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[The Adfeng]

If we are going to be extending our ideas beyond psionics and allow just about anything else such as magick, should we change our name and our little slogan "The rebirth of psionics?"

If you have a suggestion, please place it in here after you vote.

Thank you,

The Adfeng
SP Admin

[Wren_Noctis]

Personally I don't think it matters, but it might be nice. Since we are expanding, I think changing them would be a good idea. I don't have any suggestions at the moment though. If I get one I'll let you know.

[Birth]

I agree. But I'm seeing a bad trend.

[The Adfeng]

I agree. But I'm seeing a bad trend.

I know.  I know what you're thinking.  We transitioned from psiworld on proboards to our own forum, then to another, and then to shiftedperspectives, and each time we have had less people be active.  We wouldn't really be changing much besides the website name, if we can.  Other than that that's it.

[psiman]

If you didn't want to change the name you could just change the slogan.
Example: The rebirth of metaphysics.

Even though i don't think metaphysics went anywhere...

[Apollo]

I think "Shifted Perspectives" still applies (because we are, literally, shifting our perspectives).  Its just the slogan that needs to change.  Maybe "Rethinking metaphysics"?  Something like that?



This new shift (no pun intended) won't have any affect on our user database or our content database.  All users will be the same; all data will be the same (except for obvious changes to come); etc.  I'm not expecting a drop in activity because of this because it shouldn't affect what we have going right now at all.

[The Adfeng]

I think "Shifted Perspectives" still applies (because we are, literally, shifting our perspectives).  Its just the slogan that needs to change.  Maybe "Rethinking metaphysics"?  Something like that?



This new shift (no pun intended) won't have any affect on our user database or our content database.  All users will be the same; all data will be the same (except for obvious changes to come); etc.  I'm not expecting a drop in activity because of this because it shouldn't affect what we have going right now at all.

That sounds like a good idea.  "Rethinking metaphysics" sounds pretty good.

[issacweirdo]

"Rethinking metaphysics" sounds pretty good.

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[Birth]

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On a serious note, if this will change the url this will have a negative effect.  Who cares, though?  If they're serious enough they'll find us, and they will continue their search regardless of whether or not SP even exists.  Our lack of activity is much less willing members not finding us, it's the lack of willing members.

[neo]

i believe that it doesnt matter but then it does because it symbolizes us

[Apollo]

On a serious note, if this will change the url this will have a negative effect.  Who cares, though?  If they're serious enough they'll find us, and they will continue their search regardless of whether or not SP even exists.  Our lack of activity is much less willing members not finding us, it's the lack of willing members.

It would not change the URL unless we actually changed "Shifted Perspectives".  I believe we are currently talking about changing only the slogan (which won't have an affect on the URL)

[zelvicx2059]

As long as it doesn't mess up our goals here.

[MNBrant]

Probably not because then I won't be able to find it. One thing you could do is advertising but that costs money.

[Skeptic Psion]

"Journey To The Center Of The Mind"

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[ChristianDamian2343]

   I think you guys were on the right path at the beginning. The Rebirth of Psionics is the perfect slogan because most of the Psionic websites have been shut down, and this is the one who's going to bring it back up. (I base this off of the crisp design and the potential of its mostly dormant inhabitants.) I do, however, agree on changing the name. It's not that I don't like the name, I do realize it carries weight, but i think it should be a little more... clever. Take Psipog, for example. Psychic Students In Pursuit of Guidance... not too hard to say, fits perfectly with it's time, creation and purpose, and on top of it all, it's a clever acronym. In this situation, I believe that the best paths of action would be to A.) Change the name. B.) Advertise and C.) rouse the participation of its inhabitants.
    I've already given my argument for A, so I'll continue with B. As mentioned above, advertising does cost money, but if we can find a cheap yet effective method of advertising your site, such as advertising others on this site to pay the cost, it could be possible. If we can find someone with skill in creating/handling ads, (Emphasis on skill, First impressions are a must,) who will do it for cheap or free, we'd be set.
    On a different, but equally as important, note, we should rouse the attention of our current members. There are 948 members. I did some calculating and if at least half of them check in every day, and half of the members checking in post or comment on a post, that makes 237 posts/comments per day. If we tell them of our plans to advertise, then ask them to tell at least two friends or family members of this site, that makes approximately 2,844 members! There are little things that we can do that will lead to monumental changes in the future of this site, we just need to tip over the first few dominoes.

~Peace,
Light (AKA ~X-The_Angel-X~)

[yamitenshi]

The question is, do we *want* 237 posts a day and 2844 members?

Don't get me wrong, an active community is great, but in my experience, a lot of people leads to a lot of clutter and background noise, not to mention a lot of off-topic discussion about conflicting views. Asking the mods to keep almost 3000 people in line by reading roughly 250 posts every day is not really fair.

EDIT: on changing the name, I think it's fine for the exact reasons stated on the main site. Keep the name, focus on the content itself. This goes for everybody, by the way, not just the mods/admins.

[ChristianDamian2343]

Yami,
Hmmm... I had not thought of that. Not only did you make me question the validity of my reasoning when I wrote that, you made a point, and you made it well. =P now, adding what you've told me to my reasoning, I still believe changing the name should be more highly considered, not the slogan. I no longer believe we should advertise on other sites, however, we should advertise via word of mouth. This way, we may attempt to filter out the Psions that will create background noise and bring in Psions that will have true discussions and increase learning and benefit the site. The population shouldn't be monumental, as I had said before, but perhaps size enough to properly sustain itself, bring in new non-fluff ideas and continue to educate others of the amazing world of Psionics.

~Peace,
Light

[ChristianDamian2343]

>.< once again, I am torn. I reviewed the introduction, and although it's not as clever as my overactive mind wishes it to be, I see it carries more weight than I had thought. This, for me, is a tough one...

~Light

[yamitenshi]

As I said, I personally believe the name is fine as it is. Of course, this is a community, and as such, if the majority thinks the name or slogan should be changed, then by all means we should change it.

A more active community is welcome indeed, but as you said, we should advertise by actively seeking out those who would have some real contribution. Not necessarily people with any real skill, but people who can contribute any form of knowledge or critical thinking to the community. Fact is, we're trying to find the facts, and sometimes we overlook things others might see, whether they can replicate a result or not.