Popular Post mFrame Posted November 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 27, 2019 As Thanksgiving 2019 quickly approaches, ARC has a lot to be thankful for. From our volunteer staff to our members, we couldn't ask for a better group of people. The only thing that we think could of that could make things better would be to increase the number of people we have here. To that end a few months ago I began talking to members and staff about how to help improve ARC. We received lots of feedback and ideas, but one of the major challenges seems to be how to attract members to a forum when most people interact more frequently with social media. There are several barriers to posting here, but the key ones we identified were convenience and cost. We're working to improve convenience. There are some technical challenges with our web host that have complicated Facebook and other social media integration. We're working to resolve those quickly. Tapatalk continues to be a challenge, especially with recent changes they've made to their terms of use and how they are addressing member's private information. I know a lot of our users rely on Tapatalk to stay in touch with the club, but I don't know how much longer we'll be able to continue to support their plugin. We'll have that discussion in a separate thread so that we can understand how important it really is to our users. The second barrier is the most obvious, cost. With the ability to post items for free on other platforms we have seen some traffic decreases here. We still believe that the sense of community and the ability to maintain history are key features that other services don't provide, but we have to address what it costs members to participate here. Because of the changes to the web host mentioned above we were able to cut the ongoing monthly server and storage costs. That will allow us to adjust down the cost of Premium Memberships going forward. To kick things off and show our thanks, however, we're offering a limited number of Thanksgiving 2019 Premium Memberships at $5. Share this with your friends, other clubs, online, wherever. The goal is to increase the size of our community here. We'll be addressing meetings and swaps shortly, we've heard you desire to have more. Several members have offered to help carry the load, being moderators or advocates in social media to help us attract attention. Several of them have been here all along and just continue to work quietly behind the scenes. Thanks to all those who have participated and offered to hep! So to the good stuff, here's a link to the discounted Thanksgiving Premium Memberships. Supply is limited so don't miss this chance! Thanks, and Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at the Austin Reef Club! 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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