I posted something in virgils free stuff FAQ thread and wanted some feedback on it here. It seems a lot of the problems that arise between members start with percieved flaws in how other members post deals and how community members reply. I have a suggestion for assisting new members with posting deals and wonder if it would help the new members who truly want to contribute to the community. I posted it here and this is the content: When posting as a "new member" after hitting the "post new topic" button, the FAQ/guidelines page for that specific forum loads. The new member would have to scroll to the bottom of the page and click an acknowledgment button such as "I have read the FQA/guidelines/whatever for the ----- forum" that would then take them to the "post a new topic" form. Granted, many won't bother to read it- but many will, especialy those who want to conribute to the community. It may help clarify what the expectations of FW are for that particular forum, thereby reducing the number of "repost" "wrong thread" and other assorted replies while also assisting the new member in posting in a manner more productive to FW. From there, it's the responsibility of the community to offer constructive suggestions that point back to the faq/guidelines when there is a misplaced/redundant/problem post by a new member. I'm not talking about hand holding- just offering positive and correct suggestions that don't belittle or alienate the new member.
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