There's really no reason why this forum can't be better. But I think in a big way this site has become a place where people come to look but hardly ever comment.

I know from Counters that I get about 1000 veiws (on my site) each time I update my dio but with the entire online community I probably get maybe 40 - 50 comment feedbacks in total. That's a lot of people that read my stuff and con't think twice about moving on t the next thing. A lot of people read this stuff and just move on. I don't think people that have never created this kind of Joe art understand what goes into it.

Also, we need manaegment on this site. We need someone to push this site in the faces of all the others. We should have our own awards like the Joe Customs Awards. This should be the only place that a Dio-story or Joe Photographer/Diorama builder should have to go for maximum exposer and it needs to be advertised in that way.

Just how I feel guys. I've support this site since day 1 and I beleive it could be great, nothing would make me happier.

well I have to say that up to a month or two ago, I was one of the guys that your talking about; I did more looking at the dios and pics than I responded to them.

Heck, I didnt even know about boards and forums until recently, so it was like that didnt even come to my mind to congratulate you guys on the work you did.

I just clicked on one of the links to Joe forums on one of the Joe sites and I got hooked almost instantly.

Now that im responding as well as looking, I can understand what your saying, and can thank you for the work that you do.

But I got no easy answers for you, except to say that the majority of people who look at the dios are casual fans, and some find them through accident (like I did, aabout a year ago). These guys get hooked to dios, and hopefully, with time, they find their way to the boards and the forums, like I did. Anyways, thats my story, I dont know if its the same for the other 1000 people who hit your dios.

This was the first site I came to when I started into dios and customs... if it were a little higher-traffic, I'd definitely spend more time here. It's kind of a catch-22; a lot of people would post more if there were more people posting. ;)

Maybe everyone can give a rating out of 10 for every pic posted? It may motivate people to post more pics.

Thank you Violentfix. I don't really push that hard for people to come by, but I have this site's banner in my sig on JBL and JoeSightings, the only 2 sites I tend to visit. I've been keeping a fairly close look on the comments and who is posting and I'm seeing some names that don't come up often. And that's nice. I'm pushing for the guy who are used to doing just photos to do dios. I understand that people are busy and whatnot but I'd like to see the place grow.

Not too long ago, I didn't know about this place either. But I posted some stuff on JBL, Hammerfel asked me to do the same here and well, I found this is a decent place to post pics. I sometimes think that dios are a hard sell for people. I've asked a few people why they aren't into them more and they're like, "It's not official. It's not canon."

Well poo on that!

heheh, I just cant help it, Sonneilon, every time I see your avatar, I can't help but think that whoever is writing your posts has a slightly whiney brittish accent, :D

and I can imagine your last quote, "well poo on that!" being said by Gaius, HAHAHA. Damn you Baltar for selling out the human Race!!!!! :mad:

Ahem... joking aside, I like the idea of voting for the photos, but dont you think that would discourage the newcomers to post their pics, out of fear that their not good enough?

Heres an idea, at the end of your dios, why dont you post a link to a dio discussion board? the Link can say "click here to see comments and post comments about this dio here:", and it will lead to your board, maybe you'd get some people writing then, I dont know.

Well, you've seen me over on the JBL too. Different avatar. ;)

I'm fine with the forum being so slow, but I just want to see more people post pics and stuff. I admit, I dont' comment on every pic nor do I vote. There IS a voting option. 5 blocks; from excellent to poor. As much of a punk that knowitalljoe was, he did bring up decent criticisms at times, it was just that his lack of tact (and then his offensive nature, 2nd round) got him banned. There is nothing wrong with pointing out that the weirdness of NiteVipers running around in broad daylight with their nitevision on or Quick Kick running around shirtless in the arctic. But to push your Joeverse onto someone else and say it's not appropriate to post, that's bull.

The best photos posted are the ones that can tell a story in 1 shot. Or it gets our imaginations going. Sure, we all do test shots and what not, but taking a pic for pics sake and not caring if it's in focus or even caring about your work, I'm not a big fan of that. I dont' expect everyone to have works that look like Helljesters, Luke or Fred (T. Dragon's) but it's nice to see a tiny bit of effort in there. That's just me.

And believe me Cheznit, I remember talking to one person who thought their stuff wasn't up to par. I told them to post. And they did and shoot, it was better than the half the stuff I was doing. lol.

Well, Graham recruited me.. lol. I am not sure how much I'll post right now because my stuff is nearly all packed up due to an up-coming move, BUT, in about 8 months or so, I hope to have it all out & want to finally start doing some dio stuff.. so I look fwd to becoming a more active member of the forum then. For now though, I'll definitely offer feedback. :)

~'Drew

woo-hoo, Drewski signed up!

Anyway, some of you guys should have a slight idea of who Recondo is. No, not the character. Drew chills on both the JBL and JoeSightings. So if you see the name there and here, it's the same guy. Say Drew... you just might get some ideas from the others here. Some of the pics under the photos section can be inspiring!

This is a really great topic to be talking about and I really think this is one of the best kept secrets on the net for cool G.I. Joe stuff. I think this is a real laid back and chill place to kick it. Everyone is cool and helpful and this place brings people from all over the world to talk about cool G.I. Joe stuff so no matter what you look like blah, blah, blah cool G.I. Joe stuff brings us together. I was thinking what would be a cool idea would be say there was a contest and it could be to take a picture of a specific Joe fig and we can vote on which one is the best. It would just be a friendly competition. Now the Joe could be doing what ever in the pic. This is just an idea so feel free to suggest any ideas.