I don't mean ask for advice from him, I mean to give him advice.
I do a fair enough job at retention, thank you.
As egamma said, we just don't get many people that join up to begin with.
Lyman puts a lot of effort into making players remain, and has good results for it. I, however, neither have the time or the will to dump endless efforts on BM anymore, and so I always say hello to new people, offer them an oath and advice, and then always reply to them when they write to me directly or if they say something publicly. That being said, I don't spend any further efforts on people who never speak. Some of them can be converted into active and voiceful people, but most can't. While retention is a honorable goal, that's where I draw the line as to how much effort is worth the gain that is sought. If people don't respond to the plenty of opportunities for them to that I present to them, then it's their own damn fault. I ain't playing BabbysittingMaster here.
