a general biography. Just post it in the relevant discussion forum(s) you are interested in. Bear in mind that I may have to do some juggling if TOO many people pick one particular forum to sponsor. I don't want to have too many chiefs and not enough indians. Also, if you find that you cannot participate as much as you had hoped, let me know so I can find someone else interested in filling in for you.

I suggest you not make the bio too long or people just will not read it. I may just close that thread once you post it, as I do not want the thread to be a discussion about you instead of just an introduction. Unless you think differently, of course. I am open to suggestions for whatever you think will be best.

When you post your bio thread, just let me know, please, where it is located.

Remember to try to utilize the chat system as well. Schedule regular chats and maybe get some well known names as special guests. You may want to ask realvenum and Alan Hall to assist you since they are now acting as co-chatmeisters. I think that they have now officially taken that over, so correct me if I am wrong.

I looked into the possibility of making the sponsors as sort of semi-moderators, but that just is not practical to do. But if you see any problems flaring up in discussion in your back yard, just let me know about it. I guess the idea is for you all to generate interest and get discussions rolling, whereas a moderator simply should stand to the wayside and try to keep the peace when necessary. So maybe the roles are correct for what I have in mind.

If not, I can adjust them as necessary to meet the needs.

Thanks.
 
Webslave

ok to answer your question yes Al & I are doing the chat room for you so far no probs etc on anything . I kinda think it might not be a bad idea to have a post for the forums sponsors to have a thread as to where people can use that to ask them more questions if they need to on the sponsors Bio's rather then closing the thread we post . but we could make it forwell known that the post is for questions ONLY concerning the sponsors backgrounds not to ask " what size cage , what do i feed etc. Also i had mentioned the Boa forums as a sponsor if its ok i will bow out of that one , not that i wont participate in them but i would be strecting myself thin and would rather have someone for that forum that could give more time to it alone . with my website /forums/ the chat and cages forums here along with building cages ill be booked lol

I will also be glad to work with anyone who wants to make chats for there specific specialty in the chat room just let me know im am available almost anytime for email and can get back to you to set up what ya need .

I think for the needs of Moderating the disscusion forums we dont need to be mods theres that link to report to a mod so to me thats it that way we cant be blamed if we make a decision on someones post it will be the site mods that make the factoring choice in to remove a post and we cant be looked at as " impartial" sponsors ... cause we both know that would happen lol if we made a move to delete the post in question ...
 
Yeah, I would love to be a sponser on the Leo forum!!!! Oh, I'll contact Rob at RK Reptiles and see if he wants to dot he Chameleon Forum! I would also like to do the chameleon forum, but you know, I could think of a few better people then me with that task. at this point and time seeing how I am not keeping near as many chameleon as I was keeping, but I'll be getting back tot that number shortly. Well, let me know if a forum sponsership for the leo forum is still open, it would eb a fun one. Oh by the way, great idea Rich!
 
Rich,,,
I would be happy to help out also.. I would be happy to take the Bearded dragons forum for ya,,, there are always tons of questions, and people wanting to know more about dragons and out of the 4000-5000 i have sold in the past not a one negative comment, about any of them or any transactions,,,
so count me in,,,,
 
OK Joe. Check out what the other forum sponsors have done and follow suit. Let me know when you bio is on that forum and I will highlight it for you.

Thanks.
 
Here's mine WEBSLAVE...

and thanks so much for the opportunity to sponsor. Believe it or not, the very same night you posted who was were in the discussion boards I went to work and drilled a 3/8" bit into my middle finger!! I thought for sure I was going to loose it, but after 3 hours in the ER they said I should recover soon, but I won't have any feeling in that finger, and it might not get me any hand modeling jobs in television commercials!! I've got it wrapped up pretty good right now, and I'm taking pain meds and packing animals one handed, but I should be back up and contributing by early next week!! My Bio
 
Just a reminder that there are still openings in many of the Discussion Forums for sponsors. This is NO cost to you, but gives you a prominent spot in the forum to advertise yourself and your animals.

There will be a limited number of sponsor slots available (as soon as I figure this number out...), so give this some serious consideration.

In exchange for our participation and help in those forums I am offering you free advertising for yourself. This could put you in a very prestigious position as this site gains more and more traffic of serious enthusiasts for your target market.

Think about it, please.
 
I have several people who have stepped up to the plate and offered to be forum sponsors. But there are still quite a number of forums with vacancies. I guess I never realized that with 10,000 registered members here, there were so many people with no interest or not enough knowledge about so many animal groups that they aren't willing to help out.

Also, some of the present forum sponsors seem to have abandoned their posts, as I don't see any recent postings by them in those forums.

I guess I must be doing something really wrong. I am offering the highlighted link directly in those forums for people to help me out, as a way of giving them some direct advertising, and they still don't think their participation is worthwhile there.
 
Except for a few notable exceptions, it appears that the discussion forum sponsorship is a lost cause. As such, unless there is an abrupt and dramatic turnaround, those "sponsors" not putting in even a minimal effort will have their sponsorships withdrawn.

To those of you putting in a genuine effort to help out in those forums you have offered to sponsor, I do thank you for your help.
 
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