GreyWolf
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- Aug 17, 2009
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Well, Yes and No about the new users being a minority of people reading it. While it's true that the average newbie might not find that thread for awhile if ever, most newbie members don't need it anyway. In fact the members that take the time to look for and find such a thread on there own, are unlikely to be making the mistakes it explains how to avoid. Like I've said many times everyone was a newbie once, but not everyone was a noob. The purpose of that thread was to have a place to direct those "noob" type members that might need to read it.Hey GreyWolf, I found that thread and it was awesome. Seriously. But I think the biggest problem with it is that new users are going to be the minority of people reading it!
I actually wrote that before I even became a Jr.VIP. I think I only had about 50 or 60 posts of my own here at the time. I was just another member being frustrated at the huge influx of people joining and immediately posting "Help me, I need to make $2000 by next thursday" type threads. Moderation was understaffed at the time for dealing with the influx of new members. There were so many of those type posts, they were regularly pushing the actual good threads off the bhw home page before you had a chance to see them.
I learned netiquette back in the days of usenet, and so would chime in on those threads (along with a few other members) with a short explanation about how new users should spend a bit of time learning the 'lay of the land' (so to speak) before they start making posts that will get them flamed. Like I said, at the time there was a LOT of those threads being started and not enough mods to delete them fast enough.
If you've read many of my older threads (some of the newer ones too I guess) you know that I can be a little verbose in my posts. lol. So after a while I got tired of posting the same thing over and over so I wrote that thread with the intention of just posting the link in any "noob" threads and direct them to go read it before making any more posts.
So for the "noob" typess that really need to read that thread, they can be directed to it. That was the point of it being made a sticky thread. Not so much so for the newbie members that are smart enough to search around and learn whats acceptable. But rather so that regular members could find it easier when they need to copy the link into a "noob" type thread.
Just remember, every thread from a newbie asking a question isn't necessarily a "noob" type thread. A broadly general question like "how do I make money online" is a stupid question to ask on a forum devoted to that topic. The answer is simple, read the threads in the "money making" forum. But a specific question like "I've been trying such and such thing that I read about, could you please explain this part?" is a reasonable question and actually adds to the value of the forum.
So try not to be a dick about it, but feel free to post a link to that thread in any "noob" type "help me - tell me how to make money" threads, or even pm the link to any noobs engaged in post count inflation.
For the ones that needed it I used to just post a short message along the lines of,
"These type posts aren't acceptable on this forum.
(or This post is violating *whatever rule it was*.)
Before you make anymore posts or start any new threads you should go read this: Guide for New Members
and to keep from getting yourself in trouble you should go read this: Forum Rules"
It didn't stop them all, but it helped for a lot of 'em. lol :cool2:
