As a regular on this forum and I like to contribute Artwork and feedback to artists and authors. But the thing that bothers me is that only about 400 people on this board have actually made at least one post. I think there needs to be a little motivation to get people to start posting. What I'm proposing is that some limited access forums be made, where the forum ranks have some importance to them. The idea that I have is that certain forums can only be accessed by certain ranks and different things would be available there. For example, newbies would be given a sketch of a drawing, tenderfoots would be given inked drawings, and site regulars and above would be given the full color image. I don't know if this kind of thing is possible but it's what I think would be the right way to give back to those who make an effort to contribute to this forum and give some kind of meaning to the ranks.

Interesting idea.

I always preferred wheelbarrows full of money as motivation for myself, but this might work too. :mrgreen:

Pfeh.  What would I do with money anyway?

I mean, I'd gladly give it away for something else.  

Maybe if there was a reputation/karma tally for posts.  Sorta like give a good score for something constructive or great, and a penalty for something that's obnoxious or spammalicious.
(with a ban feature for really flagrant offenders.)

Seeing my characters as art, though... that'd be an incentive!  Maybe a sketch/ink reward system might work.

Well what I was implying was that it would be the same work, only certain people would be able to see it in the different stages. It was just my feeling that the people on this board who have take the time and effort to post on this board deserve to get something back. It's just my honest opinion that people who actually contribute to this board should get something better than the low class lurkers on this forum.