Greetings Threads

[Jeff Miller]

Just noticed something and wanted to give some feedback -

I've noticed recently a lot of new members love to offer greetings and hellos to other Stormtrack members on their first post, which is not uncommon in any internet forum environment.

The problem is there really is no place for new members to put such a thread - so we see some placing the greeting thread in W&C, and others in Stormtrack Community, and so on - and it's scattered and in disarray, and leaves new members a little confused as there is no set policy for this.

I'm either proposing we have a set place for new members to post a greeting and hello for other members to respond to - be it a set area in an established board such as The Stormtrack Community - or even more organized would be to open a seperate board all together for New Member greetings.

I just realize the confusion new members must face who want to say hello to the community but have no idea where to put such a thread.

 

[MatthewCarman]

Just noticed something and wanted to give some feedback -

I've noticed recently a lot of new members love to offer greetings and hellos to other Stormtrack members on their first post, which is not uncommon in any internet forum environment.

The problem is there really is no place for new members to put such a thread - so we see some placing the greeting thread in W&C, and others in Stormtrack Community, and so on - and it's scattered and in disarray, and leaves new members a little confused as there is no set policy for this.

I'm either proposing we have a set place for new members to post a greeting and hello for other members to respond to - be it a set area in an established board such as The Stormtrack Community - or even more organized would be to open a seperate board all together for New Member greetings.

I just realize the confusion new members must face who want to say hello to the community but have no idea where to put such a thread.

Well the staff moved the greeting threads in this forum from the WC forum so that is why they are here. I agree though a seperate forum or sub forum would be nice.

 

[Mike Hollingshead]

A great way for new people to introduce themselves may be by posting in existing threads about various topics.

 

[Terry Tyler]

i just suggested that today...

i think that there should be some place for that...not necessarily a whole new section, but just a simple thread where people put there introductions...

if someone didnt pay attention and made one somewhere else, it would be a simple procedure to move it into the current thread...

 

[Maggie Kahman]

i just suggested that today...

i think that there should be some place for that...

Such as here? (here i am, typing my 20 characters. Hope its long enough now.)

 

[Jeff Snyder]

It's best to make "I'm new here"-type threads in the Stormtrack Community forum. One of the threads stays in W&C because it has some meteorological relevance. Generally speaking, though, this forum is an acceptable place for such a thread.