Posted by: San September 23, 2005
Nepali Politics Forum
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I see the main sajha page (homepage) more as a landing ground or the Lobby. Previously the postings shown in the homepage were more diverse and represented various interests. Recently, it seems like nearly half of the postings are politics related. In most discussion sites, the homepage is generally a list of topics for discussion. Unless the site itself is a special interest site, you will have to click on a link to go view or post in the topic of your choice. When a new visitor visits sajha, the homepage gives the first impression. Having half the posting being politics related, I don't want the visitor to have the opinion that sajha is mostly a political site. I want to keep the first impression of sajha as a sajha site for all, and not a sajha politics site. This way, the first outlook becomes more sajha - yet, more serious political discussions are merely a click away. As the admin, I have to try to understand that a lot of current new visitors are mostly college going students hence late teen to twenties. Visitor retention is important because a site is as valuable as the visitors to the site. Hence, I do not want to deter away new visitors to the site, simply because the homepage paints sajha as more of a political site. I would like to see the homepage to be more sajha and not constantly monopolized by one area of interest. These are my opinions; but as always i'm open to ideas and suggestions. Do cast your vote since they wil make a difference in what is decided.
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