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feyhime
post Apr 21 2009, 11:10 AM


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Hello all!

It's been a while since LYN Book Club is created but we have not been having much activities around. Heck our threads aren't going very well either. Hence why I would like everyone to chip in with suggestions to improve our traffic and participation here.

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post Apr 21 2009, 01:22 PM


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First and foremost, it needs to be plastered in the global LYN announcement (that red bar on top) like the DC++, so that everyone in the forum is aware that we exist here. I think it was not announced anywhere that this sub-section exist except from the suggested thread in the Main Feedback section.

Secondly, would it be wise for the name to stick as *book* club, when there are also threads on magazines, mangas, comics, newspaper, etc?? Yes, I agree that the intention are more focus on books, but perhaps a thought for a re-name should be consider. *Reading*, perhaps?

Thirdly, there are books/magazine related threads all over LYN! Some in Kopitiam, some in Hobbies section, etc. These threads are somewhat active, so if they were to be moved to this section, the traffic might also be shifted.

Fourthly, once in a while, it would be good if the frontpage of LYN to have a story entry about books (events coverage, etc) while giving a link to this sub-section.

I'll think up of more.
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post Apr 21 2009, 02:21 PM


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Noted.

Name change huh... hmmm Reading Circle?
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post Apr 21 2009, 04:59 PM


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Reading Circle sounds just nice nod.gif

I'd say another good idea is to have a contest in here that might attract more visitors biggrin.gif
It's a cheesy idea, but you gotta admit it, if the prize is good, alot of people will come here wink.gif
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post Apr 22 2009, 10:08 AM


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Contest will need prizes... who's going to sponsor XD tongue.gif

Good book! Where's the rest of the human here?!
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post Apr 22 2009, 12:21 PM


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contest? what kind? who read the most? like back in school where we got projek nilam and prizes were given during assembly. biggrin.gif i think it's kinda normal for a book club not getting as much attention as other forums, even in reality books had always been associated with calmness, quietness. unless the admin wants to close it down due to lack of activities here, we shouldnt worry much right? let the people who are really interested in reading come here, its better than some random forumer spamming craps in here. btw, Reading Circle sounds cool. smile.gif
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post Apr 22 2009, 12:24 PM


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contest sounds nice if the prizes are good...

contest as in there is trivia or quiz on the prize item
for example:LOTR book as prize
quiz shall be all about LOTR

juz plz dun do one of those discussion bout the book of the week thingy...it will kill us all laugh.gif
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post Apr 22 2009, 12:36 PM


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if u offered stephen king's book as the prize, for sure lots of people will swarm in... in my office, there's a number of people who reads dan brown and S.King novels.. i can drag them in
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QUOTE(shah_ho_nam2 @ Apr 22 2009, 12:36 PM)
if u offered stephen king's book as the prize, for sure lots of people will swarm in... in my office, there's a number of people who reads dan brown and S.King novels.. i can drag them in
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yeah man...then we give them links or spread news on book club
if we make a competition like quiz,someone need to draft out the questions,need someone knowledgeable on the author itself
or...shah...got any other kind of competition? brows.gif
i dont mind getting a figurine for a change... whistling.gif
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post Apr 22 2009, 12:51 PM


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figurine?? laugh.gif easier, we start counting post here, i'll assure u the traffic will increase here. biggrin.gif biggrin.gif biggrin.gif
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QUOTE(lunalovegood @ Apr 22 2009, 12:51 PM)
figurine?? laugh.gif easier, we start counting post here, i'll assure u the traffic will increase here. biggrin.gif biggrin.gif biggrin.gif
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not good la like that...will degrade the quality...i think not many ppl know the existence of a book club yet...
a marketing thing like a competition open to public would increase much awareness and publicity too...
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nah,i was joking la. smile.gif

the prizes could also be a discount voucher from a bookstore, so no need for one specific title for the prizes. the only problem is, who's going to sponsor? sweat.gif

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QUOTE(lunalovegood @ Apr 22 2009, 01:12 PM)
nah,i was joking la. smile.gif

the prizes could also be a discount voucher from a bookstore, so no need for one specific title for the prizes. the only problem is, who's going to sponsor?  sweat.gif
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post Apr 22 2009, 02:03 PM


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QUOTE(icyfawkes @ Apr 22 2009, 01:41 PM)
yeah man...then we give them links or spread news on book club
if we make a competition like quiz,someone need to draft out the questions,need someone knowledgeable on the author itself 
or...shah...got any other kind of competition? brows.gif
i dont mind getting a figurine for a change... whistling.gif
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what competition u want to enter.. it's a wide general question there?

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QUOTE(shah_ho_nam2 @ Apr 22 2009, 02:03 PM)
what competition u want to enter.. it's a wide general question there?

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havent figure it out yet...will post it when the ideas come wink.gif
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MPH sale coming, perhaps some of us can grab some good books there to sponsor as the gifts?
One person one... surely enough for some good prices?
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QUOTE(icyfawkes @ Apr 22 2009, 03:04 PM)
havent figure it out yet...will post it when the ideas come wink.gif
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nice.. i'll try to help all i can there.. soon la btw
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QUOTE(yng @ Apr 22 2009, 03:09 PM)
MPH sale coming, perhaps some of us can grab some good books there to sponsor as the gifts?
One person one... surely enough for some good prices?
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you should go to PESTA BUKU at PWTC today.. i will go there tomorrow morning
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Wow hold ya horses people, better decide what sorta contest and see if we are really going to hold it before you go shopping spree tongue.gif

I'm forwarding this thread to the mods team as well to see what can be done.
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remember to ask se7en sponsor wakakaka...

but we gotta juice it up abit...i wonder what kinda interactive activities does a book fair at other places do?maybe we can study it and take some points to use...it should be like some kinda small activity,highlight is the competition...then we spread the words...somethin like that...juz giving an idea la...might be too much thou tongue.gif
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Enabling post counts for this section will definitely work in increasing traffic volume, but it will also attract trolls and spam. I guess this is out?

Some book forums I visit have events where people pick a book to read, and then discuss chapter by chapter. It doesn't have to be a new book, sometimes they reread and discuss to better understand it.

Encourage people to write book reviews? I did a few but then got crushed under a mountain load of work. And killing trolls in RWI was too much fun.

Why not expand the reading circle to the literary circle? Budding writers can post their works and get critique. Fan-fiction is ever popular, and original work might lead to us discovering a gem of a writer.

That's about it for now. Hungry.
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