MBB's Final Debate Thread

[L.A. Playa]

Re: MBB's Final Debate Thread

Thanks for the question mybills.

Playa has always had my respect so win or lose I still hold his opinions in high regard. Through out this process I have vowed to be the voice of the zoners, bringing any ideas and suggestions they have to the table. The zoner President is not going to be a dictator and nothing will come down to his or her decision alone. But rest assured your question will be addressed and you will have an explanation. This has been my goal from the get go and this is the reason I have wanted to be a MOD.

I think next year we just need to plan a little better. This whole election came up real quick and didnt have a ton of preparation. I think that should be one of the Presidents duties. We obviously need to look at voting but more importantly I think we need to branch this out and get more zoners involved. I know we have a sticky thread over in the BZ, we should keep that updated with results and maybe bullet points from the debates. I know shelby has worked real hard on this hopefully next time around she wont have to go it alone.

What was your specific strategy coming into this election ?

[L.A. Playa]

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I think instead of doing something like giving away memberships. We could offer previews similar to what cable companys do with HBO and Showtime. Open up the member benefits for a weekend every now and again.

I do think a zoner rewards program would be neat. My initial thought was to shell out zonebucks for milestones. Donor status is certainly something to explore further.

Would you open this up to every Zoner or just Zoners that previously had no oppurtunity to view the Donor priveleges??

[L.A. Playa]

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Awesome Question! And first off let me say that honey is amazing when it comes to stuff like this. She has a such a big heart. honey!

First I think it would be cool if we could add dates that our zoners depart and return home to the zone calendar. Also perhaps we can add a membership package that helps support the military.

For example: Add $5 to the annual membership fee of silver, gold, plat. Call it a Zoner USA membership or something, that plus opening it up to donations. And we could use the extra cash to send a care package to our deployed zoners. I think doing something like that is much more appreciated than giving away a free membership.

Excellent job anything we do to honor our troops is an excellent idea !

[L.A. Playa]

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I think the number one issue needs to be to clean up the Billszone make the talks more focused and keep things productive.

It seems like a lot of zoners are concerned with member benefits as well. So disecting those and coming up with some new options would be good as well.

Another focus that has not been really addressed would be to look at the SabresZone. I think thats a great option for us right now, and I dont know if we are doing all we can to make it work for us.

I would also really like to look into starting a zoner rewards program, there's a million different ways we can do it. But I think it would be a fun way to keep things interesting here.

I want to thank all zoners for their participation in the zone election. And wish Playa the best of luck in the final voting.

Do you have any specific ideas of how to clean up the Zone and how would you use new options specifically to attract more donors as well as what specific ideas do you have to utilize the Sabres Zone more ??

I wish you the best of luck on the final voting, you ran a great campaign.

[The King]

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Do you have any specific ideas of your own to improve the look of the forums ??

The "look" of the forums is not a priority to me. I am more focused on the content.

Your brought up a great point about the main page however. I agree with you I think the look of the front page should be tweaked. Theres a ton of imfortmation there and its pretty cluttered. A more organized layout would be beneficial. With my web design experience as well as my new job in marketing, I feel like we can really liven that mother up!

[The King]

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Is there anything specific you would pose as a new solution to deal with problem users ??

I am sticking with my personal touch philosophy. PM the offender and make them aware of the violation. If they dont comply, PM them again letting them know you are now issuing points. After that they are subject to the points system.

When it comes to permanent bans I believe it should be handled on a situational basis.

[The King]

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What was your specific strategy coming into this election ?

My strategy was reaching out to the zoners. Let them know that if I am elected they have a friend on the inside. I have stayed true to that since day one.

While these debates are thought provoking and give great insight as to our beliefs at the end of the day we are joining a team. And we get the privelage of working with others who all have a great vision for the future of the Zone.

[The King]

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Would you open this up to every Zoner or just Zoners that previously had no oppurtunity to view the Donor priveleges??

Open it up to everyone. Just because we didnt get em the first time doesn't mean we wont. However its important we make sure they know about all of the benefits of donating. Theres more to being a donor, than the No Tos.

[The King]

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Do you have any specific ideas of how to clean up the Zone and how would you use new options specifically to attract more donors as well as what specific ideas do you have to utilize the Sabres Zone more ??

I think the first thing we implement is my personal touch system. See how the zoners respond to it. Thats the biggest problem people going back and forth and *****ing at each other. We have the best Bills forum on the net if we can keep that crap to a minimum we're in great shape!

Seems like people would really like to see the arcade updated more often. So that would be a plus. Also the IM feature of the new v-bulletin sounds awesome. I wouldve come in handy for this election thats for sure. I think we could use more feedback from current donors as well. Perhaps I will create a donor survey, where they can talk about everything they would like to see out of donating.

As for the Sabres Zone, I would say a lot of zoners dont even know we have it. Here are the front page poll results what people think of the SabresZone.

Ummmm, not bad	30.35% (200)
Cool	25.49% (168)
Terrific	17.15% (113)
The best one!	7.89% (52)
what the hell is this?	19.12% (126)

First off Id like to know why we are advertising for Barrys tickets before our own site menu? It just doesnt make sense. Secondly Ummmm updates? Yea lets do that. Right Now the main story is from Nov and it features a dead link. So specifically its a horror show.