Well I suppose since I have returned to my active self, I may as well apply for this again. xD;;
1. Which board would you like to moderate? Choose a maximum of two, list in order of preference.
Artist's Easel & Writer's Desk.
2. Please introduce yourself! What do you like to do at PXR? What are your hobbies? What do you do in real life?
Well, hi there! My name is Gemma (which most of you already know!), but you may call me Gem. c: Or Lunar, or LL, if you prefer. I love PXR because it gives me a social life I love to share my art and stories with others. I feel that PXR provides the push I need to be more active in these fields, and it also allows me to help others achieve their potential.
My hobbies mainly include drawing, design, reading, writing, playing video games, animals and all kinds of arts & crafts. I graduated Uni with a degree in Graphic Design, and right now I'm working as a designer for a small business. c: On the side I like to sell any artwork I come up with, or write fan-fiction (which I am currently doing) and original stories.
3. Why do you think you would be a good moderator? Please include any experience you have that would help you in this role.
I was a previous moderator of PE2K and PXR before my inactivity. ;n; I'm thinking it would be good to help out again, since I am becoming more active, and strive to help the forum return to its glory days. <3 I'm also friendly and fun loving and crazy 8D.
4. Please share 2-3 ideas to increase activity of the forum overall AND/OR in your board of interest. This can be anything you can think of, from ideas for events, suggestions for running the forum or new threads etc.
Artist's Easel: Well I've already suggested a few things in the thread Coru started, the first of these being art collaborations. It happens at Deviant Art, so I thought why not here? We could easily start off simple so as not to scare newcomers. And art trades, too! Also a constant update for the Pokemon Fusion designs would be great (once a week or so?), especially since I love the creativeness that shows!
I wanted to expand on my art trades idea. I was thinking it could start off as a simple thread, where everyone who wants to participate has their name written down. When enough people have taken interest (or as little as four), names can be selected in a kind of 'lucky dip' scenario. Those people would then be paired up to do art trades. They can freely choose the content of the trade, and be given a time frame to do it by (so both people actually create an artwork and aren't waiting forever). At the end of it, each person gets a little artistic present. And the thing is, the artwork can be as simple or detailed as you want! It's like Secret Santa, only without the secrecy. xD If the badges/tokens go ahead, everyone who participates can gain a token to their profile, too. <3
If it works well, and becomes and ongoing thing, we can just start a list of names in the thread and people can pair up with whomever they like to do art trades with. c:
Writer's Desk: Why not create a forum-wide story that anyone can participate in? Kind of like an RP, I suppose, but different. Say a single person could start off with something as small as a paragraph, or even larger if they wanted to! Then another person could post after that, continuing on from the first post that person wrote. Of course there would have to be certain parameters, but the story could be as silly or as serious as you wanted! Anyone could drop by and have a go. C: You don't even have to be great at writing! Just something fun to pass the time.
Having tokens (badges in postbits?) awarded to people who make achievements in certain areas of the forum could increase activity, too. It's always rewarding when you see your hard efforts are being noticed, so people are more likely to try harder and be more active.
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