Introductions Subforum

[Nya-chan Production]

Well, replies to welcome threads can make new people see they will get replies even if they are not popular.

Honestly, if newbie behaves well in welcome thread he will probably get more replies in announcement forums as well so it's only to his profit.

[CodeZTM]

Can't we just give it a trial run for a week or two and see how well it fares?

Actually, I've got AMV editors on my video game charity's website that are really interested in learning more technical aspects of AMV making, and i directed them here, but they said it was way too intimidating to get critiqued after reading a few crucifications on the annoucements forum.

An intro forum would possibly help ease the transition and let them know that there are people here that are really nice and want to help, but we mean SRYS BUSN when it comes to giving critiques and advice. Plus, this would work outside my little example, naturally. :O

[Ileia]

Honestly, if newbie behaves well in welcome thread he will probably get more replies in announcement forums as well so it's only to his profit.

See and that's leading to the point I was trying to make. It's the already established org members who would ultimately be making a difference here, actively watching/reading/replying to introduction threads before recognizing other posts from the new user. Which, if the org is mostly just all an elitist clique, how will that happen? Again, I would really like for the opposite to be true and for members to just dive right in and make everyone feel welcome, but I don't really see it happening, sadly.

[Nya-chan Production]

Honestly, if newbie behaves well in welcome thread he will probably get more replies in announcement forums as well so it's only to his profit.

See and that's leading to the point I was trying to make. It's the already established org members who would ultimately be making a difference here, actively watching/reading/replying to introduction threads before recognizing other posts from the new user. Which, if the org is mostly just all an elitist clique, how will that happen? Again, I would really like for the opposite to be true and for members to just dive right in and make everyone feel welcome, but I don't really see it happening, sadly.

Basically it's more probable, because it needs like 30s of your time to write a reply, while announcement forums require you to download the vid, watch it, think about a critique (in some cases) and then write it. I am not saying org is elitist because I don't believe it, but not all org people have the will and time to watch every and each announcement thread video...
But we'd see ;x

[Ileia]

Well, I don't really think that the org is one big elitist clique either, I'm just going with the first post's reasoning. I'd be more behind "We should have introduction forums just because" than I am "We should have introduction forums because the org is too clique-y".

[Qyot27]

Well, I don't really think that the org is one big elitist clique either, I'm just going with the first post's reasoning. I'd be more behind "We should have introduction forums just because" than I am "We should have introduction forums because the org is too clique-y".

This. I mean, if you want 'Org is clique-y', that may have been true 5 years ago when you had the RDS and BSP, et al, rivalries at full heat...not so much today. For that matter, the stuff about in-jokes was truer then as well, because in-jokes from then actually were Org in-jokes, not 4chan spillover. An Intro forum for the sake of having one and the sake of lightening the mood is better than for a clique argument, IMO. I thought the Relationship Forum was a good idea as a way to let off some steam, even if it started as an April Fools thing...an Intro area could be similarly cathartic, for both old and new members.


And I'll also take the opportunity to say that despite having been around the forums for 6½ years or so (site for 8), I don't recall any of my announcement threads exceeding 3 pages, with most actually being less than a page - and I also don't think I ever released during any premiere blitzes, either. But I could also be remembering wrong.

[Kitsuner]

An Intro forum for the sake of having one and the sake of lightening the mood is better than for a clique argument, IMO. I thought the Relationship Forum was a good idea as a way to let off some steam, even if it started as an April Fools thing...an Intro area could be similarly cathartic, for both old and new members.

In other words, free OT?

[JaddziaDax]

I don't see the translation of "replies on the intro thread = replies to announcement thread". I don't understand, please explain?

If someone doesn't want to participate in other people's threads then how can they expect people to participate in their threads? It's a selfish attitude to expect everyone to give you feedback if you aren't willing to dish it out too. I'm sure this is why the Opinion Exchange Board exists.

Hell, most of the replies I get on my announcement threads are because I spam all my friends with the link. I've made lots of friends willing to post on my threads, and I will reply to their threads if they spam me their links too O:

I also agree with Ileia that having an intro board should be there because we want one, not to combat some kind of perceived elitism.

[Fall_Child42]

I honestly just wanted a place to say "hi" to new people.
You people are strange.

[Nya-chan Production]

I don't see the translation of "replies on the intro thread = replies to announcement thread". I don't understand, please explain?

IF the person is nice, THEN there might be more willing to check their threads - this works almost everywhere. I was lucky to have met some people in my first thread but others don't have to be so lucky, especially with the constant decrease of readers there (or repliers, maybe)

Also, I want to say hi to new people :>