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ModeratorThree -> RE: Are new users really different? (7/17/2004 6:10:54 PM)
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As Mod4 has mentioned, it is a great thought. But it will not change anything.
At the top of every forum are the forum guidelines. Posted by a Moderator, if they cannot figure out the forum is in fact Moerated from that, they never will.
And I really don't believe this to be the issue anyway. We turned the forum light red, so that those that may have not noticed it in the past would, and possibly participate. That created a larger number of users comeing over to this side. They saw the forums and thought hey kinnda cool. And posted. I know that on other message boards I have posted and not returned for days if not at all. We have had a few stay with us, and some are starting to trickle back in.
The best thing for the forums is this, to the posters that have been here and have saw the good and the bad. Remember you too were once new, and most have probably not read every single forum rule. You got through the bumps and the newness of it all. Take what others post with a grain of salt and give them time to get used to the forums. The Moderators will deal with issues as we find them. If you see something we may have overlooked send us an email and ask if we noticed. I personally have NO issues with someone mailing me to say "hey did you notice". I don't take it as someone telling me how to do my job or anything else. I may or may not have noticed and appreciate it if someone cares enough about this community to point out a possible problem. I may or may not mail you back, for this I apoligize beforehand. I am not here as much as I was and I am flooded with things that need to be done. But I do read every mail sent to me.
Things are setteling down some in my life for the moment so I am able to get here a couple times a day, next month things should be much better.. or I will at least have a better hold on the situation. I am in the process of moving and have a serious illness in the family. My nephew was also in a car accident a couple days ago and lost his mother to a head on collision, it is doubtful he will make it. He is 15, while this is a sad thing, my children are also trying to deal with it.. so taking care of their hearts is at the top of the list. The saying holds true, when it rains it pours. I have a storm of the century in my life at the moment. So don't hesitate to email and let me know if you think I missed something, because honestly I may have.
Let's try to embrace the new users and not be over critical at the moment. Give it time and it will settle down. This forum has become a second family to many here, we know about each others lives and are great at helping each other. As with any family when it grows there is an adjustment period for all involved. If new users get out of hand we will deal with it as quickly as we can, but it is important not to be rude back or seem too critical of them. Give them the benifit of trying to adjust to the place and get comfy. We will have those that are just going to show their ass... and they will be dealt with.
Mod3
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