Dont Spam Up "welcome" Posts With Chat Not Related To The Person In The Welcome Post

[Troy Spiral (13)]

Please try not to spam up peoples welcome posts with back and fourth chatter between posters that have nothing to do with the new person. For the most part its just rude. But i'd Encourage you to go back and forth with the new person themselves. Hopefully suggesting that they check out the rest of the board as well.

The whole idea of the welcome posts is to welcome / chat with the new person. Spamming a welcome post up with random stuff isn't particularly welcoming.

Its similar to basically ignoring a new person and just pretending they aren't there (even if they aren't hah)

[odims_sphere]

Please try not to spam up peoples welcome posts with back and fourth chatter between posters that have nothing to do with the new person. For the most part its just rude.

The whole idea of the welcome posts is to welcome / chat with the new person. Spamming a welcome post up with random stuff isn't particularly welcoming.

Its similar to basically ignoring a new person and just pretending they aren't there (even if they aren't hah)

What if you are doing it with the new person?

[Reaper]

What if you are doing it with the new person?

"The whole idea of the welcome posts is to welcome / chat with the new person."

*buzzer* Noooo, I'm sorry but you missed Troy's whole post. lol

[odims_sphere]

"The whole idea of the welcome posts is to welcome / chat with the new person."

*buzzer* Noooo, I'm sorry but you missed Troy's whole post. lol

No, I guess I interpreted it different I kinda took it to mean that the welcome post was just for relevent stuff to the new person and their lives for instance discussion to all the answers to the welcome questions, and not for random sillyness even if it's with the new person.

so can we assume that random sillyness in welcome posts is ok as long as the new person is involved?

Edited July 7, 2007 by odims_sphere

[Scary Guy]

Please try not to spam up peoples welcome posts with back and fourth chatter between posters that have nothing to do with the new person. For the most part its just rude.

The whole idea of the welcome posts is to welcome / chat with the new person. Spamming a welcome post up with random stuff isn't particularly welcoming.

Its similar to basically ignoring a new person and just pretending they aren't there (even if they aren't hah)

Translation: Don't threadjack

[Troy Spiral (13)]

"spam" all you want if its back and fourth WITH the new person, to respond to Donnie's question. In that particular case "spam" probably is a good thing. (spam being defined here as somewhat meaningless one-liners that seem more like they should be a private 1 on 1 conversation in an instant messneger)

I think i saw that one coming , but did a bad job of pre-empting it in my topic post.

As for you other guys, thanks for the (correct) reinterpretation.

[DeadBurgerKing (10)]

Can we refer to another members comments? I.e.

Let's say odims says : "Be careful (new person name),DBK smells like mayonnaise."

And I say "I do not!! Don't listen to Odims!!"

Something like that?

[Sybil]

*hangs head*

Sorry Everyone.

<------ ThreadJacker #1 Extrodinare

[Msterbeau]

*hangs head*

Sorry Everyone.

<------ ThreadJacker #1 Extrodinare

I resemble that remark.

[Troy Spiral (13)]

Can we refer to another members comments? I.e.

Let's say odims says : "Be careful (new person name),DBK smells like mayonnaise."

And I say "I do not!! Don't listen to Odims!!"

Something like that?

Yeah thats fine.

Its just the people that then cant help themselves and turn THAT comment into an excuse to then ramble on about it is what usually gets a decent "welcome" post spammed up with BS. People cant even bring themselves to press "new topic" even on a subject like this which is clearly meant to be specifically about the topic, and not anything else. This falls loosely under "disruptive posts in fairly serious topics" (aka threadjacking) as described in the DGN rules.