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Newbies???!!!
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yuedana
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9. October 2003 @ 07:56 |
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Let me start off by saying that I have nothing against newbies as I was recently just one and I don't mind sharing my experience and insight for what little they are worth to others who are looking for help on this board.
But when newbies triple post in 3 different forums or when they post threads that arent even related to the forum they are in or when they are not even asking questions--- I would like to say---
AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Thank you for letting me get that off my chest.
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Praetor
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10. October 2003 @ 02:08 |
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Welcome to the club. Now try answering the same question 50 times a week. :P
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12. October 2003 @ 18:09 |
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I'm still relatively new but I absolutely cannot believe the number of people who post asking how to burn downloaded movies or blockbuster rentals and then get all pissy when someone asks them to read the forum rules before they post. I dearly love this site, visit daily and would hate to see this site experience any difficulties because of these idiots. There, I feel better now. Thanks all.
My killer sig came courtesy of bb "El Jefe" mayo.
The Forum Rules You Agreed To! http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/2487
"And there we saw the giants, and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight" - Numbers 13:33 |
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Praetor
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12. October 2003 @ 19:07 |
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Well I cant remember if i formally welcomed you or not but.... welcome! :-)
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13. October 2003 @ 04:33 |
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One method to discourage new-new-new users from asking repeated questions would be to introduce a quarantine period of maybe 24hrs or so before they can post. But we have kinda mixed results from this in the past as DVDXCopy forums that we host has 48hrs quarantine period and we receive "hate mail" almost weekly from annoyed users because of this :-)
But how about couple of forums that everybody can read, but only Members or higher can post to?
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loaded
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13. October 2003 @ 04:40 |
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I believe that is something one of the 'lesser' websites do and I think that is a good idea.
But I am nuts, so you probably want to ignore anything I say.
Paul.
I'm back...
...can't you smell the fear?
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13. October 2003 @ 04:49 |
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Im not sure about that - you may get a lot of potential users disappearing. It may be more prudent to have a beginner go here link cearly positioned when accessing the site. in it you can have the rules, etc...
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loaded
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13. October 2003 @ 04:51 |
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For example, the Advanced DVD should be visible, but no posts for 7 days etc. Whilst DVD-R for newbies can be accessed immediately.
Thats what I think, anyway :-)
Paul.
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...can't you smell the fear?
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13. October 2003 @ 05:08 |
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I wouldn't worry about not showing the rules -- newbies see annoying "splash screen" anyway every single time they start a new thread until their status gets to Jr. Member and that page describes what you can and can't do.
So, its not matter of not understanding what you can do, but simply ignoring plain rules. But then again, out of 1000 new members, 950 are just good users that should be welcomed, so any "Nazi regime" system enforced would ultimately turn some good new members down as well.
I would say that couple of new forums would do the trick, maybe just under one forum group, something like:
"Members' digital video forums" (or some better name for it):
-DVDR issues
-P2P forum
-DivX/XviD/etc
-VCD/SVCD/XSVCD
-Off-topic chat
Those five forums would be grouped under one main group and those forums could be read by anyone, but posted only by users with ranking with "Member" or higher.
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13. October 2003 @ 06:30 |
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Possible Junior Member or higher since there is good junior member input on the site. I havent been posting much recently cuz of uni and soccer training. When i get an hour i answer tonnes though :D
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Praetor
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13. October 2003 @ 11:01 |
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I wouldn't worry about not showing the rules -- newbies see annoying "splash screen" anyway every single time they start a new thread until their status gets to Jr. Member and that page describes what you can and can't do.
Really? I dont remember that.... that may be a good or bad thing hehe.... its been a while. :-)
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13. October 2003 @ 11:37 |
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I think I added it in spring and you were already a Member or something by that time.
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Praetor
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13. October 2003 @ 11:41 |
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Hehe that would explain it! ::P
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 13. October 2003 @ 14:08
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13. October 2003 @ 12:11 |
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Do i detect some decent in the ranks :-D
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I hate titles
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13. October 2003 @ 13:05 |
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Praetor: I'm sorry if I sounded insulting or something, didn't mean to, but honestly I _don't_ remember when specific users got promoted to what levels -- we have, afterall 82,000 registered members and my altzheimerish memory can't really cope with that amount of users, so if I dont' remember everybody's girlfriends' names or dog's breeds or favourite beer brand, it's not really done to annoy anyone :-)
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Praetor
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13. October 2003 @ 14:07 |
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No no i was just joking around :P
No harm no foul.
Actually reading over my post it does kinda sound touchy hehe.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 13. October 2003 @ 14:08
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loaded
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13. October 2003 @ 15:23 |
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dRDs favourite breed of dog is Afghan.
His favourite beer is in fact not beer, but Smirnoff ICE.
His girlfriend's name is m'am
His hair is long, in a ponytail, (greying a little) and he weighs approximately 65 kilos (expect around Christmas, when it is closer to 70).
His eyes are blueish grey and he smokes roll-ups that look suspiciously like prison issue.
He lives between the A4 and M4 in Ealing and works in Heathrow for an Italian import company.
If you think I am making any of this up, then you are wrong.
If you think dRD is sitting comfortably reading this, knowing that somebody as disturbed as me knows all this, then you are also wrong.
Be afraid.
Be very, very afraid.
Paul.
I'm back...
...can't you smell the fear?
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13. October 2003 @ 15:29 |
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Wow, that's brilliant, Paul.
Now reveal something about me, too! =)
*sits down, waiting anxiously*
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loaded
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13. October 2003 @ 15:32 |
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I wouldn't sit if I were you, I would check the locks and plan an exit route.
Paul.
I'm back...
...can't you smell the fear?
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13. October 2003 @ 15:36 |
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What makes you think I haven't already done that? I've even packed my bagpack with canned goods.
I'm not stupid, you know.
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loaded
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13. October 2003 @ 15:44 |
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Have you checked your bag for tracking devices, or your food for contamination though???
Ask yourself, are you quite sure you can't hear footsteps behind you??
Is that your shadow?
;-)
I'm back...
...can't you smell the fear?
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13. October 2003 @ 15:58 |
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The only thing I'm hearing right now is Petteri screaming at the top of his lungs "Offtopic!".. =)
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loaded
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13. October 2003 @ 16:00 |
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Or another phrase with the word 'off'
;-)
Paul.
I'm back...
...can't you smell the fear?
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13. October 2003 @ 16:04 |
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Lift off?
Hats off?
I'm going for the latter.
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13. October 2003 @ 16:04 |
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look, afterdawn can do anything cause afterdawn is home to 82,000 people and afterdawn controls them and afterdawn breads the super soldiers, so take a pill to get paranoia off your chest and remember, there are no such thing as super soldiers :-)
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