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Post by paulvanb on Nov 16, 2023 10:26:48 GMT -8
Over the summer I met up with WettCoast after my random on the new Hullo ferry. We were discussing how the flagship photos should be updated more often then once a year. I think we would be happy of this was updated to semi-annual. It might even spark some of our older, less active members back into creative genius! What is everyone's thoughts here? |
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Post by Mike C on Nov 17, 2023 13:38:43 GMT -8
Over the summer I met up with WettCoast after my random on the new Hullo ferry. We were discussing how the flagship photos should be updated more often then once a year. I think we would be happy of this was updated to semi-annual. It might even spark some of our older, less active members back into creative genius! What is everyone's thoughts here? I think that if there is an increase in interest, we can definitely explore this. Our biggest challenge is the amount of work involved on the back end. When there isn't a ton of interest year-round, it makes it tough to justify expending the time to operationalize. We'll use this thread to gauge interest, so if you're willing to contribute on a twice-annual basis let us know below, and we will give it some consideration. Since we're towards the end of the year, the timing on implementing a twice-annual flagship would have a good clean start on Jan 1 24, so the timing of this discussion is ideal. |
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Post by paulvanb on Nov 17, 2023 13:42:20 GMT -8
Over the summer I met up with WettCoast after my random on the new Hullo ferry. We were discussing how the flagship photos should be updated more often then once a year. I think we would be happy of this was updated to semi-annual. It might even spark some of our older, less active members back into creative genius! What is everyone's thoughts here? I think that if there is an increase in interest, we can definitely explore this. Our biggest challenge is the amount of work involved on the back end. When there isn't a ton of interest year-round, it makes it tough to justify expending the time to operationalize. We'll use this thread to gauge interest, so if you're willing to contribute on a twice-annual basis let us know below, and we will give it some consideration. Since we're towards the end of the year, the timing on implementing a twice-annual flagship would have a good clean start on Jan 1 24, so the timing of this discussion is ideal. I would love to contribute semi-annually. It would make it look fresher. However, I am surprised that there hasn't been more discussion. |
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Nov 17, 2023 13:51:13 GMT -8
I think that if there is an increase in interest, we can definitely explore this. Our biggest challenge is the amount of work involved on the back end. When there isn't a ton of interest year-round, it makes it tough to justify expending the time to operationalize. We'll use this thread to gauge interest, so if you're willing to contribute on a twice-annual basis let us know below, and we will give it some consideration. Since we're towards the end of the year, the timing on implementing a twice-annual flagship would have a good clean start on Jan 1 24, so the timing of this discussion is ideal. I would love to contribute semi-annually. It would make it look fresher. However, I am surprised that there hasn't been more discussion. I would mind every 6 month. |
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Post by Ollie on Nov 17, 2023 13:59:37 GMT -8
Over the summer I met up with WettCoast after my random on the new Hullo ferry. We were discussing how the flagship photos should be updated more often then once a year. I think we would be happy of this was updated to semi-annual. It might even spark some of our older, less active members back into creative genius! What is everyone's thoughts here? I think that if there is an increase in interest, we can definitely explore this. Our biggest challenge is the amount of work involved on the back end. When there isn't a ton of interest year-round, it makes it tough to justify expending the time to operationalize. We'll use this thread to gauge interest, so if you're willing to contribute on a twice-annual basis let us know below, and we will give it some consideration. Since we're towards the end of the year, the timing on implementing a twice-annual flagship would have a good clean start on Jan 1 24, so the timing of this discussion is ideal. I would contribute to a twice annual flagship, I think there is plenty of interest. |
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Post by WettCoast on Nov 17, 2023 18:41:04 GMT -8
Way back when the flagships were one month at a time, and that was changed to two months, and later, just once per year. I liked it being more frquent, but it is true that interest did fall off, and its a ton of work for the moderators who set it all up.
Personally I'd like to see it go to quarterly. Perhaps we could look to make the process easier, less work for the mods ...
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Post by paulvanb on Nov 20, 2023 22:38:58 GMT -8
I'm just curious to what is involved in running the flagship? Perhaps, the moderators can chime in here.
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Post by Kahloke on Nov 21, 2023 7:18:06 GMT -8
We're discussing the issue on a staff thread. Stay tuned.
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Post by WettCoast on Nov 21, 2023 11:02:43 GMT -8
I think that some of us who are not mods could assist in setting these up. They also do not necessarily have to be done via polls. It could be just via "likes" on a photo. I like how in some FB groups they just routinely change up their "cover photo" to keep things fresh.
I also recall that we had Christmas/holiday themes going up at this time of year. So maybe going with semi-annual plus a six-week Christmas/New Year theme. So flagship period 1 going from about Jan 10th to June 15th followed by period 2 going from mid June to late November, and then the holiday season theme through to early January of the following year.
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