How to MAGA! (Make akp great again) [more poll options added]

Not that it isn't great already but I'm a bit sick of 2 users commenting on my threads only. This is not my fault!!

Anyway drop your suggestions and I'll add them to the poll! I'm adding a couple that I liked (some I used to host) but I wanna hear yours.

I'm just a user now not staff so imma be a bit immature and wild

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User submitted badges, I reckon people would post more if there were ultimately rewards for posting.

Submitted and voted for by users/guilds, vetted by mods.

Maybe a slice of the akorn cost goes to the badge creator.

I feel like we've exhausted badges to the point that its too much and I've been guilty of that too.

I think if anything we should lower the amount we do, but yeah I get what you're saying it's just whenever staff does add these things they get bought by like 2-3 users then it feels like a waste of effort.

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Have a player in the website that automatically plays Day6 music

Okay you had your day6 promo hit me with something real.

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i want the anon section to return even though the mods always exclude me from posting there for some reason and get your old username back. maga

Probably your posts were too problematic lol.

And idk kinda done with Ripia. Carried it for too many years.

Btw take my replies with a pinch of salt as I haven't actively monitored the forum in a year so possibly things could have changed.

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All of the above

You don't even know what anons is.

Get creative though! New users give fresh perspective

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Nothing can save akp

Time to disband

It may look like dark times but 2016-17 it was less active than now. And it had a comeback.

Its possible!

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I do know what it is, even though I wasn't here back then

Okay and no suggestions?

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Hm

- More games like guess the idol or something
- a section where people can share their singing/dancing covers
- Maybe a section to discuss MVs?

I don't have much ideas tbh

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We used to have those sections.

But activity slowed down to the point they just didn't get any replies you're better off posting those here. I think seperate sections would be great if we had a bigger userbase.

And that's fine thanks for trying!

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And stop derailing discussions

I'm 50/50 on this one...

Activity is good so sometimes some derailing can bring fun, but sometimes it can get cringey.

Like spamming the same pics or something.

Quote from icyruios

Someone make a guess the MV game so I can actually play rather than host

I would but I don't watch any MVS even of my faves lmao.

I might host some kpop trivias though! Just need some Akorns

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bring back anons and stop closing threads

Bingo.

The closing threads thing I feel like wE should warn the users who break the rules in the comments rather than close it.

Only close it if the op itself is a rule violation.

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my only suggestion is to inject drew with every performance enhancing drug in the black market and just let him go wild out there

Me and drew both let's do it Drew_B

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more badge/discount for group and member badges

I'm not against sales. I think ves does that with le badges.

But i guess it would have to be a manual thing since we can't change the price of every badge at the same time.

Btw when you say new badges of who exactly?

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exclusive badges that never stay in shop for long

I'm not active like I used to be, so I'm still missing opportunities to purchase the exclusive badges.

Are you in the blackpink guild? There is a couple bp badges there if you join them.

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yes but there are a lot of conversations going around, can't we make it simpler and leave the badges in the shop for 3 months

Probably not gonna happen sorry.

Maybe you'll get lucky with the next blackpink event.

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Make better threads brah

Maybe I should explain

I personally am not interested in fan war shit and stats/figures wankery, especially artificially driven fan war shit that seems created ONLY to harvest ill feelings, abuse and basically shit on groups, music and idols other people enjoy. Seems a ridiculous mindset for something as cheerful and should be fun as kpop.

Those types of threads feel disingenuous and it never seems like the thread maker actually ENJOYS kpop at all. And in the end they only really attract other disingenuous types.

It's why I also see no harm in derailing those threads. I never believe the OP is being genuine, nor do I think they care about kpop, so why should I be genuine in reply or take what they post at all seriously?

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To each his own. I think my threads aren't the problem just the user base.

It's under 100 users at times which is just not good at all.

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Well this can only end in a shitshow

Just give your suggestions. I know you have them.

Sure I don't have any pull but staff will see this and they may implement some things.

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It's my opinion that the constant disingenuous, fanwar fueling, "lets shit on something others enjoy" style threads actually drive people away, so yes... they are the problem.

If a new kpop fan, excited about talking about the groups they've fallen in love with, the music they really like, the idols they... idolise... are looking for somewhere they think they might find kindred spirits to share their passion with come to this forum and see a wall of "Hahaha your group failed, look at these numbers", "lol your favorite idol is shit", "Dont you think music from the group you like sucks, discuss", "Hur dur you're an idiot for being fan of this group I don't like, you big mad", I would think many won't even bother sticking around. Only the really tenacious or really disingenuous (who don't care at all) really bother engaging with that.

Much has been said about how certain fandoms have vanished from here, and who can blame them when all they see is negative bullshit in regards to something they enjoy? Especially when there are other places people can go that are more positive.

And if all you want is a place where people drag each other and the things they enjoy, why even isolate it to kpop? Why not just have a free for all forum? Then I can make posts about how the Justice League completely suck compared to X-men and look how bad their sales are, lol Leaguers are losers.

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The stats don't and have never supported that argument.

I just look at the numbers and they tell the story. Users hate the topics yet constantly reply those threads and engage in it

Defending their bias is one of the biggest things K-pop stans like doing. They could ignore it but they don't.

I get what you're saying and it's been brought up before but stats tell a different story. And that's all I could rely on.

By the looks of it everyone misses anons.

And everyone hates when threads get closed.

And everyone wants free badges lol