Bulletin Boards - Thread: Should you think new members should get a good welcome?

By barcaas12 (39)
On 04 Mar 2011 23:16

the people who don't know about this site should get talked to about it or get a welcome message about it

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By barcaas12 (39)
On 04 Mar 2011 23:18

slow things are just slow to some new members

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By barcaas12 (39)
On 04 Mar 2011 23:19

it would me nice to send the new members a little greeting

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By barcaas12 (39)
On 04 Mar 2011 23:20

better or not i like the idea.Very!

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By barcaas12 (39)
On 04 Mar 2011 23:23

Check out my blog im going to right something good about new members

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By barcaas12 (39)
On 04 Mar 2011 23:24

Wow! love the idea paintboy im in

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By Limxzero (5329)
On 05 Mar 2011 00:04

@barcass12 A few things: nine consecutive posts is undoubtedly spam. If you want to say something, please do so in a single post. Also, don't insert random urls or advertise yourself (i.e. your blog). The purpose of the bulletin boards is for discussing, asking questions, replying, etc. Please use them properly.

In the meantime, I suggest that you clean up your preceding BB posts. Thanks.

Catch my drift.

By tehjew1 (765)
On 05 Mar 2011 04:08

Well said, as always Lim

Communism: You have more water, everyone has more water!

By TheCreator111 (3)
On 05 Mar 2011 12:13

yes they do need a good welcome!

Im The Creator of EVERYTHING!

By tehjew1 (765)
On 05 Mar 2011 17:30

I just think members shouldn't ignore newbies in a chatroom. I try to say hello and point newbies in the right direction, but no one else does.

Communism: You have more water, everyone has more water!

By ulises (53)
On 07 Mar 2011 16:12

yea we should

i will always have friend true friends plz add me :

By M.J kInG (1331)
On 07 Mar 2011 18:01

yupe it make our members feel at home

A true developer

By Spyfox72 (297)
On 08 Mar 2011 12:09

Only help the good new members

Hello, friends.

By tehjew1 (765)
On 08 Mar 2011 12:22

As opposed to regular new members..?

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By JavaWocky (83)
On 10 Mar 2011 14:34

Obviously yes because they are joining our family. This is a community were gamers interact with each other. Making new commers feel welcome is the best thing we can do!

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By tehjew1 (765)
On 10 Mar 2011 20:29

Meh, I'm not really feeling for that idea...

Communism: You have more water, everyone has more water!

By HeroElKabong (176)
On 10 Mar 2011 22:43

Ok, I think the two main factors of this are:
1. Some older users think they are entitled to special treatment, and that all new users mean nothing. I have even seen this in a few mods. But that behaviour is totally wrong, as all users AND admins are on the same level.
2. I often find it hard to know who is new and who isn't. Of course, I could just look on their profile, but this would hardly be efficient, as I would have to look at every user's profile that I haven't seen before.

So, what I propose is:
1. There is nothing much that can be done for my first point, other than banning users for calling new users 'noobs' in a derogatory sense.
2. A system be created, that when a user registers, it sends a message to all the chatrooms, saying "Soandso has registered! Welcome Soandso!" (or something like that). Kind of like the TWiiter system. That way, people chatting would know who is new, and who to greet. I think this would increase the help given to said user, therefore making their way around SDK easier.

Beep boop

By Blue Monkey (21)
On 12 Mar 2011 19:45

yes and im new

Your different and thats a good thing

By Skittles (1292)
On 18 Mar 2011 18:26

I love your ideas Elk. :)

It's my job to help the next generation, and set a good example for them. And for that I'll gladly lay down my life.

By Spyfox72 (297)
On 19 Mar 2011 14:06

Only decent new members need a good welcome.

Hello, friends.