There were a couple of reasons why I started the Daily Word (Note: Persuasive writing follows this paragraph.)

First and foremost, I created the Daily Word since with the new users coming in, they need something trivial to look for. They don’t have to know the ins and outs of the blog, where everything is and all that, but putting things like this makes the blog that much more interesting. New users probably don’t even know penetralia (a Daily Word! ) like this exists, and by giving them a hint, they immediately start searching and exploring within the blog. They learn new capabilities and more about the blog, which generally results in a better user later. Once they discover these hidden quests, they can always come back and see anything new.

Vocabulary development is also important. For me, personally, I just like to learn new words so I can start using them in my stories. I’m thinking that by the end of “The Tale of Michael” almost all of the Daily Words will have showed up at least once. In fact, the word hyaline has so much uses that fit in my story that I don’ t want to overuse it too much. Now hyaline has become a part of my regular vocabulary. So have other scenery-like words, such as boscage and fauna. (Note to Users: Flora + Fauna = Landscape [just wanted to point this out])

Also, the Daily Word encourages stories. By making it a goal to use new words in new stories, we promote the growth of the blog. More stories and more episodes/chapters are created, and the chance of new users showing up is greater. The reason being is because once they find an interesting story they like, they come back to the blog every few days to see if a new chapter has been released. They might even want to start writing their own story themselves. So, yeah, the Daily Word totally helps out the blog in the long run.

And finally, I just wanted to give the mytest account a use. Having an account with no usage is a waste. In fact, all of the users (except DaPoogueBomb; I can tell you who this is at swimming) have logged on at least once, but not all have commented yet (a.k.a. KuroPoogueClown ). As a result, we now have a useless account transformed into a userpage people look at every day. Quite an improvement, don’t you think?

Well, that’s it for my persuasion. And if you don’t remember, the topic was why I created the Daily Word. Logging out soon…

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