Re: Looking for feedback and advice

On Jul 6, 10:28 am, cbpotts <cbpo...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Good morning and happy Monday. I'm hoping you can help me with
something.

Through some really negative comments made on a different forum, I
learned quickly that 'advertising' the site on usenet groups is a bad
idea. It's just seen as spam, even if not selling knives, sexual
enhancement drugs or that kind of thing.

So, would you take a minute and send me some feedback on the questions
below? I do appreciate your time in advance.

1. How many different usenet/discussion forum type groups are you a
part of? Are you a member of sites specific to this hobby like
quiltingforum.com?
It varies. There are some groups, like this one, that I have stayed
in over time, but I add and drop others as needed. I tend to stay
with free groups, as I am a frugal person.

2. Do you consider this quilting group a group of friends with whom
you've developed relationships?

Yes, I'm not very chatty (just my personality), but I do read and join
in now and then.
3. What, if anything, would it take for you to consider joining
another group?
It would have to have some kind of added benefit, that I want/need and
is not available in any of my current groups. This is the group I
read most and I don't see it going away soon.

4. How long have you been a part of this Google usenet group? Before
Google took it over?
I joined this group in 2003. I don't understand your other question.
Google has not taken over Usenet. Google is just one of many servers
that provides a means of accessing the Usenet groups.

5. What's your age range? (20-30, 30-40, 40-50)
You don't seem to want my answers as I don't fit into those age
groups. You are excluding both the young and those older than 50.

6. Would you take a minute to look through the public area of our
hobby site,www.hobcommunity.comand give me your initial reaction and
thoughts as to what we're trying to do? What do you like about it?
Dislike? Why would you or wouldn't you join this community?
Not really. I have a given amount of time for browsing the internet
and I'm satisfied with my current groups. If someone else looks first
and highly recommends a new group, then I might take a look. However,
looking would not guarantee that I would join (my needs may differ).
I've seen many sites try to start new groups, but most of them fail
because they do not provide some added benefit that is useful to many.

Again, thank you for reading this and for taking the time to answer
the questions. If you'd rather answer via e-mail instead of on here,
you can write me at cbpo...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Thanks,
Christiane

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