I'm actually starting to organize one. I have a plan, but I'm not sure about it. Here's what I think needs to be done:
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1. New Writers
Nobody's heard from most of the original crew. They've all moved on. Therefore, we need to get new people in on this! We all probably know at least one person who reads/likes/has ideas for fanfic- let's try to get them in on the idea! If we get eight writers, that'll be enough to start things off at a reasonable pace.
2. New Stories
If we're getting an all-new crew together, we need new plot bunnies for them to chase. Everything we've got has petered out- worse, many of them are for series that your average teenage anime fan has never heard of. I know most of them- if only because I looked them up and finally saw them to better understand the site- but your average reader/prospective writer won't. The old stories drive off newbies because they're old, and because they were started by some of our best. So, we need new stories- stories where the authors know what they're writing about, and have nothing to live up to. Quality can be raised (if not to 2F's level) through experience- but first, there must be writing. This step should be tackled second, so that new writers can make the new stories.
2.5 Popularity
Once we have a cabal, and start to write new stuff, we'll need to promote. Link on TVTropes.org, blog IFF, post on forums- everything we can do to get an audience. This happens as we write, so that, by the time the new stories launch, we have interest in the site again.
3. Community
Once we have new writers, working on their own, modern impro ideas, we need to work together, as I (not having written for Impro) can only imagine the original writers did. Nobody should be afraid to ask another writer for input; seeking help when you have a question/problem should be encouraged. Everybody takes IFF in good fun, and tries to get along with the rest. Consult the original writer on big twists, universe ideas, and major questions about an impro, before you destroy continuity: authors, don't be afraid of different ideas- only of badly planned ones. The goal is freedom of literary choice, within the continuity of the story- the original writer provides the continuity, and the other improers provide the freedom.
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Any thoughts on what killed Impro/how best to fix it/how to revive a dead site that I've screwed up, or not thought of?--------------------
I'll snap your neck like a tomato!
My Unitarian Jihad Name is: Brother Atom Bomb of Courteous Debate. Get yours.
I've been writing a bit.
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1. New Writers
Nobody's heard from most of the original crew. They've all moved on. Therefore, we need to get new people in on this! We all probably know at least one person who reads/likes/has ideas for fanfic- let's try to get them in on the idea! If we get eight writers, that'll be enough to start things off at a reasonable pace.
2. New Stories
If we're getting an all-new crew together, we need new plot bunnies for them to chase. Everything we've got has petered out- worse, many of them are for series that your average teenage anime fan has never heard of. I know most of them- if only because I looked them up and finally saw them to better understand the site- but your average reader/prospective writer won't. The old stories drive off newbies because they're old, and because they were started by some of our best. So, we need new stories- stories where the authors know what they're writing about, and have nothing to live up to. Quality can be raised (if not to 2F's level) through experience- but first, there must be writing. This step should be tackled second, so that new writers can make the new stories.
2.5 Popularity
Once we have a cabal, and start to write new stuff, we'll need to promote. Link on TVTropes.org, blog IFF, post on forums- everything we can do to get an audience. This happens as we write, so that, by the time the new stories launch, we have interest in the site again.
3. Community
Once we have new writers, working on their own, modern impro ideas, we need to work together, as I (not having written for Impro) can only imagine the original writers did. Nobody should be afraid to ask another writer for input; seeking help when you have a question/problem should be encouraged. Everybody takes IFF in good fun, and tries to get along with the rest. Consult the original writer on big twists, universe ideas, and major questions about an impro, before you destroy continuity: authors, don't be afraid of different ideas- only of badly planned ones. The goal is freedom of literary choice, within the continuity of the story- the original writer provides the continuity, and the other improers provide the freedom.
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Any thoughts on what killed Impro/how best to fix it/how to revive a dead site that I've screwed up, or not thought of?--------------------
I'll snap your neck like a tomato!
My Unitarian Jihad Name is: Brother Atom Bomb of Courteous Debate. Get yours.
I've been writing a bit.