I’ve just upgraded P2G’s main site to Wordpress 2.0.1. You may see some differences in writing your entries, you might not. Regardless, while I was cleaning-house this afternoon I decided to have a look at reducing the size of the site by eliminating some unused features and members who have not been active.
Feedback time, please!
1. Member pages. This has been addressed before, some see it as useful, some do not. Please comment on whether you would like your member page removed. If you do not want it removed, no need to comment. Just send along something to fill it up when you can.
2. Inactive members. There are several. Please review the Members Page, and if your name has been double-asterisked, you have either not posted at all, or posted fewer than 3x during your membership. I tried not to include new members, but in all fairness (and strictly to encourage active membership and progress), I am choosing to ask that members marked either participate or step down. If you’ve been marked and want to maintain your membership, please say so.
I may sound a little bossy in that second request, but I’m the one maintaining things here and it’s a lot of work for me to set up members that do not speak up. It’s also very discouraging to me to have members kinda hanging-out there in maybe-land, when active members are truly doing their damndest to reach their goals. I created this blog to support eachother, so the tighter-knit the group is, the more success there will be. If you don’t have time, that’s fine, you may want to rejoin when you do have the time to participate.
(This is me, stepping down off of the soapbox now.)
Please let me know on these two items. I will delete member pages upon request (from active members) and route your link on the Members Page directly to your log.
If you have any questions or requests, lemme know!
**UPDATE 2/26/06**
THE FOLLOWING INACTIVE MEMBERS HAVE BEEN REMOVED:
Bec, Chrissy, Christina, Crystal, Dale, Janet, Jenny, KC, Kathi, Kristi, Laurel, Mignon, Phoenix, Rebeka, She, Taba, Tara, Tricia, Turtle, Vanesa, Veronika and Zootnarf.
If your account has been removed and you would like to be an active member, please re-apply through the member application. Thanks!
4:27 pm
I don’t think you need to feel sorry. You are paying for the site and if it is too big with people who don’t participate then you have a right to get rid of excess baggage. I like my member page and I do check others. I wish more people would fill theirs. But, if you want to get rid of them to save space, I can go back and check peoples first posts to find out their stories. Thanks for all you do, Leanne.
7:00 pm
Duh :duh: I didn’t even know I had a member page.
2:17 am
I never use the member page at all, so I wouldn’t care if it went away. I’m still around, though I haven’t posted in a week or so. Keep me active!
7:01 am
I am still around. :wave:
I do want to use my memebers page, just trying to come up with something worth reading to put on it! Would like to put a piccy of me, but none of the ones I have are any good, I look awful in them. Hey maybe I should do before and after shots there as well as info about me and my family? Would that be ok Leanne? Like one pic now at my current weight then one when (notice “when” not “if”) I reach my goal?
Will get that done asap which with my two kids could be anytime from today to next month sometime. lol. :shame:
7:08 am
IF - that’s what I did on my own Member page, you can really do it however you want to.
7:39 am
Whatever will lighten your load is fine with me, Leanne. I know how much work it is to upkeep this site. I don’t use my member page, so feel free to delete it — I’m linked to my blog and that’s fine for me. :thanku:
4:28 pm
My member page is done, but the main thing I use it for is to let people know they can email me or visit my home page.
I like it and I use it, but it’s up to you.
11:55 pm
I’m in.
I sent you an email about setting up member page though… I can’t figure out how to do that.
Thanks,Leanne.
1:20 pm
I don’t think you are being bossy at all. It’s your site and I totally agree with your decisions regarding participation. What’s the point of lurking on a site like this? It’s about support and if you are working towards your goals and want support from this site than it’s not too much to ask that you try to post SOMETHING and/or comment at least once a week (barring unforeseen circumstances or vacations of course!)
I’m happy with having a member page but it’s up to you. If you keep them and we can put photos on them eventually I will be getting to guts to post a CURRENT photo.
11:06 pm
I’m going to have to go into the deactivate pile. I’m really sorry. I was going back and forth, since quitting blogging, and I just need to take a break from online stuff for awhile.
I know everyone here has been a great and supportive community, and I wish everyone the best of success in reaching their goals. I know you can do it!
And for those who would like to continue an e-mail relationship, I am always here:
kbmailbox1-blog@yahoo.com
Leanne, thank you for all of your hard work. And for the reminder that this group needs very active members!