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CALLING ALL MEMBERS--
Your assistance is needed!
Do you enjoy the low price of Elf Clan regions?
Would you prefer to pay $50, $60, $75 per month instead?
As an Elf Clan member, do you enjoy the peaceful and harmonious atmosphere of the numerous Elf Clan lands?
The answers to these questions are of obvious. We love having full-power, 45,000-prim regions at only $40 a month. In addition, Elf Clan members enjoy exploring the beauty and harmony of these lands. Many have described Elf Clan as a "safe harbor from the rest of virtual reality".
However the special pricing of Elf Clan lands is only available to us if we maintain a certain number of regions. If we fall below that number, prices increase.
The reality: as region owners we cannot simply enjoy low costs without effort, expecting others to somehow keep the group alive. We must each contribute to the group effort. Without such assistance Elf Clan can decline... and prices will increase.
EVIDENCE OF THIS: in the last three years, Elf Clan has dropped from 54 regions to 30. This follows a trend on all virtual worlds: neither Inworldz nor any other grid is growing. Most of us are well-aware of this trend.
What this means is that we need our region owners and members to offer your assistance in building Elf Clan's region count back up. There are several ways to do this... which we will discuss here.
ACTIVELY SEEK NEW LAND OWNERS. We all have friends. You may often meet new people. Wearing your Elf Clan Tag on a regular basis, dressing as Elven (or a themed race) and telling new people about our low-cost lands is one way to actively acquire new land owners. In fact it is the best way we know to do so.
POST THOSE SIGNS. Recently Elf Clan sent out signs for region owners to set out on their lands. The signs say "OWN AN ELF CLAN REGION for only $40 a month!" and explains the advantage of our full, 45,000-prim regions. (If you didn't receive such a sign, please contact Snoots Dwagon).
These signs are attractive, vibrant and to-the-point. They contain a simple notecard that sends people to this website where they are introduced to Elf Clan. The land arrangement is fully explained.
All you have to do is set out those signs in prominent places on your lands, where visitors can see them.
In addition you can send copies of the notecard to your friends and give copies to new visitors. This too is an excellent way to attract people to Elf Clan.
CAN YOU BUY A REGION? If you don't own a region, have you wished you did? Would you like to have your own Elf Clan land-- a beautiful place to call home and build to your heart's content? Can you manage a low $40 a month to do so? Elf Clan has hundreds of members. If even a portion of our existing members purchase regions, we can reach our goal of filling the remainder of our 50 regions. You have three themes to choose from: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Steampunk. This provides you a wide scope of concepts on which to create your own personal world.
PURCHASE ANOTHER REGION YOURSELF. If you already own a region, have you wanted more room, to expand your current lands, or to develop a different theme? If you can afford one more region, that will of course help increase our region count. This does not negate the need for all of the other items listed here, but it will help... every month.
BECOME A GREETER. For years Elf Clan Greeters were the heart of Elf Clan activities. They wore their Elf Clan tags and stood at Welcome Centers and greeted new members, hosted events, helped new ones with viewer tips, building hints, avatar arrangement and anything else people needed. In short, Greeters make themselves personal friends to visitors. We show them around, answer questions, and make new ones feel at home.
Can you volunteer to be an Elf Clan Greeter? As such you will receive a special Title and a Greeters Manual which explains how to be a Greeter, based on years of Elf Clan experience. It's really pretty easy to be a Greeter, and it's fun befriending new people. All it takes is a little time.
If you can volunteer as a Greeter and spend some time each week assisting the group, this can be very helpful.
HOST EVENTS. We have a brand new activity center in the form of ElvenMyst. This region contains a Floating Castle with introductory materials, a fully-operational archery range, huge sandbox, surrounding Fantasy Market, Pirate's Cove with rezzable sailing ships, two taverns, a Drum Circle dance area and much more.
We have a list of events that you can browse and help by hosting events. Most events are fairly easy to host.
Events are helpful because they draw people to Elf Clan. The more events we have, the more people become aware of Elf Clan... and the better chance we have of increasing our land count.
You can help. Imagine if we could get ten people to host one or two events a month apiece. All we need are some dedicated Elf Clan members to help us in this area and host regular events.
WHAT ARE THE ELDAR DOING?
We've been doing these things since 2004 (a period of over 13 years as of this writing). Who do people think created ElvenSong, ElvenMyst, ElvenGlen, ElvenHope, Replicant City, the Archery Range, Pirate's Cove, our event tools and engines, group documents... and this very website. Who does the extensive group scripting we see on our primary regions? Who handles the finances each month which allow your regions to operate? Who manages Elf Clan so that it continues to run smoothly?
In short, the Eldar do a great deal. But we cannot do everything by ourselves-- nor should we be expected to. This is your group too. We need your help to keep Elf Clan alive. Without that help, things will go as they go.
Again... do you enjoy your low $40 tier level? Do you want to help maintain that level?
UNLESS YOU REALLY WANT TO PAY $75 A MONTH...
Of course, if we don't mind paying higher land prices there is no need to do any of this. Elf Clan can drop to 20, 10 or even fewer regions-- and we can pay the same full-region prices as the rest of the grid. That is the alternative to Elf Clan members cooperating together for the good of our group and lands.
Our special early-adopter grandfathered price was earned through our group working to build Elf Clan from ground zero. With Elf Clan's help Inworldz zoomed from 14 to 500 regions practically overnight. That work must now continue with the focus of regularly bringing more members to purchase group lands.
Only with your help can this be accomplished. The Eldar cannot do this by ourselves. We need the cooperation of all of our region owners and members combined if we are to succeed in building our land count back up into the "safe zone". We currently have 18 regions available that need owners. That is not an impossible figure, nor even a difficult one to reach. We simply need your assistance to make this possible. Without your assistance, Elf Clan like the rest of virtual worlds, will very likely continue to decline.
So what do you say? How much do you appreciate our $40-a-month full-sim lands? If you're not a land owner... how much do you appreciate being able to enjoy your virtual life on Elf Clan lands?
Here is your chance to show appreciation for this arrangement. Please contact Snoots Dwagon for information on assisting Elf Clan in whatever manner you can offer.
-- The Eldar of Elf Clan
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