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So, continuing from the Forum one, which ultimately Ed is right; we could use other methods, this thread is being created.
I want your ideas. What could we do to expand the community and provide a service to B-Ders around the world? It could be a website, a forum, YouTube series; anything at all.
Don't be fearful to suggest an idea. I don't bite people, and I won't say "That's utter garbage, get the heck out". I'll offer constructive criticism, or voice my opinion on how it could be expanded, but I won't talk down on you.
So, ideas commence.
Ideas Thus Far
- Purchase bdaman.net and host services via that domain.
- What services could we offer?
- Forum
- Collection Database for users to oversee what they own
- Fanfiction site
- News
- What services could we offer?
- YouTube Video Series
- Combinations
- How-to
- Reviews
- By users, if approved by an admin.
- B-DaCast
- Affiliation/Sponsorship with Takara-Tomy and/or Hasbro.
- Unlikely, but worth a shot.
- Wikia Spotlight
- Could potentially attract "noob" users.
- Increase in site traffic.
- B-Daman Fanon
- Gives users an output for their imagination
- Separate Wiki? Or Integrated Namespace?
- Separate Wiki would make more sense, and would be easier to manage.
So, down to business...
I've been looking at purchasing a small hosting package and a domain recently, purposely for hosting a Forum for B-Daman. We already have this forum locally on the Wiki, but it finds absolutely no use other than me giving out reminders via the Highlight system. There is also the one at http://b-daman.forumotion.com/, but it is heavily underused as it stands, and would need a lot of work done to it by the owner (No offence owner-person, if you're reading this!).
As it stands, I can purchase the bdaman.net domain, with a hosting package extremely cheaply due to the sale on at GoDaddy, which I'm willing to do. However, I want everyone else's opinion.
I know there is a lack of community for B-Daman at all on the internet, but it will build overtime, and people need a place to chat. Of course, the forum would have admins as well, and would be a subsidiary of this Wiki. The forum would also adopt a format similar to that of the WBO as well, for easy thread viewing. Of course, it wouldn't be the exact same on the grounds that they've copyrighted it, and I don't like plagiarising without a solid reason. Everyone would be welcome to the forum, including those at the Forumotion forum (And I'd compensate the owner of the Forumotion one with admin rights on the new one).
So guys, what is your opinion? It's something I'm willing to do if it'll be used. Discuss it here.
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