Hi nmw,

One problem I see with your groups page is that it has both adult groups and christian groups. So that will pretty much turn off everyone.

It's clear to me that the reason o/net was so much more fun than chatroom.com is because people genuflect upon entering here, if you know what I mean.

So I'd suggest picking a real life persona, it could be you, or someone you admire, and make some sort of theme out of it. I know it feels limiting from an archivist perspective, but groups are not really filing cabinets, they are contexts in which people will interact.

Ever tell a true story to your boss and then tell that same story to your nephew? Notice how it comes out completely different? That's what groups are for. They shape and mold the participants so what they create fits in the context. You want to attract people, you gotta give them a specific context they can get into. Most authors don't feel like writing in a library.

I tried contributing to www.helium.com, but it's really difficult to get into the mood when you are writing about anything for anyone and then it gets filed by topic. Wikipedia works because they have this "neutral point of view" thing which eliminates 99.9% of what you'd like to write, in other words it's a very potent context.