How did you first come to the Demogame?

[Noldodan]

In order to bring new members into the fold, I would like to know what the most effective way of bringing members into the Demogame is. This poll is my method of finding out.

 

[Inter4]

IIRC, I came here through a sig. link

EDIT: Now I remember, I came here when it was posted in the Main page that DG2 finished. I didn't register because I didn't know what to do, but came back and got informed like one month ago..

 

[Bootstoots]

It was a main page ad for me, posted by Chieftess on March 24.

 

[Noldodan]

Main page ad for me also, around Term 5 DG2, whenever that was.

 

[TerminalMan90]

Main page adverts.

I saw them several times, but I didn't really understand what it was all about. I was curious and determined enough to check it out 2 or 3 times.

I attribute Zorven for my involvement with the DG. He was very responsive to my posts, pointed me in the right directions and was very encouraging.

I think it would be helpful if the adverts point to the demogame web page. The most prominant part of the web page should be *what the DemoGame is* rather than "this is our constitution" or "this is how we do things" neither of which really say much about what is in it for the prospective player.

 

[Rik Meleet]

I can't remember. I guess it was through the forum, just checking some links when I first came across CFC.

I was a DG2 lurker (not signed up) when the Indians captured one of the cities. What appealed to me were the stories surrounding the game; Culture Leader, President and Domestic Leader hiding in the theater of the captured city or something like that.

I kept following the game and when it finished I signed up for DG3.

 

[Stuck_as_a_Mac]

I came through a front page ad. I ended up being mentored by a longsince gone ledgend, AlmightyJosh. I accidently did one of the 1st RPG stories with the Grand Banquet of Asphinxia.

and @RM: The Bluff's Casino hostage plot. Me, CG, CT and 40 stuck in the Golden Bluff casino while GM fought off hordes of Indian Elephants to free Huntington. Good times... Good times...

/me just remembered he has to start the DG4 RPG Thread.

 

[Paalikles]

I think I might have answered differently to this before, but as of right now IIRC:

I clicked a link in CTs signature. (back in DG1....I think)

I reckon both of the alternatives - sig ad and mainpage ad are equally good.

 

[Falcon02]

DG1! clicked on the forum, looked through GF's and DoF's "First post" Competition. then looked at the "real" threads explaining it and discussing the start up. Asked a few newbie'ish questions, then began an unexpected career in the Military... HOO RAAA!

 

[RegentMan]

I clicked a forum called "The Civ III Game of Democracy III." It then all began...

 

[GenMarshall]

I selected other, I mainly floated around the DG after clicking on the forum, the sig links, and the front page of Civfanatics.com. IT was not untill late in DG1 that I decided to sign up.

 

[Bacon King]

I clicked on the same front page ad Boot's did; I just lurked until Term 4 of this DG.

 

[conehead234]

I just was curious what the demogame forum was and clicked on it.

 

[naervod]

I had just joined CFC back a year ago, I thought 'Hmmm, this looks interesting,' I clicked on it, and here I am!

 

[eyrei]

Well...I helped start the CIV3 game up with the guidance of Duke of Marlborough and the Duck of Flanders.

 

[Cyc]

I was lurking around the Civ 3 forums when DoF presented the idea to everyone. I was actually in on the initial discussions for DG1. Seems like a long time ago...

 

[Donovan Zoi]

Noldy, you rock! You are definitely making my job much easier......

Back to topic, I want to say it was a Main Page ad that got my attention first but I may have clicked on it the first time during a scan of the Forums.

I voted Main Page ad though, and plan to use that method a great deal during the next two months.

@T-Man90 - Great point about linking the main Page ads to our new webpage. Since the DG4 forums will be fully linked through a new website, it should make navigation much easier for new members(and existing ones too, for that matter).

 

[DaveShack]

This was incredibly hard to vote on. It definitely was not a sig ad, but I can't really remember which I saw first, the DG2 forum, or a mainpage ad.

I currently have the main forum page on my bookmarks, and rarely go to the CFC main page, and then it is mostly to see the GOTM announcements.

So, a newbie might see the main page ad first, and an experienced forumgoer will probably notice the new top-level forum first.

 

[eyrei]

Originally posted by Cyc
I was lurking around the Civ 3 forums when DoF presented the idea to everyone. I was actually in on the initial discussions for DG1. Seems like a long time ago...

I think it actually was about 10, 000 years ago.

 

[Shaitan]

Other - Just like Cyc, eyrei and many more, I'm one of the founders.