Gothic Girl's thread in Loungin gave me the idea for this. Basically it seems that Gamegrep has a very small base of users and members compared to its big brother Neoseeker. It's in no way small but a few dozen more participants surely wouldn't hurt and Neoseeker has far more than that.

Now in my travels through the forums I have discovered a few things. 1)Barely anyone on Neoseeker seems to have any idea what Gamegrep is, and those which do don't understand the mechanics behind it beyond "It has gaming news" 2)Those which do discover what Gamegrep is find the whole process simply to much to comprehend and often give up on any involvement then and there. 3)That people simply don't care enough to post news or comments, with little to no reward available.

Now basically what I'm suggesting are more links and ways to access Gamegrep from Neoseeker as well as more advertising or displaying of it. Simply explanations for beginners on everything and perhaps a simplification of the processes involved in general. And more rewards/bonuses for Gamegrep users and ways they can show off these and there points on Neoseeker.

I understand a lot of this would require a great deal of refining and that some of this Gamegrep is probably better off without but I feel we could at least discuss some ways to bring Neoseeker and Gamegrep closer together as well as enlighten more people on the joys of Greppin.

There are a few ideas in the pipeline that will help promote GameGrep activity and help reward users, but any related suggestions you guys might have are invaluable. How does everyone feel about having to log into GameGrep separately? Do you think that the purpose of the site is immediately noticeable upon first visit? Every bit of feedback really does help!

I would say Gamegrep's purpose is pretty obvious. It's a neatly set-up site.

I think one of the biggest problem is that people don't realize they can access Gamegrep with their Neoseeker accounts. Alot of them don't seem to realize that Gamegrep is joined to Neoseeker, and probably just assume that they will have to Register a new account (which is a pain in the ass to do, especially if they only want to rate or comment on articles).
If Neoseeker members didn't have to re-login to comment/rate/submit Gamegrep articles, I reckon we would see alot more activity from people who might click on a Gamegrep link from a Neo forum, and realize they can comment/rate/submit right away without having to login again or Register a new ccount.

A part of the reason I made this thread in Loungin was to see what general members think of Gamegrep. As I said in the thread, considering the site is a year old (AND can be immediately accessed by any Neo member), it seems pretty quiet with most articles being commented on by the same people over and over. Most articles will get around 10-20 comments and 50-200 ratings. At this point in time, I was expecting the site to be A LOT busier.
(I also think Vermillion brought up an excellent point about the general mentality of people who comment on Gamegrep >_>).

quote Silver Mirror

Now basically what I'm suggesting are more links and ways to access Gamegrep from Neoseeker as well as more advertising or displaying of it. Simply explanations for beginners on everything and perhaps a simplification of the processes involved in general. And more rewards/bonuses for Gamegrep users and ways they can show off these and there points on Neoseeker.

quote Gothic Girl

I think one of the biggest problem is that people don't realize they can access Gamegrep with their Neoseeker accounts. Alot of them don't seem to realize that Gamegrep is joined to Neoseeker, and probably just assume that they will have to Register a new account (which is a pain in the ass to do, especially if they only want to rate or comment on articles).
If Neoseeker members didn't have to re-login to comment/rate/submit Gamegrep articles, I reckon we would see alot more activity from people who might click on a Gamegrep link from a Neo forum, and realize they can comment/rate/submit right away without having to login again or Register a new ccount.

Integrating with NeoPoints

Something completely different

Hmm some interesting ideas there Redemption, making gamegrep a sub domain is definitely a possibility. Integrating it with neopoints also seems like a excellent plan. What about the whole advertising gamegrep idea? Anyway we could stick a gamegrep link somewhere besides the bottom of the page?

Personally I really like the idea of GameGrep being its own entity and promoting the social "anyone can post" thing. Some sites have enthusiastically promoted us so far with that in mind..I think it works. To me, Neoseeker is your standard game/hardware site with all the bells and whistles..while GameGrep is something more unique (both have their place).

But ahh..thats just my take.
So yeah, I vote for more promotion/integreation between the two.