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DoTArchon:
Hi Fred and/or Mods
When newcomers log in for the first time could it not maybe be set up to go straight into a board call Introduction to the Forum?
This board need not be very large, consisting only of a few stickied threads such as "The Book of Don't", maybe a thread where new members can introduce themselves etc. To avoid unnecessary clutter, new topics may only be started by mods should a new topic be needed.
I know most of these topics already fall under Announcements / Site Suggestions / Story of Us and so on, but when I started here I posted for 3 months before venturing anywhere other than the DF Spoilers board(and even then I had only read the "This is a spoiler okay zone" thread). This could potentially cut down on some of the new posters overstepping a line before being pointed to the rules by moderator, kind of a, when you started you were given the oppurtunity to go over how things are done here.
Just my 2 cents
iago:
Hm, I don't think there's a "hook" for that. If someone wanted to construct a "welcome to the forum" thread on one of the more prominent boards, I could sticky it, but that's about as good as it'd get.
DoTArchon:
Something like this?
Welcome to the Jim-Butcher Online Community! A few things you might want to have a look at before you get started:
Know your Moderators - A guide
Iago - Owner of www.jimbutcheronline.com and creator of The Dresden Files Role Playing Game
Blaze - Forum Moderator
Mickey Finn - Thematic consultant for the Dresden Comics and Forum Moderator
Myyrdn Eopia - Forum Moderator
Paynesgrey - Forum Moderator
Priscellie - Jim's Industrious Little Gnome and Forum Moderator
Schecky - Forum Moderator
LCDarkwood - The Dresden Files RPG Board Moderator
Serack - Word of Jim Board Moderator
Handy Forum Links
Forum Policies - Always a good idea to know the rules before you overstep them
Is Jim appearing at a signing near you?
Introduce yourself to everyone in The Story of Us
A dictionary of the acronyms you might discover on the site
Should you want to post on the author craft board, be sure to read this first
Other Sites to see
Jim Butcher Official Site
The online store for Jim's books, audiobooks, posters, T-shirts etc.
This is just a basic idea of what I had in mind, but I think it would be better (read: official welcome) if it was edited and posted by yourself or a mod, wherever would be most relevant/visible. Once again, just my 2 cents :)
Serack:
last year Shecky made it a point to me to distinguish himself as a Barkeeper rather than an official Mod. And I believe Priscellie's title would be full on Administrator, but I'm not 100% on that. Either way, I recommend moving her to the top of the field.
--- Quote from: DoTArchon on July 18, 2011, 01:51:02 PM ---Something like this?
Welcome to the Jim-Butcher Online Community! A few things you might want to have a look at before you get started:
Know your Moderators - A guide
Iago - Owner of www.jimbutcheronline.com and creator of The Dresden Files Role Playing Game
Priscellie - Jim's Industrious Little Gnome and Administrator
Blaze - Forum Moderator
Mickey Finn - Thematic consultant for the Dresden Comics and Forum Moderator
Myyrdn Eopia - Forum Barkeeper
Paynesgrey - Forum Barkeeper
Schecky - Forum Barkeeper
LCDarkwood - The Dresden Files RPG Board Moderator
Serack - Word of Jim Board Moderator
Handy Forum Links
Forum Policies - Always a good idea to know the rules before you overstep them
Is Jim appearing at a signing near you?
Introduce yourself to everyone in The Story of Us
A dictionary of the acronyms you might discover on the site
Should you want to post on the author craft board, be sure to read this first
Other Sites to see
Jim Butcher Official Site
The online store for Jim's books, audiobooks, posters, T-shirts etc.
This is just a basic idea of what I had in mind, but I think it would be better (read: official welcome) if it was edited and posted by yourself or a mod, wherever would be most relevant/visible. Once again, just my 2 cents :)
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Shecky:
Yup, ME, PG and I are all Warden/Barkeepers - Wardens in the Macanally's Bar subforum (i.e., w/ mod privileges) and Barkeepers everywhere else (essentially "Bobbies" on patrol with a loud whistle :D ). The three of us tend to call each other "baby mods" and the rest of 'em "gr'ups". ;D
Priscellie is, in fact, both a mod and an admin. She sits at the right hand of the Iago. :)
And my name's still Shecky. ;)
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