I'm not that guy. I've read nearly every post on this site since its inception, and even contribute occasionally.
How can we tell? We have no information about you other than that you're posting from an anonymous sock puppet account.
I mean I could have a good guess at who is behind the account based on a huge amount of prior knowledge (and if I wasn't right in one try, I'd probably be right within three), but I can't really be *sure* who I'm talking to.
This account has no currency here (yet) - there is no trust established (yet)How do you suggest we promote eJuggle better? Should we leave it up to the few authors who sometimes post here? Is that sufficient for new jugglers to find out all the good free content provided by the IJA? Can we do better for our fine contributors?
If only the IJA had some kind of social media expert on hand, someone who does community engagement and marketing campaigns on a professional basis who could help answer those questions... Someone who perhaps was recently interviewed for the podcast which forms part of the ezines regular content...
My personal preference is for people organically spreading posts which they think are interesting or noteworthy. Whether that's done by the authors, the board, the ezine team or by readers I don't care.
Make it personal, make it "rare and appropriate" - make the ezine a human interaction, not a faceless monolith.Are you against it because it's the IJA?
Not in the slightest. I read most of the articles posted on the ezine, I listen to all the podcasts. (and
if you are who I think you are, you probably already know that, and we've probably had conversations about the ezine and you'll know I've always supported it as being the best move the IJA made in a long time)
Besides... IJA hating is sooooo last century darlink!Is the problem that my post was too wordy? If it were just a simple link (like is done for Spectacle), would that be ok to post each month?
It's not the size of the worm it's the way that you wiggle it.
Orin posts when a new issue of spectacle is available because the RSS feed for that site is broken/non existent. It's not posted from an anonymous account, it's clearly posted by an individual who is actively/visibly involved in the community and contributes to discussion on a wide number of topics.
He's a fan of spectacle, and not otherwise involved in its publication.
It's not "promotion" or "advertising" - it's a juggler highlighting something of possible interest to other jugglers, quietly, unobtrusively, as an impartial announcement and not a partial plea for views.Is the problem that the post was made by a cold new organization account instead of by my personal account?
I think that is my main problem with your suggestion. cold, new organization account reeks of "we" and not "I" - and that has unfortunate connotations of shadowy committies discussing strategy behind closed doors... something the IJA has made huge strides in getting away from over the last 5 years!
If I think about how other organization accounts are used (eg for BJC, Turbofest, various clubs) they're for announcements about important dates, or answering questions in threads started by other people. Giving the "official" answer rather than a personal answer - and that's useful when responding to questions about carparking at an event or whatever.
I'm not saying "burn the ezine account!!!" - just think carefully about how it could best be used, and whether a regular reminder that the website exists is the best use of it.
If after you've done that navel gazing you decide a regular post is the way to go (a post which even made you think "is this too spammy?" and if you ever have to ask yourself that question the answer is usually "yes") then fine! Go for it!
If it gets too annoying, I'll click the ignore link.How can I make it more appropriate? What is the maximum that would be acceptable? What do you suggest?
I was reading something recently (on The Jerx) which quoted Austin Kelon - "You want hearts, not eyeballs"
I haven't read the whole of Austin's book, but if I agree with it half as much as I agree with the paragraph discussed in that post then I think it's probably worth a read.
All that said, don't make any decisions based on my and Lukes opinions alone.
We're two very noisy Brits, and I don't think either of us would claim to be representative of the entire juggling community (ok, well... I wouldn't. Luke probably would... but... well...)
This post was wordy, but I think it makes my opinion quite clear so I'll duck out of this thread now and let others say what they think.
Besides, I'm starting my mammoth journey to #BJC2016 tomorrow and I've still got packing to do!
#AbsolutelyNotAnIJAhater
by Little Paul, in response to this post 2016-03-27 21:31:17