1. Firstly, I think the more respectable argument is Feeders vs Sinkers, because Feeders get the nations just created, whereas we get the nations that CTE, and often move right away or were inactive at some point they as let themselves CTE in the first place. As far as the data is concerned, Osiris has had a lot more success than us in many areas of forum and discord activity, but we do better in WA retention. Balder is less active forum wise, but they have the best WA numbers at the Delegacy level. For a while Lazarus has been largely WA numbers focused.
2. Active citizens are great, as long as it is the right sort of activity. So any appeal that is going to work would have to appeal to nations in a positive and welcoming fashion, not be too intrusive, and not make them think major changes or inactivity is on the way, which is more likely to scare them off. I've seen plenty of recruitment campaigns of various regions make their approach on their region being radically different or going to be, to limited success. Just because folks can tend to stick to what is expected, and not want to think they are going into a region in a mess. The campaign in a sinker would need offer a little something new, and provide promises we can keep, without making it appear the region is disgruntled or disorganized, or scare them away/annoy them.
3. Publicly making a recruitment drive on the basis of a region is inactive, regardless of inactivity ironically creates a catch22 situation, as it makes those who are active consider leaving, as the region is put forward as something in decline. It also can come across as wanting them for some regional concern/selfish reason like just wanting their WA, and not offering them some reason to stay for a more benign reason. So you really have to make like things are going on, by keeping them somewhat informed.
There are plenty of traditional approaches that work well that tend to avoid this, and have done so:
- Role-plays and festivals
- TG campaigns to endorse the Delegate, CLS, and each other
- TG campaigns to join the forum and participate in the assembly and so on
- TG campaigns that are giving a what is up in the region news report
- Discord appeals and recruitment on our server
- RMB announcements
Though TG campaigns need to meet a balance of not being so frequent to become an annoyance, in which case nations choose to block or ignore them. So more than sending one or two regional government TGs a week, would likely reach that limit for some.