If you've successfully shared Fluther with others, how did you do it?

I shared Fluther with my friend Michelle, rockstargrrrlie. I thought she might like it because she enjoyed The Question Club on livejournal. She was frequently showing me posts from The Question Club in the tone of, “Can you believe this person’s answer?!”

I told her about Fluther, and at first, she was pretty much just like “oh, cool,” but didn’t make an account or anything. Then, periodically, when there would be an interesting thread here, I would link her.

At some point, probably a few months after I had initially mentioned Fluther to her, she said that she had made an account and was liking it. Soon after, I heard from her, “I have 100 points on Fluther!”

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About which people you should share Fluther with:
– people who are likely to be good at answering questions
– curious people
– people who like knowledge (both giving and receiving)
– people with desk jobs
– people who like message boards

About how to share it:
– never be too overzealous (OMG, THIS IS THE BEST THING EVER, YOU ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO SIGN UP THIS SECOND AND USE IT FOR HOURS EVERYDAY FOREVER!)
– mention it, but don’t push it
– follow up only when there is something of interest, i.e., “Hey, remember that website I told you about? I’m reading this one thread where…” rather than, “Hey, have you made your Fluther account yet???”
– link particularly entertaining threads or threads that would be relevant to the person

I know someone on here and I think the only reason they chose to come was because they’d always ask what I was doing and I’d say, “Fluther”. They’d ask while I was talking on the phone with them so I’d constantly be distracted, so it probably piqued their curiosity… Made them wonder, “What the hell is this site she’s so fascinated with?”. On top of the fact that when they asked what type of things I’d answer or ask, all I could manage was, “A little of everything”.

So yeah… I’m sure they came because of a mixture of curiosity and annoyance. ;)

I made Kttenz join, now he’s a lurker.

I just made him do it, I think I threatened to take a kidney. Or open his stomach the hard way… I dunno, it all happened so fast.

I mention fluther and floort in conversations alot when I think of various threads that apply to the dialogue in process. This often happens during theological conversations.
As far as I know, I’ve only recruited one person to either site.

When I first found Fluther, I emailed quite a few people about it. I just said “Cool site, but beware…it is addicting!” So far as I know, not one of them ever joined. It just doesn’t seem to appeal to most people (WTF?). However, both of my oldest daughters got intrigued by watching me ‘fluther’, and both have joined. I expect my youngest will, too, once she’s old enough.

hahaha am i greedy? i haven’t mentioned it to anyone, and i really don’t think i will. i mean, my mom knows vaguely of it because she wonders why i’m on for so many hours, but. i don’t know. i feel like this is a secret hideout in a way, and i don’t really want to spread it to people i see every day yet. hah.

@Tiffy, enjoy it. I know some people here really like the anonymity. I love to share, it’s so much fun for me! Still looking for more ideas. I may have to try @Asmonet’s kidney-threatening method. :)

It yields results, positive or negative doesn’t matter, it yields them.

haha i’m thinking about telling a close friend or 2 about it, but you know, the idea that it’s just this really awesome place i found on my own is nice for now.
good luck with getting people to join though! haha hopefully it won’t have to result in kidney-related violence. (;

I haven’t mentioned it to anyone at all. Not anyone.

@Tiffy: secret hideout, yes, something like that for me too. Like the flowering bush that grew on the shadowy side of our house when I was small, with deeply drooping branches and just enough space for me in the hidden hollow underneath. Comfortingly close to home, yet unknown and invisible to all others.

Keeping it our little secret, hmm?

I just got my brother, KingMalefic to join. I made the account in front of him and he couldn’t resist the thread I was on about piercings. :)

Lurve for luring your own kin to the dark side.