Newbie board

[beloitpiper]

The "Off Topic" board does not add to your count when you post there because it does not contribute to kilts. I agree with this very much, and would like to suggest to take it to another level. I think posting in the Newbie board should not add to your count either. 1) because it does not contribute to kilts and 2) because I feel people copy-and-paste greetings to inflate their count.

Don't get me wrong, I think it is important to welcome our new members and encourage them to join in, but so often I see people who go into the threads and paste a generic greeting that seems like a thin veneer of sincerity. Correct me if I'm wrong, but that doesn't seem like a real greeting. I've gone into Newbie threads where the newcomers ask questions and whatnot, only to be followed up by dozens of members stating their location and a welcome message.

I'm not singling anybody out at all, I just feel like we should keep post counts on kilt-related topics, not drive-by postings.

[Bugbear]

I banned myself from posting in the newbie threads for a while back when I was trying to keep my number of posts per day average down. It did make a difference. I've un-banned myself from those threads, but I wish post numbers and counting played a smaller role on X Marks.

Perhaps I should bann myself from posting in newbie threads again.

[Riverkilt]

Notice what you notice. Not sure its a problem since post counts don't mean much.

My choice is to read the newbie posts but only to reply if I have something to say to them relating to their introductory post..."Hey, I got drunk in your town once!" Etc.

Ron

[Colin]

It's my understanding that posts in the newbie section don't add to your post count.

[starbkjrus]

It's my understanding that posts in the newbie section don't add to your post count.

Yup, what Colin said. He may be retired but he seems to have retained his faculties.

[Spc. Scott]

I generally only post a "hello" in threads that have less than ten or so replies. And as far as I can tell if the OP had a question it has usually been answered by the time I get there.

[pdcorlis]

Notice what you notice. Not sure its a problem since post counts don't mean much.

What the heck are you saying Ron? You mean there's no free steak knives when you hit 3,000 posts?

[Avonlea22]

I'm guilty of a simple "welcome to the forum from blah, blah, blah". I feel even a simple welcome is better than no welcome at all. I don't copy and paste, though. Each and every letter is typed by hand.

[fudgeman]

I'm guilty of a simple "welcome to the forum from blah, blah, blah". I feel even a simple welcome is better than no welcome at all. I don't copy and paste, though. Each and every letter is typed by hand.

What he said.

[MartinGrenoble]

The newbie threads seem to go on for ever, the same ones cropping up day after day in so-called "new posts". Content being minimal, I don't usually bother to look, and quite agree with Beloitpiper that copy-pasted "welcomes" have little value.

Martin