Archive through June 02, 2001

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Whit4you

Wednesday, May 16, 2001 - 08:57 am Click here to edit this post
The links aren't working right now, if you click www.tvfanclub.com and then try to go to the discussion area it isn't working. (just shows enb.com) I know most just go directly to the discussion thread - and have it bookmarked but anyone who's just coming to this website won't be able to get into the discussion area till it's fixed.

(I think you should have the Reality TV top 100 icon on the discussion page, since that's where most of us start our day here :)

Max

Wednesday, May 16, 2001 - 09:04 am Click here to edit this post
It seems okay now, although this did occur earlier.

Refresh or clear your cache and try again. It works fine for me now in both MSIE and Netscape. :)

Admin

Sunday, May 27, 2001 - 04:03 pm Click here to edit this post
Please see my announcement about this. :)

The Reality TV Top 100 (all other Top 50/100 sites) does not allow their banner to be displayed within a Discussion Board, unfortunately.

Whit4you

Monday, May 28, 2001 - 03:35 pm Click here to edit this post
Admin - well I think 13 (which we held for a week there...) wasn't shabby at all hehe.. but I do have a solution if you're like me and would enjoy seeing us in the top 10 ... to get most of us who start here on the discussion board, to start our day on the main page... perhaps you could find a few of the most prolific readers of the board to pick a "post of the day" and put a copy of that post on the main page, most of us are narcisstic enough to want to know if aour name on the front page that day. I think it's "neat" to be higher in the ranking but for me it's more about - having even more interesting minds here when BB2 starts, and people when they go to that list tend to go to the top 10 or 15 sites on the list.... ya know? :)

Course I bet just me making that comment caused a few of the loyal posters here to bookmark the main page <grin>

Moondance

Monday, May 28, 2001 - 03:47 pm Click here to edit this post
I have always bookmarked the main page from day one!:)

Wink

Monday, May 28, 2001 - 03:52 pm Click here to edit this post
Me too also.

Gail

Monday, May 28, 2001 - 04:09 pm Click here to edit this post
Me too (the next lemming whispers)

Twiggyish

Monday, May 28, 2001 - 05:33 pm Click here to edit this post
I did it a long time ago, too.

Tess

Monday, May 28, 2001 - 05:35 pm Click here to edit this post
uh ohhhhhh--frantically searching for the main page

Moondance

Monday, May 28, 2001 - 05:40 pm Click here to edit this post
http://www.bomis.com/tvclubhouse/

Tess

Monday, May 28, 2001 - 06:27 pm Click here to edit this post
I got it now, Moon, thanks---now, what is the benefit of going to that page first? I had my bookmarked so that it went right to the topic page first. And, are we supposed to click on the banner at the top? Does that help to pay for the site?

Moondance

Monday, May 28, 2001 - 06:38 pm Click here to edit this post
Bkmark it to the home page first so the counter can be done for the top BB sites... we are 16 but have been in the top ten so we want to be back there!:)

I am sure clicking the banner helps too!

Whit4you

Monday, May 28, 2001 - 06:53 pm Click here to edit this post
Tess starting your day out on that page (it only counts each visitor once a day) determines where we place on the "who's who" of Reality TV (see the little banner botton right on on the main page?) It's currently at 16 - we held 13 for quite some time the past few weeks - up from 24. For me and why I care is just cause alot of people looking for a home when exploring Reality TV sites, will do as I did and start at the most active site and work down to the one they like most. So when BB 2001 starts - well have more people to share ideas / opinions and etc - if we are up there on the list then if we are down at say 29. :)


It's based on the # of people who click on the page that that reality tv banner is on - and since I think the majority of posters (myself included till recently) have bookmarked the discussion page rather then that page, it is'nt really representitive of the # of visitor we have here a day. :)


Hope that explains it further.


As far as the banner at the top - Neil has never said but most the time those banners do give like a few cents for every so many hits. Or several cents if someone actually buys something. So I really don't know if the banner will make em any money but I do hit it now and then when I think of it just in case. :)

Dilligaf

Monday, May 28, 2001 - 07:16 pm Click here to edit this post
Hey Neil, since you helped out with BBUK2001, how about this little change on the page right after the main page. Move Big Brother up to the 4th position right after Clubhouse, Members and General. Move Survivor and Boot Camp down since they are OVER!! Woohoo.....getting fired up for BB2!! Thanks friend. Dilli

Tess

Monday, May 28, 2001 - 07:21 pm Click here to edit this post
Thanks for the info, Whit. I will start out at the main page first time every day now.

I wondered about the banner at the top because I read on another BB site last fall (when they got banners) that they would help pay for the site if people clicked on it once a day. I don't think Neil should have to pay for all the fun we have all by his lonesome so if it helps, then I will click every day. Who knows, I may even work up the nerve to make a purchase!

Dilligaf

Tuesday, May 29, 2001 - 07:43 pm Click here to edit this post
Neil, you are the bomb! Good job! Now we're ready, BB here we come!!

Tksoard

Tuesday, May 29, 2001 - 08:00 pm Click here to edit this post
Thanks for the info, Neil!! I always wondered how they rated the sites!! I always started at the message board, but I'll start on the main page from now on!! I did it today and we were 13. Was it 16 yesterday? If so, we're doing better already!! !!

Admin

Tuesday, May 29, 2001 - 08:10 pm Click here to edit this post
We were number one for a long long time...remember? I do.

I don't make any money off that banner, so don't bother clicking it. Every two times it's shown here, the TV ClubHouse banner is shown once somewhere else..something like that. Last year we did have paying banner advertising as part of our deal with Bomis (www.bomis.com our host and friend) but that is over now. I have applied for paying advertising but we need a lot more traffic before they will consider us.

I always start at the main page too....and you should too! Being able to bookmark any page has its advantages and disadvantages I guess. I know the main page does not change that much, that's mostly because I've been really busy lately and haven't been around as much as I'd like, I'm sorry.

I'm going to look at ways to dynamically update the main page with discussion board posts...stay tuned.

Neil.

Whit4you

Tuesday, May 29, 2001 - 09:38 pm Click here to edit this post
Neil - well here are a few thoughts - if it could be automated "most prolific poster of the day" - would get their name on the front page" (but I suppose only us heavy posters would have incentive to peek at main page for that one" :)


Or - another possible automated one would be "busiest thread" of the day...?


If either of those were automated it'd be a reason for folks to peek in.


I still like the idea of a few of the most prolific readers - each picking a day that they get to choose "post of the day" and post it on front page. :)
That even lurkers would want to see.

I think the fuller this thread gets however the more people are thining "gee something must be interesting in that thread" and even the lurkers are reading it by now HEHE :)

Dilligaf

Wednesday, May 30, 2001 - 04:49 am Click here to edit this post
Great idea Whit! Incentive is good.....

Whit4you

Wednesday, May 30, 2001 - 02:41 pm Click here to edit this post
Thanks Dill :)


Neil - thanks for explaining the banner at the top - I guess I can quit clicking it now LOL! :)

Admin

Thursday, May 31, 2001 - 07:16 pm Click here to edit this post
Automating something like this difficult. For right now, the idea will have to be put on hold. I spent the whole night last night (up 'till 2am) trying to figure something out. The makers of the discussion don't have a way, and the best I could come up with means I'd have to manually update it no less than once a week....that's not bad, but I can't promise to be able to look through here for the 'post of the day' and then update the appropriate files too.

Maybe if we all work together on this we can come up with something? Is anyone willing and ready to email me the posts that should appear on the main page?

Whit4you

Thursday, May 31, 2001 - 10:18 pm Click here to edit this post
See that's what I was thinking, if say 3 or 4 of the most prolific readers were to email the "post of the day" (the next day it could be posted to the main page) another alternative is for a dozen of us to volunteer to send in the best post they read that day and you'd only have to go through 3 or 4 (since we wouldn't be each doing it EVERYDAY) good posts to select the one for the day. If by chance none of us sent one in on a given day then you could use "blast from the past" - and post one of those you received earlier....? :)


I don't know if you'd have time to go through the 3-6 posts you'd get regarding this each night... to post the best one (if you don't want to have to choose the best one, you could just always choose the "first one" that'd leave you out of any "how come my "best post" never gets choosen whines.

Anyhow I'll try thinking of a few other ideas in case this whole idea isn't feasible.

(FYI I will take on the task of organizing those who want to do the choosing if you want to go with this idea)

Misslibra

Friday, June 01, 2001 - 12:27 am Click here to edit this post
Oh great Whit, just what Neil needs more emails to read! LOL J/K
I think you have some really good ideas!

Whit4you

Saturday, June 02, 2001 - 06:50 am Click here to edit this post
Oh Neil can handle it dontcha think? :) HEHEHE