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Thread: Should GWW Focus on Content Creators, or Merge?

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    Should GWW Focus on Content Creators, or Merge?

    There's several of us here who create content, some sell content.

    We probably are also webmasters, in the true sense, since we webmaster the websites for our own content, our own studios, not (just) blogs and such that have affiliate links to other Client/Sponsor sites.

    But as is periodically discussed around the horn, the real number of webmasters has shrunk significantly since 2008, while content creators - including myself - have never really had a good infrastructure to hang out in - and network, buy, sell, trade.

    Every once in a while, a webmaster will come on here to promote his new effort. I go to the site, and immediately hit the 2257 statement link. Up pops a phonebook page of listings of entities that have provided the content! Where did they all come from? What's their e-mail?? (ICQ doesn't work on OSX.)

    So then, like now, there's chatter that there should be mergers. One could argue that the Mitosis that hit GWW in 2008 didn't need to happen. The worst loud-mouths went away, anyway.

    What I would like to suggest:

    This Forum uses a script package. GFY and GD use script packages.

    All three are discussion forum scripts. There are other forms of scripts, in addition to forums. Every couple of months, the adult industry has trade shows. There are scripts that create trade show-like "Malls," for buyers and sellers of products and services. And others that emulate FaceBook.

    I would like to see something like that implemented. Bec could whip up any of the WP and non-WP scripts out there that create networking sites, that (can) create networking sites that resemble the Trade Shows that (some of us) enjoy going to, to see the wide range of vendors in a handful of categories, then to be able to see all of their "pitches," and for us to be able to chat or message, or otherwise get in contact with."


    All of the existing discussion Forums eventually do one thing very well: someone says something - true or false - that makes someone else mad. Users get worked up in a lather. Moderators get medieval. When the whole point is to get some eyeballs on the ads of the advertisers.

    Talk is cheap. How about a Trade Show emulating site, that brings all of the buyers and sellers together, with, or withOUT, the "Forum" area, where competitiveness and boasting, politicking and puffery, does nothing to make any of us any money.

    If I am looking for somewhere to travel to, or a place to buy something, how does it do any good to wade through forum posts? Why can't I go to directory of "Asian Content Sellers"? e.g.

    Dolphin has a script package that can create a Facebook like environment, where the emphasis is on the "biography" and timeline of the user, not (just) the forum posts. A YellowPages type site, with profile pages for all of the buyers and sellers.

    You don't need "Moderators," if the purpose is not to provide an infrastructure that only invites bar-room brawling. You can have a Forum area that is educational, but when the topics point to personal opinion, there's an immediate 50/50 probability that someone is going to get heated.

    What you might need, rather than more Moderators, will be a "Salesman," human or virtual, to collect nominal fees from Sellers of goods and services, to exist as Profile pages that sell. Like they do at Trade Shows. Like Yellow Pages does.


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    I've wondered if GWW could be best focusing in content creators and paysite owners. Gay Demon seems to have the affiliate/blogger crowd tied up. Sure, we have overlapping needs and interests, and it's very helpful for me to hear what he affiliates are dealing with, but how about a place where we get more specific about finding models, editing porn, buying cameras, lighting scenes and other challenges we have.
    Would this be helpful for anyone else?

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    I think it's a great idea. Nowhere really to go to get some good technical information.
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    I can certainly ask Jay about this, and if you guys provide a list of forum "categories", for lack of a better term, or do you just want one main forum and post about whatever?... and see if he'll get it set up.


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    Hmm.
    This could be exciting.
    Just off the top of my head, we could have topics like Equipment, Marketing, Casting, Production, Webmaster/CMS.
    Or maybe one big folder would work.

    I'm sure other will have some better ideas.

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    Yeah! It was worth the 11 days wait for others to find this post!

    I think at first, one big folder would be fine. Then as topics evolve, maybe more could spawn.

    Also, for the past few weeks, Instant Notification by E-mail hasn't.


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    Quote Originally Posted by nickbaer View Post
    Yeah! It was worth the 11 days wait for others to find this post!

    I think at first, one big folder would be fine. Then as topics evolve, maybe more could spawn.

    Also, for the past few weeks, Instant Notification by E-mail hasn't.
    Sorry Nick, but I had to wait for others to express interest, I wasn't ignoring your post


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    I have emailed Jay and Lloyd about this thread. I created another thread on GD regarding this thread.

    ... and I let Jay know that the instant email notification service isn't working.


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    Maybe they would just offload this to me and Robert and Morgan.


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    Let me know how I can help. I'm excited about this idea!

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    Quote Originally Posted by RobertChandler View Post
    Let me know how I can help. I'm excited about this idea!
    Ill be here.... lurking away.....


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    Hey Joe-welcome!
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    I think GD & GWW should merge with GD having a focused area for content producers. The only issue is that many content producers post here and on GFY, not predominately on GD, for a reason. I believe Bjorn and his team could create an area on GD that would be more then enticing for us Gay content producers to communicate openly & actively while expanding our contact base and contributing to the community of new producers entering the industry.

    That being said, I haven't been able to post on GD for some time now so I'll be focused mainly on GFY if they do merge. I still do think it would be best for the Gay producer community to be based on GD with the merging of both of these great forums and all of their YEARS of accumulation knowledge created by all of us.
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    LOVE your content Joe!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Squirt View Post
    I haven't been able to post on GD for some time now so I'll be focused mainly on GFY if they do merge. I still do think it would be best for the Gay producer community to be based on GD with the merging of both of these great forums and all of their YEARS of accumulation knowledge created by all of us.
    Why haven't you been able to post on GD? Have you been banned, too?

    That's where the merger idea hits a brick wall. Discussion forums have a 50/50 chance of creating sides, and depending on one's upbringing in the ways of American vs European Democracy, or the Psychology of group dynamics, an admin or moderator can learn to coexist, and be a good gatekeeper, or be like Putin, or any mediaeval role play model, and kill, virtually, its enemies. real or illusional.

    if a separatist is going to create a discussion forum, then hand pick who can discuss, the economic value of the forum becomes limited due to blue blood inbreeding.

    Every enemy an admin bans is one (dozens?) less click-through for the forum's advertisers, and one (dozens?) less potential sell or buy deal with other members.

    There's two parts to networking on boards: the ego part of the posts in threads, and the financial part of the buy/sell deals.

    Which pays the bills?


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