+Gary7 Subscriber² Posted August 5, 2016 Subscriber² Share Posted August 5, 2016 When a New member Joins Neowin is it all that hard for someone to welcome him? This is what is done on most if not all forums. It does not take that much effort.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buttus Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 i usually say hello when i see the new posts pop up in the activity box on the home page... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
episode Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 9 minutes ago, Gary7 said: When a New member Joins Neowin is it all that hard for someone to welcome him? This is what is done on most if not all forums. It does not take that much effort.. Are you suggesting that people message anyone that signs up? Because that doesn't happen on 'most if not all forums'. Danielx64 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Zlip792 MVC Posted August 5, 2016 MVC Share Posted August 5, 2016 You mean automated personal messages, generated by the forum with some guideline and rules links, when some newcomer joins? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconian Guppy Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 3 minutes ago, Zlip792 said: You mean automated personal messages, generated by the forum with some guideline and rules links, when some newcomer joins? I suggest they make the first forum rule to post one here: Victor Rambo and +Zlip792 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimeMaster Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 Hi, Gary7. I'm sorry to hear that no-one welcomed you here. I hope you will still enjoy your stay here, even after the rocky start. The Evil Overlord, pqt and +Raze 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconian Guppy Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 2 minutes ago, LimeMaster said: Hi, Gary7. I'm sorry to hear that no-one welcomed you here. I hope you will still enjoy your stay here, even after the rocky start. ah good point OH HAIIIIII DER GARY LimeMaster and Victor Rambo 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimeMaster Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 2 minutes ago, Draconian Guppy said: ah good point OH HAIIIIII DER GARY Good job! Gary will be as happy as a cat when he sees that we are welcoming him properly: Draconian Guppy, Danielx64 and +Raze 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Raze Subscriber² Posted August 5, 2016 Subscriber² Share Posted August 5, 2016 A belated welcome to you, Gary7! Please enjoy your stay. And be sure to follow the rules. https://www.neowin.net/forum/guidelines/ Jim K and LimeMaster 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Overlord Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Because a lot of newcomers are just spam bot accounts why should I bother welcoming those? The pattern never changes. Genuine accounts would at least log in a few times since signing up, and ask a question, or offer some advice. Danielx64, LimeMaster, MikeChipshop and 1 other 4 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfgang112 Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 (edited) I am new to this forum. I am not agreeing with the very first statement about welcoming of new user to Neowin forum. This forum is pretty good for sharing ideas and knowledge among each other. Hope everybody would have noticed the welcome message in their mail boxes. I have received one. Thanks LimeMaster 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lnmnky Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 14 hours ago, Gary7 said: When a New member Joins Neowin is it all that hard for someone to welcome him? This is what is done on most if not all forums. It does not take that much effort.. So will you do this for everyone from now on please? How hard would that be for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimeMaster Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 9 hours ago, The Evil Overlord said: Because a lot of newcomers are just spam bot accounts why should I bother welcoming those? The pattern never changes. Genuine accounts would at least log in a few times since signing up, and ask a question, or offer some advice. Not to mention the fact that some will only post an introduction thread & leave the next day. Never to be seen again. The Evil Overlord 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick H. Supervisor Posted August 6, 2016 Supervisor Share Posted August 6, 2016 @Gary7I'm nominating you to be our personal welcomer. Please pay close attention to the "newest member" section at the bottom of the forum index so that you can send them a welcome PM when they sign up. More seriously, what were you thinking? An actual personal message from someone, or were you just looking for more people to respond to threads in the "Introduce Yourself" forum? +Gary7, Anibal P and LimeMaster 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Overlord Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 2 hours ago, Nick H. said: @Gary7I'm nominating you to be our personal welcomer. Please pay close attention to the "newest member" section at the bottom of the forum index so that you can send them a welcome PM when they sign up. More seriously, what were you thinking? An actual personal message from someone, or were you just looking for more people to respond to threads in the "Introduce Yourself" forum? I'm thinking the latter, I used to like welcoming new members, but when the members I was welcoming either never logged back in, or turned out to be not accounts, I decided not to bother anymore. Ian W, +Raze and LimeMaster 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrobwx71 Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 (edited) If I missed it, and I try not to. Welcome Gary7!!!! I changed my notifications to receive an e-mail when new members post in Introduce yourself. Now It's my fault if I fail to welcome! LimeMaster 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeChipshop Member Posted August 6, 2016 Member Share Posted August 6, 2016 If i see one in the sidebar that pops up and looks genuine, then yeah, I'll say my hello but in general I either don;t see them (I'm not going to sit on the welcome forum waiting like some sort of friendless urchin, i do enough of that irl!) or it's obvious they wont be back. Ian W, +Raze, The Evil Overlord and 1 other 4 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mirumir Subscriber¹ Posted August 7, 2016 Subscriber¹ Share Posted August 7, 2016 17 hours ago, The Evil Overlord said: I used to like welcoming new members, but when the members I was welcoming either never logged back in, or turned out to be not accounts, I decided not to bother anymore. Imagine a situation. You join a new forum, say "hi", and the evil overlord is among the first to greet you. Would you stay? +Raze and The Evil Overlord 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Overlord Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 28 minutes ago, Mirumir said: Imagine a situation. You join a new forum, say "hi", and the evil overlord is among the first to greet you. Would you stay? Of course Evil Overlord Approved +Mirumir and +Raze 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gary7 Subscriber² Posted August 7, 2016 Author Subscriber² Share Posted August 7, 2016 My intent with posting this was to just have anyone welcome new members. I happen to see an introduction by a new member 24 or so hours after that member posted with anyone posting a welcome. That was all. Ian W 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Raze Subscriber² Posted August 7, 2016 Subscriber² Share Posted August 7, 2016 1 hour ago, Gary7 said: My intent with posting this was to just have anyone welcome new members. I happen to see an introduction by a new member 24 or so hours after that member posted with anyone posting a welcome. That was all. And we appreciate your concern and thoughtfulness. +Gary7 and Ian W 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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