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haha ok thanks fam yeah i have never been good at writing stuff, i may try one day more like when i have time. ok cool i have some free time coming up so i guess will make some stuff's. im very new to it but its a nice hobby

A couple things from a couple different forums I've been on... Shop system. So you can collect points (currency, as it's been stated here) from posts and contests (which yield more points) and then use it in a shop. Common items I've seen in forum shops are username effects (colours, glitter, etc), badges, and whatnot. Competitions. But that's already been fleshed out pretty good. And another thing was a monthly "newspaper" created by a team. The one I saw would give general news related to anime/manga that happened that month, member interview section (they'd choose about four members a month and interview them), art submission, short stories (or even an ongoing story), sometimes recipes (especially around Christmas), and a team quiz challenge (two teams go head to head and the results are posted in the newspaper). There's lots that can be done for it and its a nifty little idea.

The amount if free time it takes is dampened a bit because it would only be released once a month and ideally there'd be a small team of people working on it. At that forum, they had different people in charge of different sections. A team leader would set guidelines for layout and sizing and be responsible for putting it all into one document for members to download. That way, it lessens the load of the work, and it allows for diversity throughout the newspaper

I decided to go dig around a bit in that forum I mentioned with the newspaper and pulled up some covers for you guys: Each issue would feature a bit of a collage section showcasing entries from the gfx competions example: And there was always an ongoing story with one chapter published each issue (at least one story, quite often two would be running at the same time) sample: Also, I mentioned a team quiz challenge. It was actually more of a guessing game. The players got the images/questions in separate PMs and submitted their answers through those PMs. I was actually part of the junior mod team that got to play against some members in these sample pages: It seems there's a bit of interest in roleplay, which is why I wanted to share this next page from that forum's newspaper. Okay, so one thing I've encountered quite often in forums is some sort of roleplay "cafe" or "hotel" or whatever. It's a thread run by someone as a means for general roleplay (with members taking on the part of customers and staff). One of the general roleplay threads in this place was a candy shop. And to encourage members to partake in the roleplay, thus creating activity and contribution, the candy shop actually had an advertisement in the newspaper for valentine's sample: Actually, with how flashy it is, it's more of a magazine than a newspaper. But, it isn't a necessity to be so flashy. These were just some samples that I pulled up. They also usually had a section for newer movies, and a recipe submission, as well as any upcoming events, quite often artworks (submitted by members ofc) would be shown off at the end of the newspaper, there was always an interview with someone (whether it be staff or someone from the creative community). Well, it's a nifty idea anyway. Not sure how well it would work here, but figured I'd mention it and let you all see some samples

https://animeforums.net/community/threads/ultimate-freestyle-contest-2016.3203/ Alright, got the opening post done, fams.

You should check out Attack on Titan (Horror), Death Note (Psychological), and Tokyo Ghoul (Horror) if you haven't already seen them.

I have created the Japanese Language Learning section as per your suggestion @filip. I'm also re-designating this thread for general Japanese language learning discussion.

Alright, will start it towards the end of this month as there are a few galleries I want to finish first.

@Optic: YES!!! Do that, then post them here so we can learn too Also, this is my 100th post, yay!