What if…

…I were to set up a forum that would replace the Off Topic one at wordpress.com where you could promote your latest blog posts, vent, share your CSS code for Sandbox… basically what you do there and more, would you sign up and use it?

It just occurred to me and thought of asking you guys what you think. It would be a separate community that would allow you to promote your blog whether you stay at wp.com or move it to your own server.

True, you could do the same thing at the Off Topic forum; I’m just offering an alternative.

I don’t believe in having ads on a site, so the forum wouldn’t have any.

Think about it, and by all means, don’t be shy to share your thoughts.

17 Comments

  1. Posted April 15, 2008 at 11:03 pm | Permalink

    do i get paid if i join?

    :mrgreen:

  2. Posted April 16, 2008 at 1:07 am | Permalink

    I’d love that. I keep lurking round the wp.com forum, but there are so many penguins and others on there these days..

  3. Posted April 16, 2008 at 3:38 am | Permalink

    I would go there!

    To tell you the truth, I don’t like to walk around the WP forums at all.

  4. Posted April 16, 2008 at 5:36 am | Permalink

    Cool, thanks guys! I’ll be pointing to this post on the wp.com forums in the “what did you post today” thread, too.

    Cat, that would be a very good pitch line “Tire of penguins? come join our club” or something like that :D

    Sulz, you’d get lots of brownie points!

  5. Posted April 16, 2008 at 10:43 am | Permalink

    Haha, I’m not too sure I would want to get reminded of the Penguins everywhere!

    It’s not just wp.com, but the Penguins seem to be on a mission to take over the internet!

  6. Posted April 16, 2008 at 12:54 pm | Permalink

    I would be happy to participate. Do you have some sort of penguin filter?

  7. Posted April 16, 2008 at 1:17 pm | Permalink

    Thank you, MusEditions! We’re getting more people interested. Awesome!

    Do you have some sort of penguin filter?

    I could put my picture up and they sure will go off running scared, screaming “the horror, the horror”… to never come back… :twisted:

  8. Posted April 17, 2008 at 3:59 pm | Permalink

    I’d participate! the wp forums has changed a great deal from when i used to have a blog at wp.com, and I’ve been looking for a wp forum for self hosted blogs.

  9. Posted April 17, 2008 at 4:00 pm | Permalink

    I like the idea, I’m totally game for it!

  10. Posted April 17, 2008 at 7:48 pm | Permalink

    Wowwwww…. whatta amazing blog! very cool and comfy! I hope i could have this one..

    For the question! Yes, I would love to join the forum! I would raise my ten fingers and ten toes for this! :-)

  11. Posted April 17, 2008 at 7:54 pm | Permalink

    I could put my picture up and they sure will go off running scared

    but i thought you said you’re cute? *innocently*

  12. Posted April 17, 2008 at 7:56 pm | Permalink

    Excellent, NightWriter!

    It’s awesome that a lot of you are liking the idea :)

  13. Posted April 17, 2008 at 8:03 pm | Permalink

    Thank you, Windonmyface and Ish! *thumbs up*

    Sulz,

    Of course I’m cute… but not to the penguins ;)

  14. Posted April 18, 2008 at 9:47 am | Permalink

    Make sure your photo won’t scare EVERYONE. We want people in the forums!

    haha jk Juan… or am I?

    Hey, what are the penguins? (*feels lost because she has never been a regular to the WP forums*)

  15. Posted April 18, 2008 at 10:22 am | Permalink

    Oh of course! Also, it could be shown to those who don’t behave properly… or not.

    The penguins, the penguins… AFAIK, those are kids who belong to something called Club Penguin where they play games and stuff. They use their wp.com blogs to exchange cheats and other kinda stuff, and some -if not most- of them are quite obnoxious.

    Please someone correct me if I’m mistaken.

  16. Posted April 19, 2008 at 3:14 am | Permalink

    I love the idea! Yes!

    And your description of penguins seems accurate to me. Penguin filter, please, as Muse mentioned.

  17. Posted April 20, 2008 at 8:24 am | Permalink

    Thanks Ella! I thought I was kinda off with my description, really.

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