New members thread

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-05-23 05:06pm

Would it be ok if we open a new members thread where they could come in to say hi,it could be put here stickified or mabe hosed without CO locking it.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-05-23 05:14pm

The Spam level would reach critical mass in twenty minutes

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2003-05-23 05:26pm

Sea Skimmer wrote:The Spam level would reach critical mass in twenty minutes

Would that be Before or After the inevitable invasion by Drunk Singing Vikings?

Darth Fanboy · Post by **Darth Fanboy** » 2003-05-23 05:29pm

We could call it Spam Flambe' because thats all it would be worth.

Post by **Colonel Olrik** » 2003-05-23 05:32pm

1) What makes you think the noob would care about an existing thread?

2) Thirty posts per noob consisting solely of *POKE* is clearly futile.

3) I closed the other thread not only because of the pokes but also because people were starting to flame a possible, but not yet, troll.

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2003-05-23 05:34pm

If there were a way for posts counts not to increase in the thread when posted in I suppose it would be fine.

But AFAIK, no thread possess that capability. Anyways the, "Hi, N00b here" threads are fine. Guy says hi, gets poked, thread locked, move along.

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-05-23 07:14pm

I thought about it and i believe one of the senior member could be asigned to greet the newbies.

TheArtist · Post by **TheArtist** » 2003-05-23 08:00pm

Lots of places have a "Introduce Yourself" thread.

Just putting in my 2 cents - its rather distressing to have your first posts locked....

Oh well.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-05-23 08:11pm

TheArtist wrote:Lots of places have a "Introduce Yourself" thread.

They're still pointless. I suppose it would be more interesting if you had an unusual life history and you wanted to share, but just saying "Hello, I'm new here" is not much of a discussion topic.

StimNeuro · Post by **StimNeuro** » 2003-05-23 08:12pm

Colonel Olrik wrote: 3) I closed the other thread not only because of the pokes but also because people were starting to flame a possible, but not yet, troll.

Yeah, sorry about getting that started. I was just trying to bring the interesting coincidence to attention and didn't mean for it to spiral into the 'Shoot first, ask questions later' thing it devolved into.

Post by **Colonel Olrik** » 2003-05-23 08:16pm

StimNeuro wrote:
Colonel Olrik wrote: 3) I closed the other thread not only because of the pokes but also because people were starting to flame a possible, but not yet, troll.
Yeah, sorry about getting that started. I was just trying to bring the interesting coincidence to attention and didn't mean for it to spiral into the 'Shoot first, ask questions later' thing it devolved into.

Oh, he's from TK. But that doesn't make him a troll. If he's interested in debating any subject of the site instead of mindless trolling or engaging in personal vendetta's, he's a normal member as far as I'm concerned.

TheArtist · Post by **TheArtist** » 2003-05-23 08:18pm

Darth Wong wrote:
TheArtist wrote:Lots of places have a "Introduce Yourself" thread.
They're still pointless. I suppose it would be more interesting if you had an unusual life history and you wanted to share, but just saying "Hello, I'm new here" is not much of a discussion topic.

Social Interaction, in and of itself, it meaningless and pointless. Its only value is to allow people to feel "connected" to the other members of the board. Reading it would allow members to see "Hey, I thought I was the only left-handed ex-monk!"

Without the data, how can you judge whether or not someone's life is interesting?

Post by **Colonel Olrik** » 2003-05-23 08:22pm

TheArtist wrote:
Social Interaction, in and of itself, it meaningless and pointless. Its only value is to allow people to feel "connected" to the other members of the board. Reading it would allow members to see "Hey, I thought I was the only left-handed ex-monk!"

Without the data, how can you judge whether or not someone's life is interesting?

That's why the "Hi" threads that usually don't get locked are the ones where the thread creator puts some effort into presenting himself right at the beggining. That's usually not the case, though.

TheArtist · Post by **TheArtist** » 2003-05-23 08:23pm

Well, without the "Introduce yourself" title, was left with the standard "Hi! I'm new here." routine.

Just a suggestion.

Post by **Colonel Olrik** » 2003-05-23 08:48pm

TheArtist wrote:Well, without the "Introduce yourself" title, was left with the standard "Hi! I'm new here." routine.

Just a suggestion.

Or you could just have blended into the forum by posting in a few already active threads. That's the best way to know new people, either in a forum or in the real life.

But it's not a bad idea. I'll think about it.

Lonestar · Post by **Lonestar** » 2003-05-23 08:58pm

So, am I still a n00by? I'm fairly well known on the Warwolves forum...

Crayz9000 · Post by **Crayz9000** » 2003-05-23 09:08pm

You? A newbie? You've been here several months and have 500 posts, what do you think you are?

Lonestar · Post by **Lonestar** » 2003-05-23 09:17pm

Crayz9000 wrote:You? A newbie? You've been here several months and have 500 posts, what do you think you are?

3 months and 471.

Can't tell if I lose my newbie status until after I get Jedi Knight.

TheArtist · Post by **TheArtist** » 2003-05-23 09:21pm

Colonel Olrik wrote:
StimNeuro wrote:
Colonel Olrik wrote: 3) I closed the other thread not only because of the pokes but also because people were starting to flame a possible, but not yet, troll.
Yeah, sorry about getting that started. I was just trying to bring the interesting coincidence to attention and didn't mean for it to spiral into the 'Shoot first, ask questions later' thing it devolved into.
Oh, he's from TK. But that doesn't make him a troll. If he's interested in debating any subject of the site instead of mindless trolling or engaging in personal vendetta's, he's a normal member as far as I'm concerned.

I'll tell you up front - I found this board from TK. That board has its personality, this one has its own.

I like the idea of debate, not just flames, but I was a little distressed to find that if someone didn't like my opinion on dating, they could flame me at will. But hey, I'm the noob and I gotta prove myself over time.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-05-23 10:17pm

TheArtist wrote:I like the idea of debate, not just flames, but I was a little distressed to find that if someone didn't like my opinion on dating, they could flame me at will. But hey, I'm the noob and I gotta prove myself over time.

They can flame you at will, but if they're supposed to make points while doing it, otherwise it eventually goes to the Hall of Shame. Completely pointless flames aren't allowed; you're always supposed to make some kind of point.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-05-23 10:34pm

Lonestar wrote:
3 months and 471.

Can't tell if I lose my newbie status until after I get Jedi Knight.

You lose it when people accept and remember you. That’s already happened.

Lonestar · Post by **Lonestar** » 2003-05-23 10:43pm

Sea Skimmer wrote:
You lose it when people accept and remember you. That’s already happened.

Yah me.

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-05-23 10:50pm

Lonestar wrote:
Sea Skimmer wrote:
You lose it when people accept and remember you. That’s already happened.
Yah me.

You can do it Lonestar 20 something more post and you`ll be a Jedi.

TheArtist · Post by **TheArtist** » 2003-05-23 11:05pm

Darth Wong wrote:
TheArtist wrote:I like the idea of debate, not just flames, but I was a little distressed to find that if someone didn't like my opinion on dating, they could flame me at will. But hey, I'm the noob and I gotta prove myself over time.

They can flame you at will, but if they're supposed to make points while doing it, otherwise it eventually goes to the Hall of Shame. Completely pointless flames aren't allowed; you're always supposed to make some kind of point.

So by that standard, I expect that this post will find its way to the hall of shame?

While I made suggestions about how to handle the dating situation, this response was just an idle threat. I was within topic and basing it on my experiences in college.

Unless a threat is considered making a point ...

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-05-23 11:19pm

Actually, he pointed out that in his own personal situation, he is perfectly happy without following your two ridiculous rules. There WAS a point in that message, in between the flames. As I said, when you degenerate to the point that you just flame for the sake of flaming, it's usually HoS time.