What can I do to help Oasis?

I actually get that question a lot in private messages and e-mails, and I never have all that much to offer ya'll.

I don't really think of us as having relaunched yet, not really. Adrian still needs to roll out some basic features, and I still feel I'm managing a backlog of stuff more than letting the site find its groove. It still feels like I hijacked the front page of your site a bit too much, mainly because you don't have the option of entering through oasisjournals.com yet. I also anticipated launching the site a month and a half before we did, so I have a stack of things I've promised to review and I still feel like I have that hanging over me yet.

But since it keeps coming up, I guess the one thing anyone can do is link to us. From your facebook, myspace, livejournal, typepad, etc., put us there in your favorites. If you blog elsewhere and like something here, link to it.

Oasis has always gotten by primarily on word of mouth, and the users of this site are the heart and soul of what makes this site great. So, the more you spread the word, the more new people will get to find us. If you think Oasis is a great site, help more people find it and feel less alone themselves.

If you post on forums elsewhere, add Oasis to your signature, etc. Just stuff like that.

We'll have banner ads and stuff that you can pop on your myspace, etc., in the not-too-distant future, but not yet.

So, there you have it. For right now, that's what you could do. Just spread the word. The more people we can help, the better. If you aren't up for that, no worries, just say hi to the new members as they show up.