Posts on Forums seem to be down considerably

[CC_Jon]

@soozievt

So, in the last handful of years, that forum which was one of the most active ones on CC, practically died. In fact, rather than lots of new threads daily (and on top of no longer having separate forums for each college), it reverted back to what it was 20 years ago before there was a MT Forum…to one LONG catchall thread for that admissions year…one of the only threads there is any activity on within that forum…no specific topic threads hardly at all.

This one is on me. I made the decision to consolidate the MT Forum back in 2021. By that time the majority of college-specific MT categories were rarely used. My goal was to help people find the right place to post to get the best audience to answer there question or continue the discussion. Looking at the participation in MT-related threads, I failed. I’m sorry I played a part in making CC less useful for musical theater students.

I’m certainly open to suggestions about how we might become a better resource for these students.

@soozievt

I will also add that after many years of helping and answering the same questions over and over again, it got repetitive. One thing in the private FB groups I am in that relate to college admissions is that there are FILES for commonly asked topics and questions, so people are not repeating the same advice and information on some common questions.

Interesting. Looking at the PTA Facebook group I’m on, it appears files added in links are collected in one place to be referred to again, if necessary. I don’t see a lot of people on CC posting links to files, but I wonder if creating more FAQ-style posts would serve a similar purpose? What sort of files to people post on your groups? (The PTA group mostly has calendars, fliers and permission forms.)