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Posted by: JosephAvery 28th April 2019, 02:44 PM

Post your suggestions / feedback for the Inner Circle and mgmt here!

Posted by: Cqmerqn 28th April 2019, 03:18 PM

Ellie AF

Posted by: Scene 28th April 2019, 03:50 PM

A Camila Cabello forum could do wonders - more so than some of the new ones imo. She had a big first era, along with a worldwide smash, and CC2 is probably coming later this year or early 2020. I see her as 1 of 3 major pop starlets alongside Ari and Dua who both have their own forum. Make it happen!! (please)

Posted by: linds 8th May 2019, 09:14 PM

I want AFSC

or maybe we could do a contest that's set up with heats, similar to bjfest

Posted by: Cqmerqn 8th May 2019, 09:25 PM

I want Ellie Goulding

Posted by: linds 8th May 2019, 09:26 PM

who let u in here

Posted by: Juliano 15th May 2019, 07:12 PM

5H in general and then sub forums within the forum?

Posted by: Andrew. 30th May 2020, 09:52 PM

Charli forum to be brought back on a trial basis plz x

- She’s a legend
- She’s Doing a lot at the moment so there’s lots to talk about
- Extremely active on social media
- Active fanbase that uses pop forums
- She’s a legend
- She just released an album, rates/survivors etc for that could give us LOTS of posts
- She has a lot of material that’s relatively unknown by most people so the listen throughs which have been a massive success for other forums could be used
- She’s liked on here and with lots of activities to do she could be the next big niche forum like The Saturdays
- She’s a legend
- Did I mention she’s a legend

Posted by: Liam.k. 30th May 2020, 09:57 PM

A shame no one used it when it existed just a couple of months back.

Posted by: Calum 30th May 2020, 09:58 PM

Posted by: Andrew. 30th May 2020, 10:04 PM

I didn’t know you took your tea cold xx

Nah you’re right Liam of course but no shade, I think with a push and activities like other forums have had (listen throughs, survivors, discussion topics etc) it could work! I didn’t think the Ellie or Shawn forums would work but they’re both thriving, especially Shawn.

Just a suggestion x

Posted by: Liam.k. 30th May 2020, 10:07 PM

If there's a genuine interest raised by a few people then fair enough, but I just fear that after all the (for want of a better word) gimmicks have been used like a rate and listening parties, then the forum would go back to being dead. The thread for her new album only has two pages for instance.

Posted by: Andrew. 30th May 2020, 10:12 PM

Omg that’s...not great, I remembered it as having like six pages oops

I get that, but unless there’s a genuine massive event happening like in the Gaga forum or an established community like in Kylie, it’s very hard for AF’s in general to get lots of posts without those gimmicks. If there wasn’t an AFSC going on atm and you removed rates, survivors etc then a lot of AF’s would be relatively mute. I just think with the new era it could get a chance but it’d be a risk and you’re absolutely right!

Posted by: Liam.k. 30th May 2020, 10:28 PM

It's more about how sustainable it would be really, I know all forums have to do rates and things to keep activity up but there's various ways of doing them and others have a lot more material to offer. Plus all those things could have been done when the forum existed previously.

Don't want to sound like a Debbie Downer thought - as I say, if this is something members genuinely wanted to give another shot then I'll be all for it. I just don't want it to be reinstated and all the hardwork from whoever was moderating (whether that be you or someone else) get ignored.

Posted by: JosephStyles 30th May 2020, 10:34 PM

The criteria as to what makes a successful AF, to me, is whether it gets more posts than it otherwise would in a genre forum. Charli simply wasn't so that's why it had to go, and honestly, the activity of the new album isn't convincing me otherwise. It'd be busy for a week before dying down again. I don't think an AF would promote any more Charli posts than we're already getting!

Posted by: Andrew. 30th May 2020, 11:59 PM

A more general idea for the inner circle to consider, Selena Gomez?

No you’re fine it’s just an idea and ik it’d be a risk, thanks for the constructive points x


I get that completely, but if Charli has an AF, there would be more posts as discussion topics were started, at least I know I would try and start some and possibly others would too. Idk if I’m making my point well aha but using Ellie and Shawn as an example, their releases were hardly getting a load of pages in the genre forums but they get more discussion in their AFs by default as there’s an effort to make discussion. If Shawn was still in pop he wouldn’t be getting 100 posts a week. If there’s people putting in a great effort like there is in forums like that then it can work. I know it’d be a risk but it’s just what the topic said, a suggestion and I'm quite passionate about Charli so I think it’d be interesting to give it a go! Then again I'm passionate about Xtina and she's not getting a forum anytime soon I accept your reasonings though 😁

Posted by: Spiceboy 31st May 2020, 12:38 AM

A Steps forum for when they finally do their come back If it's anything like last time there will be tons of interviews, tour dates, performances etc etc to talk about

Posted by: Liam.k. 31st May 2020, 12:55 AM

Agreed, I think the appetite is there for Steps. Their last album received a lot of discussion (I checked back and the thread has 42 pages) and the thread for their TBA album is already on 6 pages. A lot of Buzzjack's demographic grew up with their music so there's plenty of nostalgia to tap into. If a couple of members were willing to moderate I could see it being a success.

I know it was just for Teams but the amount of discussion raised in the S Club forum was something I could see being achieved in a Steps forum.

Posted by: Andrew. 31st May 2020, 01:12 AM

Lizzo?

Steps is a great idea! I'm not a huge fan but we've seen how successful the Spice Girls forum has been and Kylie etc still is, pop acts with longer careers always do well tbh

Serious suggestion: Pussycat Dolls. The 'React' thread did very well and they've confirmed new music is coming, along with the tour and possible album. I think it'd work!

Posted by: Spiceboy 31st May 2020, 10:39 AM

I'd be happy to moderate a Steps forum with someone. Jay is also a big Steps fan so I reckon he would do it too... another one for him lol!

Pussycat Dolls could work but I think it should be saved for if they do a fully fledged album as there won't be much to talk about otherwise... although I suppose they do have solo stuff going on too tbf.

Posted by: Jay ☆ 31st May 2020, 10:54 AM

Steps would be a dream forum *.* Maybe one to consider giving a trial run when they get around to being able to start their era.

I low key wish the Rachel/S Club forum had been allowed to stay

Posted by: Jonjo 31st May 2020, 10:55 AM

Pussycat Dolls had a forum. It flopped. Their threads work in the pop forum.
Absolutely not Lizzo (at least for me). She doesn't really get talked about much beyond her music. No one talks about her away from her music.
Steps is the only one where I think it could work, but then again they've had about 4 years between this upcoming album and their last one and although they get discussed a lot in the run up to an era, they don't really get talked about in between the eras. I think they're also they work well in pop.

But ofc these are just my thoughts.

Posted by: Liam.k. 31st May 2020, 11:11 AM

Tbf Pussycat Dolls had a forum years ago, we have a largely new memberbase now. I can see other factors suggesting it might not work beyond album release but I don't think that's one of them.

I think a Steps forum would encourage more activity than they receive in Pop. I'm sure there's evidence of general discussion within the album threads and the group do seem fairly visible in between eras. I think there's enough going for it to be given a trial run when we get more solid details about the new era.

Posted by: lewistgreen 31st May 2020, 11:16 AM

STEPS STEPS STEPS

Posted by: Dexton 31st May 2020, 11:48 AM

Time for a poll to pick new AFs I think

Posted by: T Boy 31st May 2020, 11:57 AM

Do we need more AFs right now?

Also wouldn’t bringing in a Steps/S Club/Pussycat Dolls forum be a bit of a slap in the face to the Sugababes forum? One that had been kept busy despite no new material for like 7 years, consistently doing well in the posters chart and now they have new material? It was still pretty popular when it was let go.

Posted by: Andrew. 31st May 2020, 03:34 PM

Isn't Lizzo one of the most talked about popstars right now? Certainly from what I'm seeing. Idk when the Pussycat Dolls had a forum so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Just because it flopped a decade ago doesn't mean it'd flop now! I agree Steps could work, they have the discography to maintain chat between eras.

Posted by: Spiceboy 31st May 2020, 04:25 PM

I thought it went because it was pretty dead and there was nothing going on with the girls?

Posted by: Calum 31st May 2020, 04:31 PM

Lizzo may be one of the most talked about people on other platforms, but... she's hardly a major talking point on Buzzjack. I'd advocate for the return of the Cardi B forum before I threw my support behind a Lizzo one.

Posted by: JosephStyles 31st May 2020, 04:33 PM

The Cardi forum *.* a moment in history

Posted by: Andrew. 31st May 2020, 04:34 PM

There was a Cardi forum?

As opposed to those huge talking points Shawn, Ellie and Calvin? Those forums have still been a success. But true!

Posted by: JosephStyles 31st May 2020, 04:36 PM

The difference is, who here is a huge Lizzo stan? It's why the Billie Eilish forum didn't work, the mods did what they could but nobody was quite a big enough stan to make it work. Those forums all have noted stans who have made it work alongside very dedicated mod teams.

It's also why an Adele forum didn't work even around the time 21 was out. There just weren't the stans that really make an AF worthwhile, rather than it basically being the exact threads you'd see in pop anyway!

Posted by: Andrew. 31st May 2020, 04:40 PM

Okay fair enough I didn't really think of that! I actually agree lol, new/returning AFs need huge stans to make it work.

Posted by: Calum 31st May 2020, 04:42 PM

I don't know what you're trying to imply? Shawn, Ellie and Calvin each have very committed fanbases here on Buzzjack so it makes a lot more sense that they have a forum as opposed to the likes of Lizzo. Certainly in respect of Ellie and Calvin, they may not be huge talking points outside of the music itself, but the mods of those forums make it work. Shawn is out of era just now, but as you said yourself is still maintaining a decent number of posts, and is a massive name outside of his music alone.

Posted by: Andrew. 31st May 2020, 04:44 PM

What I meant was that those artists, especially Ellie and Calvin weren't huge talking points on here but still succeeded as a forum. But as Hoseph said, they have at least one dedicated stan and Lizzo...doesn't. So I get why that probably wouldn't work now!

Posted by: JosephStyles 31st May 2020, 04:46 PM

Posted by: T Boy 31st May 2020, 05:17 PM

No it was still pretty busy but there was no material coming out after years of ‘soon’. That material literally turned up a week after the forum was binned.

I’m not advocating a return of the Sugababes forum but it would make more sense to do that than go with the other suggestions.

I don’t think we need anymore forums right now. Frankly, it feels like people just want to mod something else.

Posted by: Spiceboy 31st May 2020, 07:18 PM

Wow I genuinely would love a Steps forum regardless of who mods it, they have such a fabulous discography, the incredible videos, their album eras are properly promoted giving lots to talk about, they appear on all sorts of things and do all sorts as solo acts.