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| tsmoha |
Posted on 13-08-2013 07:58
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Smowz wrote:
Heine wrote:
Present, but moving and awaiting my first child (could come anybday) kinda steals a lot of my time  will anyway see if ii can do something in my thread tomorrow 
Well my first child arrived nine days ago.
Completely taking up most of my time
Hoping to get back into reporting soon.
And mine nine months ago congrats, guys! And have fun, i'm pretty glad the first months are over 
Back to topic: will: will keep updating my HQ on regular base. And looking forward to some more HQ-activity now
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| FroomeDog99 |
Posted on 13-08-2013 09:05
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Grand Tour Specialist
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Still here as ever, but will struggle to post something in he next couple of weeks due to me being away and reports when I get back. After that though I'll type something up for the HQ. |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 13-08-2013 09:07
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Team Manager
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Yes, congrats to those who have far more important things to be worrying about! Holidays and all that are of course fine too, Im not expecting over the top activity, Im not exactly active at the moment either.
DubbelDekker wrote:
When following a race it's hard to keep track of everything happening to every team, especially in stage races. So the more managers highlighting their own team's story of the race in the discussion thread, the more interesting the race in my opinion. It'd be cool if more people did this.
The downside to writing a lot in the threads is that writing a race review for the HQ usually feels like repeating myself.
Another downside of the HQ is that there is a very low amount of interaction there, making you question who you are doing all this (repeat) writing for.
The problem as I see it is that there are some managers who disappear, and then most of the rest only post in the discussion threads to comment on their team - and this isn't always after every stage.
It sums up to a not overly active community, and a more activity community would be nicer, as it makes the work behind the game feel a bit more worthwhile. People may assume the game will go on 'forever', but there's no guarantee of that.
At present, the only real other place to post is Team HQs so this is a bit of an artificial attempt to see if they can come to life a little more - its a slippery slope that nobody posts, so the few who were doing so stop doing it too.
Edited by SportingNonsense on 13-08-2013 09:08
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| Heine |
Posted on 13-08-2013 10:39
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Grand Tour Specialist
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Maybe we other could help poeple to post more in their HQ's aswell, by commenting on stuff the others write? I would be more inclined to post if poeple would comment
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 13-08-2013 10:52
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World Champion
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Yep, i believe this is heart of the problem. Honestly. As last year,i was reporting every friggin race in my HQ, sponsor speculations and so and i got like three comments from other managers during the whole year (thnaks a lot to those!). Motivation to write six pages of reports, which took me days, is low, when nobody comments, it is like with story.
I feel i commented a lot in other people threads, you can look, i have at least a post in almost every HQ that was somewhat running. But also after my comment, manager does not seem interested in my input in majority of cases and did not respond.
But you cant force people to do it because they should, hopefully it will come naturally and there will be more life in the man-game. So i will start with myself and will update my HQ within few weeks and i will return to post more in other teams thread (as i quite follow every active team and have my oppinions on them). Maybe i will get some answers too. 
Just wanted to say i understand you possible frustration comletely SN. You and the reporters has to put a lot into this game and it would be nice to see it more vivid.
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| fintas |
Posted on 13-08-2013 10:57
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Small Tour Specialist
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The available time lately has not been much by approaching a period of vacation and there is still much to be done ... Still I'll try updating my HQ which must be made ​​before the 27th since that day I travel to Russia ..
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| kumazan |
Posted on 13-08-2013 11:04
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Team Leader
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I'm still here as well. First Erasmus, then the come back/holidays and now trying to find a job is taking most of my time, so I have been nowhere nearly as active as last season. I'm hoping this may change in the near future, and even be back to reporting races, but I can't assure when.
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 13-08-2013 11:15
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Maybe the Man-Game could be brought to more people on the site? Right now, if you're not part of the Man-Game, it's just so distant and you don't really care about it, mostly. Maybe something can be found that the entire site gets more into it, without actually participating or something?
Sorry if this is in the wrong thread, but it seems this discussion is going on here so that's just my input. |
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 13-08-2013 11:21
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Team Leader
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Still here as well, and happy to be successfully keeping my thread monthly updated.
But this time of the year is always a big bummer due to everyone being on vacations and all. I find July and August to be a bit dull every year, but from September onwards things usually get more dynamic and interesting.
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| aidanvn13 |
Posted on 13-08-2013 13:16
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Classics Specialist
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Just finished updating my HQ a day before this thread was up
Anyway, congrats Heine and Smowz
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| gregoryVG |
Posted on 13-08-2013 13:30
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OK guys, I have to be very honest. I'm playing pcm since 2006, and I'm on this forum since a year right now. Not Always very active with posts. But I never ever knew something of a HQ update... can someone please explain to me what exactly is asked?
Thanks in advance, and I'l try to be active as well. |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 13-08-2013 13:47
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Ian Butler wrote:
Maybe the Man-Game could be brought to more people on the site? Right now, if you're not part of the Man-Game, it's just so distant and you don't really care about it, mostly. Maybe something can be found that the entire site gets more into it, without actually participating or something?
Sorry if this is in the wrong thread, but it seems this discussion is going on here so that's just my input.
Fair point, I've just thought of a couple of ideas too.
But Id have thought that some level of participation is required for any real interest to be had?
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| jph27 |
Posted on 13-08-2013 13:51
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Getting it into the weekly news is a good step, as for me before I joined the game I didn't pay much interest as I didn't really know what it was. Maybe getting people involved in things like Avenir, The WC and the crits as team selectors could be an idea? |
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| Vien |
Posted on 13-08-2013 14:07
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Small Tour Specialist
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Will do, just give me a few days, been waiting to do something till I finally had some good news to post there
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 13-08-2013 14:09
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Tour de France Champion
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@jph27 Seems a good idea
@gregory It's only for Man-Game participants
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| brownwm |
Posted on 13-08-2013 14:09
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Breakaway Specialist
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I'm still around, and I know I have been awful on my Team HQ, but am about to do a big season update.
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 13-08-2013 14:27
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Heine wrote:
Maybe we other could help poeple to post more in their HQ's aswell, by commenting on stuff the others write? I would be more inclined to post if poeple would comment
This.
It's hard to keep the motivation of posting if you barely get any responses. It feels like you are just waisting your time. Then again, to gain some responses you have to put some quality in (which I didn't manage in my last posts (I guess my story writing skills are gone )). People shouldn't comment just for the sake of posting something.
Also, @gregory 
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| ste_18 |
Posted on 13-08-2013 14:34
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SportingNonsense wrote:
But Id have thought that some level of participation is required for any real interest to be had?
I think it too...but Ian guessed this, involve the part who don't take part with something (jph's suggestion is a geat idea for an example). In this way Man Game could be a bit more active...this is just my opinion and lately i'm not very active in the forum so i don't know how much can count. |
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| felix_29 |
Posted on 13-08-2013 15:12
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Classics Specialist
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Still in. HQ update will come eventually, once my day-night rhythm has adapted to my working times.
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| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 13-08-2013 15:30
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Grand Tour Champion
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HQ Updated. I'm still here.
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