Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:03 pm Post subject: A Way To Help With Newcomers
As you all know, the effects of Peak Oil are becoming more pronouced by the day.
As a result, people will begin to search for answers, especially on the internet.
This in turn creates a high probability that individuals will end up here.
Our numbers are too few to try and educate everyone. There are just too many people.
So I think what we need to do, in order to handle the massive influx of new comers, is have an action commitee(which I may be a part of) to organize threads.
Have a thread -Everything Nuclear-
With links and a small summary of what the link is about.
THat way all the nuclear threads could be tied together, and anyone looking for that info, could easily find it in one thread.
There could be another -everything food-
and another -Hydrocarbon Depletion Basics-
-Overshoot Basics- Ect...
This Summer, I'll have a little spare time, and I could pitch in and work on this. If each of us did one of this threads that addressed one or more major issues, then people could quickly navigate and get all the information they needed.
Also, some of us could write basic tutorials on these things.
Joined: Aug 03, 2006 Posts: 4070 Location: Graceland
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:48 pm Post subject: Re: A Way To Help With Newcomers
What if there were a big link on the opening page that said:
FIRST TIME HERE--CLICK
And it would take them to an overview of peak oil, broken down as follows:
1. What people agree about
- geological fact--when, not if
- modern prosperity has been a product of cheap energy
- production capacity bottlenecks
2. What people disagree about
- when
- role of alternative energy
- effect of peak oil on exponential growth assumptions
3. Peak oil effects you might not think about
- food shortages
- overpopulation/die-off
- zombie control
Something like that. An easy and unbiased read that clearly states areas of uncertainty and disagreement. Provide links on certain key words that take you to threads discussing that topic.
At the bottom there could be another link that said:
Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 2:29 am Post subject: Re: A Way To Help With Newcomers
Big Tex wrote:
This link would take them to a random golem thread.
Actually, your post pretty much describes what's here already. Kylon's just a controll freak
Quote:
Our numbers are too few to try and educate everyone. There are just too many people
We are Legion.
No, but seriously. Nice earnest intentions Kylon. Why not start your own site, or better still: write (ANOTHER) book about all those things? You can't force people to ask questions, or even look for answers. Besides, I'm convinced most are quite happy being kept in the dark.
Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 12:01 pm Post subject: Re: A Way To Help With Newcomers
Our demographics currently show around 25% new folks... 75% of our traffic is from repeat visitors.
Just sayin'
I'm happy to consider a rewrite of our "read more" link on the homepage. _________________ "When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours." - Stephen F Roberts.
Joined: May 13, 2005 Posts: 2615 Location: The Urban Village
Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 12:07 pm Post subject: Re: A Way To Help With Newcomers
Kylon wrote:
Have a thread -Everything Nuclear-
With links and a small summary of what the link is about.
THat way all the nuclear threads could be tied together, and anyone looking for that info, could easily find it in one thread.
There could be another -everything food-
and another -Hydrocarbon Depletion Basics-
-Overshoot Basics-
Ect...
This Summer, I'll have a little spare time, and I could pitch in and work on this. If each of us did one of this threads that addressed one or more major issues, then people could quickly navigate and get all the information they needed.
Also, some of us could write basic tutorials on these things.
What do you think?
The "Everything <topic>" is a interesting and good idea. And, anyone can do it. If it turns out good maybe the mods will make it sticky. There's already an "Everything Kylon"
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