Publicity Team Project: Y! Group Recruitment
The Y! Group Recruitment Team Project is an ongoing resource which aims to entice prospective members by the posting of announcements on specially designated Yahoo! Groups. The information below is provided to jump-start any UFOP: SB118 on this project.
Basic overview
- Pick a list to visit;
- Review the list's terms and get to know the rules;
- Post the approved text;
- Check back frequently.
Currently known lists
Members are welcome to add appropriate lists below.
- RPG_Want_Ads: Announce list for RPG's needing players
- STARS_INDEX: Science Fiction Game Recruiting Hub
- RPGannouncement: rpg announcement list.Want to find a good roleplaying game to join but don't want to search through thousands of descriptions?
- RPG_Want_Ads: Announce list for RPG's needing players
- RPG_Player_Sanctuary
- GreatRPGs
- PBeM_Network: A network set up to announce rpg's in need of players or players looking for games
- rpg-plug
- RPG_Classified_ads: RPG classified ads
- UFP Recruitment Center: The Star Trek Hub to Find Valuable Crew Members
- Universal_RPG_Recruiting_Network : Announce list for RPG's needing players
Before you post
Be sure to read any rules posted to the list, first. If the list requires membership and/or approval, be courteous in your introductory message and simply ask for membership to find new, interesting groups, and publicize your own. It's important to read any literature the moderator sends you, so that you don't post anything they don't approve of.
Before you drop a post on the list, review the archive for at least the last 20 posts. Look at how others are posting and consider whether or not our post is "in good company." If most of what you're seeing his adult-oriented, this might not be a good place to post our information. But if a lot of what you're seeing are low-quality, or very new groups, we'll do great!
One bad posting can do more damage than not posting at all, so always follow the rules.
What to post
More information coming soon. Please do not post unapproved pieces!
Tips
Always maintain a respectful tone in any communications with other members and/or moderators. If an issue arises, do not become belligerent, and do not flame/argue with anyone. Simply thank them for the opportunity to post, apologize (even if you think you were in the right!) and bow out quickly. Remove yourself from the list if necessary. Remember that you're an ambassador for our community, and if a public argument arises, it can make us appear in an unsavory light.
Always follow the policies on frequency of posting. If they ask you to post no more than once a week, it's best to actually post no more than once every two weeks, and so-forth. While the practice of posting as often as possible may seem tempting, we want to present ourselves in a manner that suggests our community is both strong and active. We do not want to "flood" our advertisement. A practical approach would be to set up a schedule (i.e.- one member posts to a specific list say, every two weeks) that is workable and demonstrates we welcome one and all, but does not become ostentatious.