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Introductions Subforum

Postby LittleAtari » Sun Jul 18, 2010 10:21 pm

Alright, I know this recommendation has been brought up before, but I'm going at it again.

In order to make new members feel welcome and to keep newer people here, I would like it if we were to have an Introduction subforum. I've always felt that it would be nice to have an Introductions section, but now I feel that it is important to have one. This is because the community has gotten a lot smaller and more tight-nit. While numbers are a concern, that's not my main worry here. When people talk about cliques on the org and such, I cant help but feel that clique takes up about 90% of the org, so it's not really a clique. We're just a community who's members are really close to each other and that's great, but it alienates new people when they see this. At most, they'll download a few videos and in rare cases, make a forum post.

If we create an Introductions section, this would give new people more attention and feel like they've got a spot in our community. A lot of people here are pretty friendly and this gives people a chance to meet them a little more directly. In addition, a lot of newcomers tend to have questions or like to share how they've gotten into amvs. This would be a great way for them to share that experience or get help with those questions.

I think that we should at least try this out as a social experiment on the org. If after a while, we think it's somehow bad for the org or it's not beneficial, at worst, we can just remove the section. If the org is afraid of this area becoming a spam section, we can implement a 2 week time limit on the threads in the subforum.

Also, FallChild and I are willing to mod this section if the man power is needed. Please note, FallChild mentioned wanting to mod the section first, but I'm also willing to help if it's needed.
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Re: Introductions Subforum

Postby Fall_Child42 » Sun Jul 18, 2010 10:22 pm

I am Fall_Child42 and I approve of this message.
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Re: Introductions Subforum

Postby CastielTheFallen » Sun Jul 18, 2010 10:24 pm

ALREADY ASKED, IT WILL NOT HAPPEN
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Re: Introductions Subforum

Postby godix » Sun Jul 18, 2010 10:25 pm

Can I be a greeter? I think my style of personal communication would do an excellent job of welcoming new members. Plus I'm almost old enough to be that guy standing in front of Walmart, so that's a bonus.
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Re: Introductions Subforum

Postby -MD » Sun Jul 18, 2010 10:26 pm

Hi I am MD........wait....oh I'm doing this wrong....I don't support this idea...spam....why do I need to know all of the other people on this site...
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Re: Introductions Subforum

Postby CodeZTM » Sun Jul 18, 2010 10:32 pm

I support this idea.
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Re: Introductions Subforum

Postby -MD » Sun Jul 18, 2010 10:36 pm

Wait....what was I thinking....I support this idea. Welcoming and getting to know more people ^^ plus....amvs are lacking this year. Less are being announced than last year (fact). |:>
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Re: Introductions Subforum

Postby Inan » Sun Jul 18, 2010 10:40 pm

i like this (Y)
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Re: Introductions Subforum

Postby Mkid » Sun Jul 18, 2010 10:44 pm

We dont have one?! :uhoh:
I think we should :up:
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Re: Introductions Subforum

Postby gotegenks » Sun Jul 18, 2010 10:45 pm

i don't see what this has to do with anime, music, or videos. :down:

(i support it though :up: )
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Re: Introductions Subforum

Postby LittleAtari » Sun Jul 18, 2010 10:46 pm

gotegenks wrote:i don't see what this has to do with anime, music, or videos. :down:

(i support it though :up: )

thanks for supporting. It has to do with the people that like anime and music. It also deals with the people that like making and watching videos.
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Re: Introductions Subforum

Postby gotegenks » Sun Jul 18, 2010 10:48 pm

i'm joking

i'm all for this, be a lot less threatening, and just yesterday i was wondering where the Org's introduction forum was xD
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Re: Introductions Subforum

Postby Otohiko » Sun Jul 18, 2010 10:57 pm

I support this in principle, but you have to wonder whether that's gonna be tricky to actually keep on topic...
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Re: Introductions Subforum

Postby LittleAtari » Sun Jul 18, 2010 11:02 pm

Otohiko wrote:I support this in principle, but you have to wonder whether that's gonna be tricky to actually keep on topic...

The topic of thread will pretty much be about the person that started it. If the person says they like cupcakes, then some people may actually talk about cupcakes in that intro thread. That's why there should be a limit of some sort on the thread. I'm thinking of a one week limit before the thread is locked to minimize spam and such. I'm assuming that everyone that comes to this site likes anime, music, and AMVs and would like to talk about those or themselves as creators or viewers. It wouldnt hurt to try it out and see how it goes.

This intro section can also have a sticky which FallChild and I can write up that welcomes members and features quicklinks to important topics or FAQs for new members.
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Re: Introductions Subforum

Postby Kazemon15 » Sun Jul 18, 2010 11:05 pm

I agree with this. We need one to make the newbies feel welcomed. :up:
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