Help me please threads!

[iChaitanya]

My Suggestions:

1) Create new thread. Make it an announcement in all broadband subforums. Use some eye-catching title.

2) When a newbie joins forum for first time, make it compulsary for him/her to read this thread before he/she can start posting. I have seen this in some forums.

Can't think of any other ways! Will post more suggestions as and when they strike my mind!

[Admin]

Most people who open these help me threads are those who havent been to a forum before or are not regular forumerer in my opinion and its just the one time thing even for them and by the time they post their 2nd or 3rd thread they learn on their own that good descriptive titles get better response.

Mending the already posted ones is not a solution coz by the time you get to action its already there... I am talking about preventing this from happening... not a correctiv measure as it would just increase work load.

I liked the idea of giving a prompt before they can post a thread that have you given your thread a good title? does their title describe whats in the thread and so on... A sort of check list before their first thread goes live.

Any more suggestions? No corrective measures please...

[just4kix]

Well yesterday I was going to suggest to search for a vB mod that makes subject mandatory and at least 5 words. But I edited this out at the last moment - will such a restriction be too cumbersome?

And what if someone titled it as "Help me ... Help me ... Help me"? LOL

[Mr.Tooth Fairy]

i think for newbies.. as soon as they join.. this forum.. there shud be a page displaying DOS AND DONTS..... in this it shuld be strickly mentioned.. rules for posting.. 1. selecting appropriate topic.. bla bla bla.. (shuld not be vague... like help plz.. need help.. how to?,, need help.. etc etc)2. replying to forums.. bla bla bla.. hope admin got some idea.. ... and all newbies shuld undergo this rules for before completing the registration in this broad band forums...

[Alexina]

but promting them to read a thread before actually postin might be a turn off to many newbies.

[iChaitanya]

^^

Agreed. But is there any other better alternative?

Maybe just making a new announcement thread in all broadband subforums could fix it. Title maybe something like - Read this before posting...

or something similar.

[smoothvibes]

Originally Posted by iChaitanya

Maybe just making a new announcement thread in all broadband subforums could fix it. Title maybe something like - Read this before posting...

How many times do you read Terms & Conditions of any website before posting or before creating a email account or before you enter any secure site

We still need some more suggestions for same.

[Archer]

Originally Posted by smoothvibes

How many times do you read Terms & Conditions of any website before posting or before creating a email account or before you enter any secure site

We still need some more suggestions for same.

I always skips Terms & Conditions. I always thinks "what is so special its all the same in every websites". I never read FAQ guides unless I have no other choice.

I think we need a catchy title to get this to work.

[iChaitanya]

Hmm... then this won't work out. Need to cook something up!

[smoothvibes]

Originally Posted by vishnus89

I always skips Terms & Conditions. I always thinks "what is so special its all the same in every websites". I never read FAQ guides unless I have no other choice.

you are not the only one vishnu, most of the users of you can say about 99% skip this step.

Originally Posted by vishnus89

I think we need a catchy title to get this to work.

I agree, this can help