On Aug 16, 2016 8:38 AM, "Curtis Franks" <curtis.w.franks@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hello, I am the aforementioned Curtis Franks. I really like the sound of this program and would love to help out.
Thanks.
> So, what are your ideas for how to get it going?
It's already going; see the mail «pemci jeftydiknykarni (Poem Weekly) — #0».
One person submitted a response so far. .o'u nai
> What medium would be best for announcing topics and submission periods, recruiting participants and maintaining interest, and then in publishing (mildly reviewed) submissions? I think that social media outreach (Facebook and Twitter) could be highly effective and public/'marketable' in a sense. But having a dedicated periodical would and archive would be good.
I could go for announcing the submissions and topics on Reddit, and we could have it linked on Twitter and Facebook.
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> How can we encourage initial involvement?
No idea.
> The initial phase is critical, so we should try to get a lot of investment quickly. Facebook could be a ood avenue for this (there is a Lojban community there and then a tangential conlanging community that may be interested; we could even set up a separate Group which can host events). What else? The Facebook community is, of course, limited.
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> Then we need to sustain interest. How do you suggest that we do this? For example, money would be a great incentive, but we are not currently in a position to make that work. Do you think that we should eventually take that route? If so, how? What other ideas do you have?
Money is a horrible idea here, because it kills the purpose of this, which is to encourage fellow jbopre to write a poem, be it short, long, rhyming, rhythmic, or plain, or whatever. Money isn't needed *here*, sorry.
> More generally, how can I and the rest of the community help?
Just encourage them, that's it. Thanks in advance.
— mi'e la uak3 mu'o re'i —
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