hello i've read this now
first point: I've been on ltd activity for close to three weeks as I've been doing DIY and moving - I haven't had longer than a week fully away since I became Content Manager in 2013 or 14 (don't remember) really so I don't really feel guilty for putting my real life first for ONCE - getting my house ready was kind of my priority
few things to comment on:
Skin - well, the developer is now working for another fansite and I haven't broached the topic since he begun there. Doubt they'd be happy with him working on our skins though.
RV - the plan is there, the functionality is working, just waiting on @
dbgtz; to finish the coding work, get a wiggle on boy!!!
Events - it's so easy to say omg just host more events ok but seriously HOW. We've done recruitment fairs, tom set up payments and rewards, but whatever we do to match - and exceed - what other fansites are doing - don't seem to work?
The fansites I see with successful events have like a core group of users that go from place to place but as others have mentioned, we struggle to recruit and retain new members - I'm not actually sure why as we're all very lovely and friendly and have loads of rewards and perks for being here! Also, a group of friends all join up to host events together or have a really strong bond whereas the majority of people we seem to hire aren't really interested in making friends or bonding (most immediately mute the chats in fact) so it's harder to like, make them want to stick around?