Personally I always go to the forums when I come here. I'm in my mid 30s so I'm used to the culture of forums as they were one of the main methods of communication on the internet around 2000-2010. While these days you have Twitter and Instagram etc and just need to scroll down to refresh, earlier internet was different, but still perfectly functional though many people aren't used to this sort of environment. My habit is just to hit up the forums a couple times a day if I've got time and check out what posts are new (anything in bold heh). I think it's a good entry point for newbies to the website since they can immediately just start clicking around and see what topics are being discussed. It's much easier and much more organic than manually curating a page of trending threads etc but I guess the admin/mods can see how that works out and adjust anything if needed!
Unrelated, I'm now helping out on the Twitter account so if you have any ideas about bolstering engagement or just have a suggestion for a Tweet or topic to illustrate, feel free to bring it up! I'm hoping to cement its presence as not only a way to bring people to these forums/website, but to share news relating to urbanism, architecture, infrastructure, culture and the cities and region overall in any manner that relates to what WRC is about. The more people know what's going on in their environment, the better the results can be. It has a sizable following with a lot of important people/groups (politicians, municipal services, businesses, developers, architects and everyday people) so I'm hoping it could help engage the community about the evolution of Waterloo Region. I sent out a Tweet today about the upcoming Victoria and Park project, for example: https://twitter.com/WRConnected/status/1...3927286787. I'll also try experimenting with direct engagement with posters so the account feels more active, i.e.: https://twitter.com/WRConnected/status/1...3588527109
Unrelated, I'm now helping out on the Twitter account so if you have any ideas about bolstering engagement or just have a suggestion for a Tweet or topic to illustrate, feel free to bring it up! I'm hoping to cement its presence as not only a way to bring people to these forums/website, but to share news relating to urbanism, architecture, infrastructure, culture and the cities and region overall in any manner that relates to what WRC is about. The more people know what's going on in their environment, the better the results can be. It has a sizable following with a lot of important people/groups (politicians, municipal services, businesses, developers, architects and everyday people) so I'm hoping it could help engage the community about the evolution of Waterloo Region. I sent out a Tweet today about the upcoming Victoria and Park project, for example: https://twitter.com/WRConnected/status/1...3927286787. I'll also try experimenting with direct engagement with posters so the account feels more active, i.e.: https://twitter.com/WRConnected/status/1...3588527109