The Ambassador-at-Large intends to unofficially deputise for the Envoy to complete that office's duties, which are to advertise Agora in appropriate non-Agoran public fora. But first, I thought I'd gather some opinions and ask questions about related topics.
As part of eir continual stakeholder experience improvement programme, you are invited to take part in the following 10 minute survey. It's your chance to win one of three great prizes! One lucky winner will be selected from the responses to win an amazing Y50 cash prize! And two runners-up will receive Y20 each. So take the opportunity to answer the following questions. Come on, it's not like you're a player any more, so what better have you got to do? - What is your general view of advertising Agora? - Where is it appropriate to advertise Agora? What kind of fora? Any specific sites? - What kind of things would you say in a message to possible recruits? - Why is Agora so terrible at gaining new players? And why is Agora so terrible at retaining players? - What can Agora do to improve its record at both of the above? - Would you support defining an FAQ document in the rules, to be tracked by some officer, which would be sent to each new player? - What about a newbie friendly ruleset format, with the rules defining gameplay at the start and abstract definitions further back? (Take a look at this http://agora.qoid.us/alr.txt) - What would you think of a newbie "tutorial" system? E.g. The Promotor helps each new player write a proposal, the Assessor encourages them to vote, etc. within the first month of them registering. - What about a "mentor" system, where each newbie is assigned an Elder to show them the ropes? The mentor could get an economic bonus for each month the newbie is still an active player. - Do you have any more suggestions or comments about recruiting and retaining new players? Here ends the survey. Thank you for your time! The results of the prize draw will be announced two weeks from today.
