Originally Posted by
Zelda
I like the idea of being forced to select tags before creating threads on boards where the rules demand it, this would probably just guard against forgetfulness as much as total ignorance. At the end of the day I feel like it would just save staff more effort than it takes to code (nobody needs to waste time checking that people remember to tag any more).
I'm glad you like the idea
I can kind of see what you mean about the rules and the workings of the forum being pretty clustered and confusing at times to people new to this sort of thing. I can see that a tutorial could really help. Perhaps a thread just stickied above the list of all boards giving clear instructions on how everything works formatted to make sense to idiots. I know it would technically belong to the tutorial board but having it as the top of the list and first thing you see when entering the forum would probably help. I imagine it would cover more of the essential basics of navigation and the moderation system in the forum as opposed to the type specific "how to" tutorial which members tend to only need later once they get to grips with the basics.
Yea if this idea becomes a real thing I wouldn't mind spending a day or so to right a good tutorial and I think your idea here is better than mine
I know that personally something like that would have been very helpful when learning to use the forum. I probably only learnt that subscribing to threads was a thing months after starting to get into the forum properly, I then used the subscribed threads page practically constantly until I discovered the User CP page much later. Now almost all my interactions with the forum are vie the User CP, I subscribe to all the boards I need to check and all the threads. It is rare for me to just browse the forum normally. If someone had explained the User CP and subscription system to me when I first joined the forum would of seemed a lot more accessible and easier to get to grips with.
Also why the tut would be helpful
However, I don't think rule pop-ups and agreement tick-boxes are the way to go, just make it unavoidably obvious and easy to find the information needed.
Ok that could work all I was trying to get across was make it so they HAVE to see it
As for requiring users to give reasons for posting, I don't think that is so necessary or especially useful.
Alright but I was thinking this could go on some boards like the clan discussion and that would really help cut down on the useless posts and thing so we could make it so posting on there counts again... But I do think a new sticky like read this would be necessary and it would deacibe what a good post and a useless post would be
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And whoever is deleting my bumps STOP IT! There is no reason to delete my posts!
Now if there is a reason for it tell me because if there isn't a reason you're just being seriously rude
Responded to. Take it up in pms next time. /L
Last edited by KDigityDog; Sep 4, 2015 at 12:20 AM.