Comments on: Your Thoughts http://inside.lg15.com/2008/01/03/your-thoughts/ Get inside information about our shows, cast, and more! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:44:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: BroderickG http://inside.lg15.com/2008/01/03/your-thoughts/#comment-244 BroderickG Sun, 06 Jan 2008 14:17:32 +0000 http://inside.lg15.com/2008/01/03/your-thoughts/#comment-244 I thought that the chat was a little chaotic, but still fun. I really love how you guys have started doing a lot more fan-interaction, we really like it and it means a lot to us. I thought that the chat was a little chaotic, but still fun. I really love how you guys have started doing a lot more fan-interaction, we really like it and it means a lot to us.

]]> By: poknish http://inside.lg15.com/2008/01/03/your-thoughts/#comment-231 poknish Sat, 05 Jan 2008 03:05:47 +0000 http://inside.lg15.com/2008/01/03/your-thoughts/#comment-231 why not use ventrilo or teamspeak, we could hav a permenant ventrilo server for th lg15 fan, i think theres a setting to only let certain ppl talk, we could do it like the call with jonas, we pick special ppl (new ppl everytime and ask questions, they could be their questions or they can get questions from ppl in chat. why not use ventrilo or teamspeak, we could hav a permenant ventrilo server for th lg15 fan, i think theres a setting to only let certain ppl talk, we could do it like the call with jonas, we pick special ppl (new ppl everytime and ask questions, they could be their questions or they can get questions from ppl in chat.

]]> By: Shawnslovingwife (Rebecca) http://inside.lg15.com/2008/01/03/your-thoughts/#comment-224 Shawnslovingwife (Rebecca) Fri, 04 Jan 2008 21:25:58 +0000 http://inside.lg15.com/2008/01/03/your-thoughts/#comment-224 I liked the ideas Miles mentioned about upcoming features. I also like the idea of "call screening", where Mod's pick comments to post. I know it would be difficult, but I'm sure it could be done, and actual information could then be exchanged. I've seen on other sites as well where they have questions submitted by fans, and the mods pick 3 for everyone to vote on. The author then answers the winning question. Something like that done weekly or bi-monthly would be really cool, and would shut down any negativity about plot holes. Questions that people are just dying to know could be answered, and it would be real, honest to goodness interaction between the fans and Creator's about what the fans find important. The way the chat is now is just not conducive to actual conversation, even between the Characters. It seemed like they were trying hard to stick to a script while being attacked by paparazzi. It wasn't a realistic interaction to me - it just felt engineered and chaotic. I appreciate the idea, but organization trumps feel-good-fun-time. I liked the ideas Miles mentioned about upcoming features. I also like the idea of “call screening”, where Mod’s pick comments to post. I know it would be difficult, but I’m sure it could be done, and actual information could then be exchanged.

I’ve seen on other sites as well where they have questions submitted by fans, and the mods pick 3 for everyone to vote on. The author then answers the winning question. Something like that done weekly or bi-monthly would be really cool, and would shut down any negativity about plot holes. Questions that people are just dying to know could be answered, and it would be real, honest to goodness interaction between the fans and Creator’s about what the fans find important.

The way the chat is now is just not conducive to actual conversation, even between the Characters. It seemed like they were trying hard to stick to a script while being attacked by paparazzi. It wasn’t a realistic interaction to me - it just felt engineered and chaotic. I appreciate the idea, but organization trumps feel-good-fun-time.

]]> By: Nick http://inside.lg15.com/2008/01/03/your-thoughts/#comment-221 Nick Fri, 04 Jan 2008 20:19:02 +0000 http://inside.lg15.com/2008/01/03/your-thoughts/#comment-221 I really like QtheC's idea! I really like QtheC’s idea!

]]> By: Evergreen (Emily) http://inside.lg15.com/2008/01/03/your-thoughts/#comment-216 Evergreen (Emily) Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:16:23 +0000 http://inside.lg15.com/2008/01/03/your-thoughts/#comment-216 Here here, Chippercat! I agree the Mods are NOT to blame. I think the chat session turned out exactly how the C's expected. The best way to hook your viewers is to encourage participation. How do you expect the fans to respond when Jennie is asking for suggestion? Almost everyone who has an idea will respond! And then ppl are scolded for giving their input. I know there were some pointless posts, but when Jennie asked, "Can I trust Jonas and Daniel?" you can darn well expect at least 50 ppl to reply, "Yes!" all at once. Advertising the chat only increased the participation. I'd say the characters should do more impromptu chat sessions, so only those that happened to be there will be able to participate. Some may be disappointed (including me) that they weren't in chat when it happened, but the dialogue will be less chaotic. Just a thought. Here here, Chippercat! I agree the Mods are NOT to blame. I think the chat session turned out exactly how the C’s expected. The best way to hook your viewers is to encourage participation. How do you expect the fans to respond when Jennie is asking for suggestion? Almost everyone who has an idea will respond! And then ppl are scolded for giving their input. I know there were some pointless posts, but when Jennie asked, “Can I trust Jonas and Daniel?” you can darn well expect at least 50 ppl to reply, “Yes!” all at once. Advertising the chat only increased the participation. I’d say the characters should do more impromptu chat sessions, so only those that happened to be there will be able to participate. Some may be disappointed (including me) that they weren’t in chat when it happened, but the dialogue will be less chaotic. Just a thought.

]]> By: Chippercat http://inside.lg15.com/2008/01/03/your-thoughts/#comment-214 Chippercat Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:41:16 +0000 http://inside.lg15.com/2008/01/03/your-thoughts/#comment-214 Hammy... I do not blame the mods... you guys rock!! I totally understand what you can and cannot control. It is sad that the "fans" can get so overzealous and turn it into mass chaos. I get that they are excited... but it was obvious that everyone needed to SLOW it down... and I saw your warnings... you did everything you could. Muting the room did defeat the purpose of the entire event. It did slow things down a bit... but not for long. I appreciate the mods... you guys were doing the very best you could with what you had to work with... So THANKS!! Hammy…

I do not blame the mods… you guys rock!! I totally understand what you can and cannot control. It is sad that the “fans” can get so overzealous and turn it into mass chaos. I get that they are excited… but it was obvious that everyone needed to SLOW it down… and I saw your warnings… you did everything you could. Muting the room did defeat the purpose of the entire event. It did slow things down a bit… but not for long.

I appreciate the mods… you guys were doing the very best you could with what you had to work with… So THANKS!!

]]> By: HAMmy http://inside.lg15.com/2008/01/03/your-thoughts/#comment-211 HAMmy Fri, 04 Jan 2008 08:51:08 +0000 http://inside.lg15.com/2008/01/03/your-thoughts/#comment-211 Okay, so about the chat. Heres the thing, I know it was crazy, and I know a lot of people didn't enjoy it. And a lot of people sent me PM's asking me to mute the room, and they were angry that we wouldn't. Now I don't think having a muted chat would be productive at all because it defeats the entire purpose of having character interaction. Yes, we do need to find some kind of way to filter out all of the pointless chatter, but the point is that moderators can't do anything about that. It was up to everybody to control the chaos themselves. They were typing a million words a minute and expecting it to NOT be chaos?? How is that even possible? We can't control how fast you type, or what you type. It was up to everybody to control the chaos. I posted at least half a dozen warnings for people to please control the chatting, and yet nobody wanted to comply. As moderators we simply MODERATE......we are not magical chat gods who can control what people say. Yes, we were responsible to control the chat at the time, but ultimately it was up to all 147 members in there. NOT JUST US! Okay, now about what we can do.... I think that next time we need to have questions bouncing through mod's and relayed to the characters for better understanding. And i ultimately think that all the members that enter chat have to know that it will get crazy, and they have to be understanding of that. They also have to understand that they need to slow down a bit so that EVERYBODY can enjoy it. Anyway, I think it was pretty interesting and fun to be a part of. It was a learning experience that taught all of us a lot Okay, so about the chat. Heres the thing, I know it was crazy, and I know a lot of people didn’t enjoy it. And a lot of people sent me PM’s asking me to mute the room, and they were angry that we wouldn’t. Now I don’t think having a muted chat would be productive at all because it defeats the entire purpose of having character interaction. Yes, we do need to find some kind of way to filter out all of the pointless chatter, but the point is that moderators can’t do anything about that. It was up to everybody to control the chaos themselves. They were typing a million words a minute and expecting it to NOT be chaos?? How is that even possible? We can’t control how fast you type, or what you type. It was up to everybody to control the chaos. I posted at least half a dozen warnings for people to please control the chatting, and yet nobody wanted to comply. As moderators we simply MODERATE……we are not magical chat gods who can control what people say. Yes, we were responsible to control the chat at the time, but ultimately it was up to all 147 members in there. NOT JUST US!
Okay, now about what we can do….
I think that next time we need to have questions bouncing through mod’s and relayed to the characters for better understanding. And i ultimately think that all the members that enter chat have to know that it will get crazy, and they have to be understanding of that. They also have to understand that they need to slow down a bit so that EVERYBODY can enjoy it.
Anyway, I think it was pretty interesting and fun to be a part of. It was a learning experience that taught all of us a lot

]]> By: Phoenician http://inside.lg15.com/2008/01/03/your-thoughts/#comment-209 Phoenician Fri, 04 Jan 2008 08:05:42 +0000 http://inside.lg15.com/2008/01/03/your-thoughts/#comment-209 It was my first chat that I watched . . . I say "watched" because while I posted every now and again, I was really just trying to keep up with the speed of the entire thing. Nevertheless, I was entertained and enjoyed all the twists. That aside, I do think there should be some moderation of question askers, ala picking certain questions from the group to prevent duplication, etc. I also think a audiocast would be interesting as well. But one thing's for sure -- shy of going to a LG15 Convention, I beleive last night was an accurate portrayal of just how big the LG15 fandom is! It was my first chat that I watched . . . I say “watched” because while I posted every now and again, I was really just trying to keep up with the speed of the entire thing. Nevertheless, I was entertained and enjoyed all the twists. That aside, I do think there should be some moderation of question askers, ala picking certain questions from the group to prevent duplication, etc. I also think a audiocast would be interesting as well.

But one thing’s for sure — shy of going to a LG15 Convention, I beleive last night was an accurate portrayal of just how big the LG15 fandom is!

]]> By: clicky http://inside.lg15.com/2008/01/03/your-thoughts/#comment-206 clicky Fri, 04 Jan 2008 05:39:45 +0000 http://inside.lg15.com/2008/01/03/your-thoughts/#comment-206 Honestly, I don't see why a good 'ol series of forum posts wouldn't work as long as they're in succession and over a limited amount of time. Chats are so sporadic. You get way too many mixed results. IMHO, an active message board presence would more than make up for any chats ... meaning no huge lapse in responses, and a discussion type feel to most. I've noticed a few message board discussions, but most seem to entail 2-3 comments from the main characters. I suggest a more conversational feel, with multiple and more personalized comments from the LG gang throughout the posts Honestly, I don’t see why a good ‘ol series of forum posts wouldn’t work as long as they’re in succession and over a limited amount of time.

Chats are so sporadic. You get way too many mixed results.

IMHO, an active message board presence would more than make up for any chats … meaning no huge lapse in responses, and a discussion type feel to most. I’ve noticed a few message board discussions, but most seem to entail 2-3 comments from the main characters. I suggest a more conversational feel, with multiple and more personalized comments from the LG gang throughout the posts

]]> By: Shiori http://inside.lg15.com/2008/01/03/your-thoughts/#comment-205 Shiori Fri, 04 Jan 2008 05:29:43 +0000 http://inside.lg15.com/2008/01/03/your-thoughts/#comment-205 Yeah, I hardly typed anything in the chat; I was trying to save up my comments to be good ones. Now I'm glad I withheld simply because I would have been drowned out. I think an easy solution would be two new impromptu rules: 1. Only give well-thought out replies. No "OMG, Hey, Jonas!" and then ANOTHER line with "What's up?!" 2. (The most effective, if it would work) Only two replies per person every three minutes or so. Granted, with over 100 people in the chat, that would still be a lot of chatter, but it would be lessened. Yeah, I hardly typed anything in the chat; I was trying to save up my comments to be good ones. Now I’m glad I withheld simply because I would have been drowned out. I think an easy solution would be two new impromptu rules:

1. Only give well-thought out replies. No “OMG, Hey, Jonas!” and then ANOTHER line with “What’s up?!”

2. (The most effective, if it would work) Only two replies per person every three minutes or so. Granted, with over 100 people in the chat, that would still be a lot of chatter, but it would be lessened.

]]> By: Chippercat http://inside.lg15.com/2008/01/03/your-thoughts/#comment-204 Chippercat Fri, 04 Jan 2008 04:31:38 +0000 http://inside.lg15.com/2008/01/03/your-thoughts/#comment-204 It was a bit chaotic. I literally felt dizzy and nauseous for a good while following the chat. Then again... I have always been slightly prone to motion sickness. Things were moving so incredibly fast it was difficult (if not impossible) to keep up. I like both milowent's and voyboy's suggestions. I agree there should be more of a control factor. It's awesome that you tried to find a way to include everyone... but with the size of this group (many who seem to have an uncontrolable level of enthusiasm, to put it nicely) open chat may not be the best format. My favorite mode of interactivity is still clues/ puzzles/ ARG aspects, where we can all work together towards an answer on the boards and in the forum (with clues and direction from the characters)... with shoutouts in the next videos. More, overall, character activity in the forum "in-character" section would be nice, too. Just my two cents... for what it's worth. It was a bit chaotic. I literally felt dizzy and nauseous for a good while following the chat. Then again… I have always been slightly prone to motion sickness. Things were moving so incredibly fast it was difficult (if not impossible) to keep up. I like both milowent’s and voyboy’s suggestions.

I agree there should be more of a control factor. It’s awesome that you tried to find a way to include everyone… but with the size of this group (many who seem to have an uncontrolable level of enthusiasm, to put it nicely) open chat may not be the best format.

My favorite mode of interactivity is still clues/ puzzles/ ARG aspects, where we can all work together towards an answer on the boards and in the forum (with clues and direction from the characters)… with shoutouts in the next videos. More, overall, character activity in the forum “in-character” section would be nice, too.

Just my two cents… for what it’s worth.

]]> By: surfthetsu http://inside.lg15.com/2008/01/03/your-thoughts/#comment-203 surfthetsu Fri, 04 Jan 2008 04:20:46 +0000 http://inside.lg15.com/2008/01/03/your-thoughts/#comment-203 I think that selecting people to be able to talk, before-hand, as in the conference call would be helpful. Also, a video type thing, like NowLive, could help, because talking, in general, is faster than typing. Finally, NowLive is an easy to use program. It also allows for more complicated things such as video, pictures that the audience can see, and sound effects. I think that selecting people to be able to talk, before-hand, as in the conference call would be helpful. Also, a video type thing, like NowLive, could help, because talking, in general, is faster than typing. Finally, NowLive is an easy to use program. It also allows for more complicated things such as video, pictures that the audience can see, and sound effects.

]]> By: thexman98 http://inside.lg15.com/2008/01/03/your-thoughts/#comment-202 thexman98 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 03:55:14 +0000 http://inside.lg15.com/2008/01/03/your-thoughts/#comment-202 I was at work when all this happened but for what I hear it was CHAOS... Many other chat rooms use "moderators" so it all gets organized and people can actually have a conversation with other LG15 people. being interactive with the cast is not that important to me I'm most interested on being interactive with other fans. Asking questions, requesting comments and opinions or just pocking fun at someone is much more fun. -xavier- I was at work when all this happened but for what I hear it was CHAOS… Many other chat rooms use “moderators” so it all gets organized and people can actually have a conversation with other LG15 people. being interactive with the cast is not that important to me I’m most interested on being interactive with other fans.
Asking questions, requesting comments and opinions or just pocking fun at someone is much more fun.
-xavier-

]]> By: Lilac Chrome http://inside.lg15.com/2008/01/03/your-thoughts/#comment-201 Lilac Chrome Fri, 04 Jan 2008 01:15:17 +0000 http://inside.lg15.com/2008/01/03/your-thoughts/#comment-201 I wasn't in the chatroom (damn you javascript), but from what I read it seems pretty awesome!! A good idea, guys :3 And yes, I agree on a LG15 radio broadcast (like in Live365 or something!) I wasn’t in the chatroom (damn you javascript), but from what I read it seems pretty awesome!! A good idea, guys :3

And yes, I agree on a LG15 radio broadcast (like in Live365 or something!)

]]> By: p.monkeygetsfunky http://inside.lg15.com/2008/01/03/your-thoughts/#comment-199 p.monkeygetsfunky Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:05:52 +0000 http://inside.lg15.com/2008/01/03/your-thoughts/#comment-199 i liked the jonas conference call. the chat last night was too hard because of all of the people talking at once. i was confused!!!! i liked the jonas conference call. the chat last night was too hard because of all of the people talking at once. i was confused!!!!

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