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"There are two things that are wrong"

1. There are not enough people coming to this site. Why not? Last month we had about 450,000 visitors to the SR sites. Why don't more of them stop to chat?

2. There is no red number in brackets (lately white number in brackets). This is a very sad situation. Unfortunately it was muscled off the top bar to make way for "walkthroughs". We surely need to find a little space for it somewhere.

It's not wonky anymore :-)

I see this bracket thing is being moved.

At the moment it's wonky. But maybe that's being fixed?

Well I can be about here more again now.

Only not in here because you all argue all the time

"So I'm back, neh neh ne ne neh neh neh eh nehn"

There does seem to be a lot more pubescent angst and testosterone filled insecurities floating around these boards than most I’ve visited?

Probably because teenagers tend to be more strapped for cash than most? I dunno?

Lawless Fever wrote:
> That's not a question though! I hate it when people write stuff like
> that and put a ? after it. What really is the point, or is it
> accidental? No offence intended, wasn't picking on you or anything,
> just wanted to know why people do that.
>
> "If I had'nt been an SR member I would'nt know they
> existed??"

lol.. Its because I'm making a statement that I'm throwing open to discussion...

Rather than just giving an opinion, I'm stating that though this is my current point of view, that I'm activly open to any alternate opinions anyone may have. ;)

Armatige Shanks wrote:
> Tony wrote:
> 1. There are not enough people coming to this site. Why not? Last
> month we had about 450,000 visitors to the SR sites. Why don't more
> of them stop to chat?
>
> How obvious is it, to the casual browser, that the forums are here?
> If I had'nt been an SR member I would'nt know they existed??
>
That's not a question though! I hate it when people write stuff like that and put a ? after it. What really is the point, or is it accidental? No offence intended, wasn't picking on you or anything, just wanted to know why people do that.

"If I had'nt been an SR member I would'nt know they existed??"

Meh.

How about, when you register, you get forwarded to page with some info on what is expected. Then, new users will see what they have to do.

Armatige Shanks wrote:
> Rosalind wrote:
>
> The problem is that newbies don't get any respect from most of (not
> all of) the regulars. Fair enough their are a large percentage of
> newbies that do nothing but churn out useless nonsense, but it seems
> a
> bit unfair that the rest of us get lumped in with them. I think
> that
> genuine users are being scared off by this.
>
> I know regulars should take each newbie as an individual...
>
> However, given the amount of newbie sludge we have to go through each
> day, you must see how hard it is not to just get tired of always
> wading through another set of Conzole Warz posts...
>
> I think whenever newbies come along and post thoughful stuff, people
> fo stop and take notice, its just that is few and far between... and
> practice does dictate that pessimism opver newbies is generally a
> better way to go.
>
> I think, the thing is, when I was a lad... way back when... when you
> wanted to join a forum, you did the three step plan...
>
> 1. Lurk around a while, and read what other people arewriting... get a
> feel of what the forums about, where the members are comming from.
>
> 2. Spend some time replying to posts, it'll introduce you to the
> forums, help you get known by the people, and you can be sure your
> discussing things members are interested in talking about...
>
> 3. If everyone seems cool, and you want to stick around, start your
> own topics, you'll know by now where people are comming from... what
> sort of topics people are after, and people will recognise you enough
> to take an interest.
>
> I know we should give newbies more of a chance, it just it really does
> seem most newbies just jump in, make a lot of noise and mess, then get
> stroppy and leave when they discover that they havnt won for the day.


WHy dont sr get some sort of banner thaty will pop upthe first time you register saying what poeople will like and what not and some advice on how survive in the forums.

Darkus wrote:
> Mystique wrote:
> You need more naked chicks.
>
> Simple.
>
> I agree. Shall we start a petition?
*****
Muwhaha

Darkus wrote:
> Mystique wrote:
> You need more naked chicks.
>
> Simple.
>
> I agree. Shall we start a petition?

Put an ad on the net thatll get a few people here ;0)