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dtw

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From: UK

Registered: 2004-08-03

Posts: 4,439

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Improving forum pratice!

Can we edit the terms of use agreement to include teh forum ettiqutte outlines and a short "how to post" howto

if i see one more thread called "help", "I was thinking" in any other froum than off topic I will go :evil: on the perp

FUBAR

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From: Belgium

Registered: 2004-12-08

Posts: 1,029

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Re: Improving forum pratice!

Other forums that I frequent have a sticky in every subforum explaining what the subforum is about and how to post an opening thread (clear topic title, a bit of punctuation, ...). Maybe that'll ease your eyes.

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rasat

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From: Finland

Registered: 2002-12-27

Posts: 2,296

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Re: Improving forum pratice!

dibblethewrecker you are the forum adviser, your work is to guide the users.

... a sticky in every subforum explaining what the subforum is about and how to post...

This is a good idea for many but all will not bother to read when seeing huge number of existing threads. The how-to has to "pop-up" front of their face. How about making a new category at the top of Forums with a forum something like:  "IMPORTANT INFORMATION - how to post".

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i3839

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Registered: 2004-02-04

Posts: 1,185

Re: Improving forum pratice!

In a programming forum we became crazy of all those people not using code tags, so we added a very hard to miss request to use them, written in very big bold full caps chars in front of their nose when they post a new message. Even then people "forgot" to use them, though less frequently than usual. So just a sticky probably won't do it, though it may help somewhat. What about giving them the info when they sign up?