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04-26-2005, 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Flowerfred' date='Apr 26 2005, 06:52 PM
What is the goal here then? To make every single post interesting to every single member??
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04-26-2005, 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by arnolds' date='Apr 26 2005, 10:56 AM
Who said anything about complaining about posting a welcome message in a Welcome Thread.? We're talking about a welcome post in threads that newbies post in.?? :bashwall:
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Vern, I think you didn't read the whole thread. I was saying new members with a question (so not in introdutction thread) only get a welcome message and no answer to their question. That's not the reason they posted their question. If they only want to be welcomed they would have introduced themselve and would have asked no question. In that case we have a choice to read the introduction/welcome thread or not.
04-26-2005, 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Hormazd' date='Apr 26 2005, 08:07 AM
The first person to 10,000 posts gets a big gift from Iceman 
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04-26-2005, 11:35 AM
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im sorry, but i have to agree, even tough the welcome post is a nice touch and makes you feel accepted it sometimes gets very frustrating when you see a good question and you are waiting for an answer and you all you get are wellcome replies, maybe a PM? or maybe just ONE wellcome per thread per new member, sometimes you get 2 new members or more in a thread and it gets pretty big. Or maybe a different aproach in the lounge section.
I know its not about the post count, really! but come on lets keep it clean and useful
I know its not about the post count, really! but come on lets keep it clean and useful
04-26-2005, 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by tategoi' date='Apr 26 2005, 03:57 PM
Generally this is what I have concluded:
New members welcome the welcome message;
Old birds finds the welcome message annoying.
But the old birds were new birds once, and I was happy to see the welcome message then. We should continue with the welcome ritual ....
New members welcome the welcome message;
Old birds finds the welcome message annoying.
But the old birds were new birds once, and I was happy to see the welcome message then. We should continue with the welcome ritual ....
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04-26-2005, 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Rudy' date='Apr 26 2005, 03:20 PM
Can someone clue me in on what prize the winner of the post count race gets?
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Originally Posted by Hormazd' date='Apr 26 2005, 04:07 PM
[quote name='Rudy' date='Apr 26 2005, 05:20 AM']Can someone clue me in on what prize the winner of the post count race gets?
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[/quote]Now THAT is easy. Iceman gets a big gift from Iceman...
Originally Posted by 530E60NL' date='Apr 26 2005, 04:34 PM
[quote name='Hobi' date='Apr 26 2005, 08:24 AM']
Probably a one-time free towing service within Germany!
Probably a one-time free towing service within Germany!
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[/quote]No, THAT service is reserved for FlowerFred...
Originally Posted by BMW530' date='Apr 26 2005, 10:55 PM
[quote name='tategoi' date='Apr 26 2005, 03:57 PM']Generally this is what I have concluded:
New members welcome the welcome message;
Old birds finds the welcome message annoying.
But the old birds were new birds once, and I was happy to see the welcome message then. We should continue with the welcome ritual ....
New members welcome the welcome message;
Old birds finds the welcome message annoying.
But the old birds were new birds once, and I was happy to see the welcome message then. We should continue with the welcome ritual ....
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[/quote]You joined the forum before alohalc and myself started the "welcome aboard" massages...
Here it is, just for you:
A belated welcome aboard,
!
04-26-2005, 03:20 PM
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Ok guys...
I have been thinking about this for quite a while now and I am very happy this came up.
It is a lot of work to welcome everybody who is new here on the forum, because we are growing too fast...
But I didn't wanted to stop doing it, because some ppl who just signed up and were lurking around a while would be missing it...
Anyways...
Our forum is growing so fast, I can understand that it is annoying for some of you to click through the posts, and it's a lot of time for me to welcome everybody... I will stop doing it immediately!
This does NOT mean, that the ppl who now register are not welcome!
So, a general WELCOME ABOARD to everybody who is new to the forum!
I have been thinking about this for quite a while now and I am very happy this came up.
It is a lot of work to welcome everybody who is new here on the forum, because we are growing too fast...
But I didn't wanted to stop doing it, because some ppl who just signed up and were lurking around a while would be missing it...
Anyways...
Our forum is growing so fast, I can understand that it is annoying for some of you to click through the posts, and it's a lot of time for me to welcome everybody... I will stop doing it immediately!
This does NOT mean, that the ppl who now register are not welcome!
So, a general WELCOME ABOARD
to everybody who is new to the forum!
04-26-2005, 03:52 PM
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I'll jump in with what's been on my mind for quite some time now...
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I agree that welcoming just for the sake of welcoming, although nice, can be tiresome for the person doing the welcoming as well as the forum members who have to sift through all the welcomes to get to the posts that actually have some "meat" to them.
I think about a year ago, when the forum was just developing into the major force that it is today, welcomes were a big part of the community because we all wanted the people converting from that "other board" to feel welcome and to stay here and spend some time.
Today, I do feel that it's nice to welcome new members (especially since guest posting is not allowed anymore) but I think the best rule (as I've been trying to practice for some time now) is to welcome someone but give them some information too!
If a newbie posts a question and you have an answer, take pleasure in welcoming him/her then give your answer. If you don't have anything to offer except for a welcome, it's probably best to simply know that someone else will be doing the welcoming for you when they answer the question. Hopefully, all of us will take time to notice the post count of these newbies to determine if a welcome is warranted or not. I'd say a single-digit post count deserves a welcome as long as you can provide assistance to the person in the post as well.
From time to time, people will post just to introduce themselves. In those cases, welcome away! It's likely that those threads will be in the lounge (either from the beginning or moved by an admin) so they shouldn't ruffle anyone's feathers there.
Feel free to disagree -- I'm not stating anything except my opinion. Regardless of what others do, I think I'll continue to follow this rule...
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I agree that welcoming just for the sake of welcoming, although nice, can be tiresome for the person doing the welcoming as well as the forum members who have to sift through all the welcomes to get to the posts that actually have some "meat" to them.
I think about a year ago, when the forum was just developing into the major force that it is today, welcomes were a big part of the community because we all wanted the people converting from that "other board" to feel welcome and to stay here and spend some time.
Today, I do feel that it's nice to welcome new members (especially since guest posting is not allowed anymore) but I think the best rule (as I've been trying to practice for some time now) is to welcome someone but give them some information too!
If a newbie posts a question and you have an answer, take pleasure in welcoming him/her then give your answer. If you don't have anything to offer except for a welcome, it's probably best to simply know that someone else will be doing the welcoming for you when they answer the question. Hopefully, all of us will take time to notice the post count of these newbies to determine if a welcome is warranted or not. I'd say a single-digit post count deserves a welcome as long as you can provide assistance to the person in the post as well.
From time to time, people will post just to introduce themselves. In those cases, welcome away! It's likely that those threads will be in the lounge (either from the beginning or moved by an admin) so they shouldn't ruffle anyone's feathers there.
Feel free to disagree -- I'm not stating anything except my opinion. Regardless of what others do, I think I'll continue to follow this rule...
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04-26-2005, 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by gabman' date='Apr 26 2005, 08:36 AM
Any reservations that I had concerning the stigma of driving a BMW instantly disappeared.
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I think Rudy has a good solution.
Let's keep up the good work.
Let's keep up the good work.