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Calicara

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Forums Tutorial

So I know I haven't posted in a while, but I do keep up with all the goings on. I've noticed this trend lately where once or twice a month the forums will get a new user. That new user is unaware to our tight knit community, and although perhaps read the rules, still ends up starting out looking like a troll. In fact, more often than not new users are getting multiple warnings, or even a ban.
I was just wondering if there were any suggestions on how to prevent this. I don't think all new users mean to spam, or gravedig. The only thing I could think of was an interactive tutorial on how to post or something of the sort. I mean, I'm not gonna lie, most websites I sign up for I don't read the rules, because TL;DR.
I thought there should be a discussion anyways on better ways to help new forumers(not that we get that many), but it just seems really sucky that every new forumer always starts out with a warning/ban for things they do on accident.

Last edited by Calicara (Jun 20 2014 9:30:06 pm)

Calicara

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Re: Forums Tutorial

Maybe if a new user gravedigs or mis-posts, instead of getting an official warning they could get a message from a moderator or pre-warning (not a real warning), explaining why what they did was wrong.
I just don't think it's effective to give out warnings to newbs right off the bat, they should have more of an explanation so they know how to make proper posts. A pre-warning could maybe be like a message from a moderator explaining why the post deserved a warning, and then maybe a link to the rules.
Then maybe like two pre-warnings before a legit warning? It's just a suggestion. I kinda feel bad for the newbs that get one day bans and never come back.

Last edited by Calicara (Jun 20 2014 10:17:06 pm)

Anch

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Joined: 2015-02-16

Posts: 5,447

Re: Forums Tutorial

What is TL;DR

Koto

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Joined: 2015-02-18

Posts: 3,269

Re: Forums Tutorial

Too long;Don't Read

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Fdoou

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Re: Forums Tutorial

Name the newbs who got one day banned.