When you ask people the question, "What makes a successful web site?" you're going to get many different answers. You'll probably hear things like: lots of traffic, a good design, and fresh content. While those are all indeed crucial in having a successful site, you also a need a sense of community. Meaning, that staff members and regular members alike interact and participate within the site.

In order to promote DMusic's "sense of community" I am going to be profiling DMusic members so we can all get to know each other a little better. To start things off, weaponzero has been kind enough to be my guinea pig. So lets get things started:

[Heidi] So weaponzero, what is your name and where are you from?

[weze] keep in mind, i'm sick so some things i say might not entirely make sense \:|

[weze] Full name would be Eric, and I live in the Daytona Beach, Florida area

[Heidi] Sounds good. Your user page says that you have been a DMusic member August 20, 2000. How did you first find DMusic?

[weze] Well, I actually registered at deviantArt, and then I found DMusic from that and all was well when I found out I was already registered

[weze] But DMusic kinda scared me back then so I didn't really participate too much

[Heidi] Heh. So what changed your mind into wanting to start participating with DMusic? You have over 1000 points now.

[weze] Really, I'm gonna have to say it was the slick redesign

[weze] Everything just looked so smooth, it was nice to see a change to the site.. so I though I'd give it a chance again.

[Heidi] Good deal. Where did you get your nick, weaponzero, from?

[weze] I hate the name actually. I just thought of it like 3 years ago when I was trying to be cool or something :/

[weze] But I found out its a comic book that my sister used to read

[Heidi] And it's kind of stuck ever since?

[weze] So I must have subconsciously picked it. I go by Weze a lot now because its so cute and huggly \:|

[Heidi] I can tell.

[Heidi] Do you have a favorite section on the site?

[weze] Gees, I dunno.

[weze] I love the news, even the "slow news days" are informative to me.. because I never read the newspaper or go to CNN.com

[weze] As a PHP coder I just look in awe of all the functions, so I have a lot of appreciation for all sections.

[Heidi] I'm sure Boltsky and inertia will appreciate that greatly.

[Heidi] Do you talk to any other DMusic members on a regular basis?

[weze] I'm friends with Mikey, and me and Cype are lovers.

[weze] I've also drug a few of my music loving friends to visiting Dmusic.

[Heidi] Wow, it's very nice to know that together you and Cype can share the DMusic experience.

[weze] I don't get it (I remind you I'm sick). Is that some sort of dirty joke? \:|

[Heidi] Haha, no. Because you're lovers.

[weze] Oh, so now we're "lovers"? Gees, you just don't stop do you..

[Heidi] YOU said lovers, not me. You must be sick.

[Heidi] When you're not visiting DMusic or DeviantArt, what are some of your other favorite sites?

[weze] I visit and like DeskMod and Razorart a lot. Just add .com to the end to get to em.

[weze] And I've been working on a community site for some time now, so I constantly scour the net for well coded sites to steal ideas from \:|

[Heidi] So you're a klepto, eh?

[weze] So you're a klepto, eh?

[weze] Sorry I had to :\

[Heidi] Understandable.

[Heidi] What kind of music are you into? Do you have any favorite musicians or bands?

[weze] Well I've always loved Metallica, which is odd considering my stand on MP3s..

[weze] But mainly I like pretty much all types of music with guitars. Hard rock, punk, classical.. its all in my book.

[Heidi] Are you into of the artists on DMusic?

[weze] Yea I've streamed all the Hard rock and rock sections so far, all of it is awesome. I've always been a fan of Acumen Nation, so its nice to see them on DMusic, too.

[Heidi] Sweet.

[Heidi] When you're not online and you have to go out into the real world, what do you do for fun?

[weze] Play guitar, drive my car aimlessly, listen to music (well thats in both worlds), drink, eat things off the ground, etc.

[Heidi] Really? What's the best kind of food to eat off the ground?

[weze] I ate gum off the ground for 50 bucks once. Swallowed it, too \:|

[Heidi] Wow, I heard gum stays in your stomach for like seven years.

[Heidi] That was brave of you.

[weze] Yea and the 50 bucks is well gone. I think I lost out on that deal..

[Heidi] What came first, the chicken or the egg? And why?

[weze] Chicken, Darwin. :\

[weze] I don't know if Darwin talked about chickens, I'm just trying to sound smart.

[Heidi] Interesting.

[Heidi] Have any ideas on improving DMusic?

[weze] Get a new icon for ":|" so its not so mean looking. And I've heard the "Interact" section is gonna be even better so thats a major plus.

[Heidi] So true, that's coming soon.

[Heidi] Not that you're dying soon, but what do you want written on your tombstone?

[weze] Peppero... oh written. Uhhh.....

[weze] *tries to think of something witty*

[Heidi] Two minutes have passed, hehe.

[weze] Here Lies Eric

[weze] Died at 102

[weze] The Good Die Young

[Heidi] I agree, that was pretty witty.

[weze] I totally ripped that off the internet, by the way. Gah and it wasn't even that funny.. \:|

[Heidi] Haha.

[Heidi] OK, I think we can wrap things up now. Anything you want to pimp before we call it quits?

[weze] NO.

[Heidi] So you're not a pimp? Well that's good I suppose.

[weze] >:O

[weze] Thanks for interviewing me and giving me something to do while being sick that doesn't involve staring at the wall.

[Heidi] Anytime.

[weze] haha "I TOLD YOU I WAS SICK!!" is also a humourus tombstone..

[Heidi] That would be funny indeed.

Makes a lot of sense without our names in there.

ok names are ficksed.

but those blasted emoticons f'ed everything up

all those are supposed to be " : | " and " \ : | " which is a newly invented face.
and the > is supposed to be a mean face.. kinda like my user icon. :/


and no, i'm never content.

weze is such a dirty boy with his gum stories ... well just dirty in general ... I'm the best man at his and cype's wedding ... Mikey is the flower girl.

For a second there, I thought you were upset throughout the whole interview

You want interaction?! I'll give you interaction!

*** inertia pokes weaponzero in the eye

WeaponZero is pimptastic.. and also a master of proper emoticon usage

sweet!!!! \ >

this is a great idea, props to whoever tought of it and mad props to heidi for a great interview.

looking forward to more of these

hmmmmm.. next one will be starring me.. the life, trials, success, failures, and women of mt-Batol da Great

Short article huh, mtbatol?

Double props to me because it was my idea and I did it. w00h00! Hehe.

~Heidi

/me bows to heidis greatness

Cool Idea Great Heidi! This is great to get to know one another a little better and make the site more interactive.

Sixes all the way across, in techincal merit and creativity....No danged French judges here...

very funny thumbtack..... it'll be the best 5 sentance paragraph bio that you'll ever read

Wow Heidi, you should be the next Diane Sawyer oryou could make 2 Katie Couric's

And you would also make a good Jillian Barbarie

LOL

:0

Wow John. I only hope that one day I can be half as good as Jillian. ::dreams::

~Heidi

http://www.nydailynews.com/2002-02-20/News_and_Views/City_Beat/a-142021.asp

Apparently, Couric's $65M contract isn't keeping her content...I think Heidi should get it. That would be a doozy of a b-day present