No offense. Am I the only one that thinks its kinda funny people start noob threads saying they're new when it's obviously evident?
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Erm Dana, they are introducing themselfs. Besides, they need to start out somewhere.
Instead of being negative about this how about you go and welcome them. Attitude like this chases the new members away.
Instead of being negative about this how about you go and welcome them. Attitude like this chases the new members away.
Well considering if they post in another thread they get harassed about how they need to make an introduction thread, I don't. That's one of the biggest complaints we get, honestly, is the way that new members are treated.
I'm not being negative? I think its funny, how is that negative?
V could implement that you NEED to make an introduction before you post anything else. Maybe this should be in the suggestion forum LOL
You are making fun of them. If I was new and I'd read this thread I wouldn't feel welcome. And yes, I did see you went in some threads and said "welcome" to some new members. But welcoming them is all about the attitude - if the one in whose thread you posted came here and saw what you said they wouldn't take your welcoming post seriously.
The attitude towards new members has been shitty. We have been initiating changes in the management, but we also need to make some changes with the genera attitude of the "senior" members. Go out of your way to engage a new member in a conversation, sen them a PM saying you are happy they joined the site. Believe me, it makes a LOT of difference. And you will notice we have some great people amongst the "noobs".
The attitude towards new members has been shitty. We have been initiating changes in the management, but we also need to make some changes with the genera attitude of the "senior" members. Go out of your way to engage a new member in a conversation, sen them a PM saying you are happy they joined the site. Believe me, it makes a LOT of difference. And you will notice we have some great people amongst the "noobs".
I think you're making too much out of this LOL
If dana is being an ass i have no problem telling him he is acting like one but I dont think he meant harm by this thread. LOL
He just finds it funny that the new members say they are new. :shrug:
He just finds it funny that the new members say they are new. :shrug:
I didn't say it was negative. I'm just saying, some of them may feel pressured to make an introduction thread when they are constantly told by older members that they need to make an introduction thread before doing anything else.
Nah...we're trying to loose up the rules around here, not make more of them, LOL
I don't think he's making fun of them or anything...he's just saying he finds it funny. I try to post a welcome message in introduction threads when I think about it, but I would venture to say not many of us will take the time out to PM a new member. A welcoming attitude in threads that new members post in is plenty, IMO.
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:unsure: I haven't noticed newbies being treated badly. :dunno Unless this is happening in the debate/philosophy/religion section. I never go there. :unsure:
If treating new members nicely has to be added to the rules of the forum then obviously it has been an issue at least a couple times. :dunno
I haven't either, but I don't read every post. Well, I take that back...if you consider being greeted with "perhaps you should post an introduction thread before posting in other threads" treating someone badly, I have seen that. I can see that as being kinda bitchy maybe, but I wouldn't think it was being out and out rude. *shrugs* We have had several complaints, though.
Huh??? I didn't see it in the new rules. Has something been added???
Yeah, I just found it. It's not a new rule, though...it's just a reminder. But it's a reminder b/c of the complaints we've gotten.
I sent PMs, reps or visitor messages to newbs welcoming them, true not as much lately. It does make a difference in giving them the feeling they are accepted :dunno
And I commend you for doing so...I'm sure it's much appreciated. But I stand by my original statement that not many people will take the time to do that. I can promise any new member, as long as they're not a spammer or a troll, that they ARE welcome here and I expect our members to do their best in making them feel that way. After all, we were all new at some point, right???
So it's been an issue. :unsure: To be honest I haven't seen too much hostility towards the newbs myself, but I did talk to a few who felt they were bullied by a regular.
There is really only one way for newbs to be accepted, and that comes from posting well and posting sensibly. If you post that way eventually people will like you as a poster, which is all that should matter on an Internet Message Board. If you post like a douche, then you will be treated as such. Sure it'd be nice if the older members maybe were more welcoming, but for that to happen the newbs must post well. If they aren't treated well after that, then maybe the senior members not treating them well would become relevant, but it's far from a one stop issue.