| If you manage a message board community,
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| | promote a warm glow in the hearts of your
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| a key to your site's success is the
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| | members will retain your visitors like
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| lively banter between members. Without
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| | nothing else. Put away the stale,
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| conversation, your site will quickly die
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| | antiseptic backgrounds and put some
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| off. You can't police your forum and
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| | holiday pizzazz into your forums.Cyber
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| respond to every post, but there are a
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| | Grab Bag. No, I haven't tried this
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| few things you can do as an administrator
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| | one...yet! However, I do know of sites
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| to get things moving again.Hold a
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| | where members play "Secret Santa" with
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| contest. Yes, who doesn't like to win
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| | other members. This can be in the form of
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| something, anything? You don't have to
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| | a surprise email, an electronic gift, or
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| spend a lot of money and the prize can be
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| | a donation to the recipient's favorite
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| as simple as a magazine subscription,
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| | charity.There are many other ways to get
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| free membership for one year to your
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| | your site moving again. Use this festive
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| site, or an electronic gift card for the
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| | time of the year to come up with a plan
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| lucky winner. Want to go big time? Find a
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| | that is certain to spark interest in your
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| merchant to sponsor a gift; in exchange
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| | site. If in doubt as to what to do next,
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| for their donation give them free
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| | ask your members...they'll know!Copyright
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| advertising on your site for an agreed
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| | 2005 -- Matthew Keegan is The Article
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| period of time.Update your icons. The
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| | Writer who writes on a variety of topics
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| same old, nondescript icons will
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| | including: advocacy, automobiles,
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| certainly bring about the yawns. Spice
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| | aviation, business, Christian themes,
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| things up by swapping out one set of
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| | family, news, product reviews, travel,
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| icons for another. Holiday themed icons
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| | writing, and more. Samples from his
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| are a favorite.Change your background or
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| | portfolio are available right online.
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| theme. Holiday themed backgrounds that
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