Blue Phoenix Ace Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 I think we're off to an awesome start with the forums already. We almost have 50 members as I type this, only 24 hours after bringing the forums online. I need your help to keep the momentum going. I don't have much experience with Twitter or Reddit, so if you have a particular group in those areas that might feel at home here, please let them know about Arocalypse. I think we have a large portion of our members from AVEN. I'd really like to see us get some allosexual aromantics as well. Again, I'm not really sure where to advertise, so please spread the word in your favorite groups. Thanks and enjoy the new forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyFenton123 Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Hmm... I don't know if it'd help, but I can put a link in sites I'm active in, like Fanfiction.net. I don't use Twitter or Reddit that frequently, so I'm afraid I can't be all that helpful in that regard. Thanks for the forums! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spud Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Despite the low amount of people on the site so far, it seems like we have a lot of activity! I just came on today to 44 messages in my notification box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyFenton123 Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 8 minutes ago, Spud said: Despite the low amount of people on the site so far, it seems like we have a lot of activity! I just came on today to 44 messages in my notification box That's nearly the amount of members on the site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeMorgan Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 I've posted this site on Reddit on r/asexuality, r/asexual, r/aromantic, and r/lgbt. Are there any other major communities you guys can think of on Reddit? Apparently we've gained at least one member from those subs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spud Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 We could try using twitter or instagram because I know there's a few LGBT communities on those sites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeMorgan Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 36 minutes ago, Spud said: We could try using twitter or instagram because I know there's a few LGBT communities on those sites. Probably Tumblr, too. I'll have to think about it. Instagram and Twitter are pretty hard to get into for marketing without actually being a marketer (that is, for free). The same can be said about Facebook. I'll look into the most effective way to convey our existence to the sites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spud Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 3 minutes ago, DeMorgan said: Probably Tumblr, too. I'll have to think about it. Instagram and Twitter are pretty hard to get into for marketing without actually being a marketer (that is, for free). The same can be said about Facebook. I'll look into the most effective way to convey our existence to the sites. I have a friend who is involved in an instagram account with around 8000 or so followers. It's LGBT, so she can probably help promote this site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hangryeowyn Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 I made a post on my tumblr about us and at least one person said they joined. The aromantic tag could definitely use some positivity lately so I think more posts on tumblr about this site is a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeMorgan Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 19 minutes ago, hangryeowyn said: I made a post on my tumblr about us and at least one person said they joined. The aromantic tag could definitely use some positivity lately so I think more posts on tumblr about this site is a good idea. That said, the Tumblr community has traditionally been a problem for aros and aces, so be careful. Don't make too much work for our poor mods mod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piplup Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 1 hour ago, hangryeowyn said: I made a post on my tumblr about us and at least one person said they joined. The aromantic tag could definitely use some positivity lately so I think more posts on tumblr about this site is a good idea. lets just hope the arophobes dont come here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Phoenix Ace Posted April 3, 2016 Author Share Posted April 3, 2016 2 hours ago, piplup said: lets just hope the arophobes dont come here They will eventually. Hopefully we can keep the forums pretty clean though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mezzo Forte Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 1 hour ago, Blue Phoenix Ace said: They will eventually. Hopefully we can keep the forums pretty clean though. I guess because they only had modest activity, none of the old aro sites I worked with really had that problem. I suppose it's just a kind of "anticipate the worst, but hope for the best" scenario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeMorgan Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 As of 10:22 PM Eastern Standard Time on 4/4/2016 this site has 100 members! Whoot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyFenton123 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 5 minutes ago, DeMorgan said: As of 10:42 PM Eastern Standard Time on 4/4/2016 this site has 100 members! Whoot! Ice cream celebration!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeMorgan Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 7 minutes ago, DannyFenton123 said: Ice cream celebration!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spud Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 5 minutes ago, DeMorgan said: I'm in EST and it's only 10:40 just now… are you sure you set your clock correctly Ice cream anyway!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeMorgan Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 5 minutes ago, Spud said: I'm in EST and it's only 10:40 just now… are you sure you set your clock correctly Ice cream anyway!!!! Er, I'm also in EST. I... read my clock incorrectly. I just edited the time to be sensible (20 minutes earlier than it was, because someone joined about 11 minutes ago). As such, it is now a true statement. More ice cream! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltaX Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 I know you'd like to get members outside of AVEN, but one thing I would suggest is to contact the AVEN admods once the site is fully established about getting this site linked on their community links forum. I know that's how I originally found AroPlane and started getting involved in aro forums, so we could potentially gain new people that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Phoenix Ace Posted April 5, 2016 Author Share Posted April 5, 2016 I think it's already linked, as long as nobody deleted the Arocalypse links. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltaX Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 1 hour ago, Blue Phoenix Ace said: I think it's already linked, as long as nobody deleted the Arocalypse links. Nope, it's not http://www.asexuality.org/en/forum/80-community-link-forum/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Phoenix Ace Posted April 5, 2016 Author Share Posted April 5, 2016 OK, thanks for letting me know. Like you said, let's get a main page with content up and then we can cross-link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 On 03/04/2016 at 6:00 PM, DeMorgan said: I've posted this site on Reddit on r/asexuality, r/asexual, r/aromantic, and r/lgbt. Are there any other major communities you guys can think of on Reddit? Apparently we've gained at least one member from those subs. I'd suggest r/kink, r/polyamory, r/goth, r/larp, r/geek, r/cosplay Aromatics who are also allosexual might be expected to be interested in "unconventional" relationships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassiopeia Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Flyers or posters left at gay bars/LGBTQ centres? We could even throw a forum starting party somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Phoenix Ace Posted April 16, 2016 Author Share Posted April 16, 2016 2 hours ago, Cassiopeia said: Flyers or posters left at gay bars/LGBTQ centres? We could even throw a forum starting party somewhere. Sure I'll have it at my house. Who should I invite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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