Creating Guideline awareness in Newbies
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Could I suggest something. Whenever a new member signs up. Let them get a mail to their ID when prior to their e-mail ID activation. That mail should contain detailed posting guidelines for this Community and would also contain warnings of being banned if not properly particioate in maintaining the decorum of the community This way thay cannot evade the decorum guidelines of this forum. Please see if we can do something more. I'm speaking this in regard to the long discussion we had in the following thread http://www.codeproject.com/lounge.asp?msg=2159085#xx2159085xx[^]
There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating-people who know absolutely everything, and people who know absolutely nothing. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Regards... Shouvik
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Could I suggest something. Whenever a new member signs up. Let them get a mail to their ID when prior to their e-mail ID activation. That mail should contain detailed posting guidelines for this Community and would also contain warnings of being banned if not properly particioate in maintaining the decorum of the community This way thay cannot evade the decorum guidelines of this forum. Please see if we can do something more. I'm speaking this in regard to the long discussion we had in the following thread http://www.codeproject.com/lounge.asp?msg=2159085#xx2159085xx[^]
There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating-people who know absolutely everything, and people who know absolutely nothing. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Regards... Shouvik
Grat idea but I can assure you that those who most need the lesson will be the least likely to read it.
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Grat idea but I can assure you that those who most need the lesson will be the least likely to read it.
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
In a lighter vien for a few truant users, we can also mandate and stipulate an
induction wizardto be taken up within 30 days of signup. Instead of showing up a long story, it can be like Step-By-Step. Wouldn't that be a bit interactive too?Vasudevan Deepak Kumar Personal Homepage Tech Gossips
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Grat idea but I can assure you that those who most need the lesson will be the least likely to read it.
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
As another light version of it, you could do two things: 1. offer varying parts of the guidelines as tip, always, to everyone, in the message/reply form. 2. present a new member with a couple (say 3) of multiple-choice questions every time they start a new message/reply. They would be required to answer the majority correctly before they can enter their message. And they would need say 10 times a maximum score before they are no longer submitted to this test. :)
Luc Pattyn
try { [Search CP Articles] [Search CP Forums] [Forum Guidelines] [My Articles] } catch { [Google] }
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Could I suggest something. Whenever a new member signs up. Let them get a mail to their ID when prior to their e-mail ID activation. That mail should contain detailed posting guidelines for this Community and would also contain warnings of being banned if not properly particioate in maintaining the decorum of the community This way thay cannot evade the decorum guidelines of this forum. Please see if we can do something more. I'm speaking this in regard to the long discussion we had in the following thread http://www.codeproject.com/lounge.asp?msg=2159085#xx2159085xx[^]
There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating-people who know absolutely everything, and people who know absolutely nothing. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Regards... Shouvik
Hello, My impression is that we often spend a lot of time and power searching ways to prevent people, who do not fit, having access to this forum. Maybe we can benefit more in searching ways, how to support people who are not able to understand which way to behave "correct"! This is my comment on the thread of Colin in the Lounge. My post![^] -- modified at 3:12 Wednesday 1st August, 2007 My Suggestion from the Lounge: I like to make a suggestion, which would help to make the forum more multicultural. Why not give "full trusted" members of CP community the possibility, to write the forum guidelines in their mothers language! There are a lot of excellent programmers from India (and all over the world), who I'm shure, will be happy to help programming friends in their country.
All the best, Martin
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Could I suggest something. Whenever a new member signs up. Let them get a mail to their ID when prior to their e-mail ID activation. That mail should contain detailed posting guidelines for this Community and would also contain warnings of being banned if not properly particioate in maintaining the decorum of the community This way thay cannot evade the decorum guidelines of this forum. Please see if we can do something more. I'm speaking this in regard to the long discussion we had in the following thread http://www.codeproject.com/lounge.asp?msg=2159085#xx2159085xx[^]
There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating-people who know absolutely everything, and people who know absolutely nothing. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Regards... Shouvik
If newbies actually read instructions, no forum would ever have any off-topic posts.
--Mike-- Visual C++ MVP :cool: LINKS~! Ericahist | PimpFish | CP SearchBar v3.0 | C++ Forum FAQ Hungarian notation FTW
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If newbies actually read instructions, no forum would ever have any off-topic posts.
--Mike-- Visual C++ MVP :cool: LINKS~! Ericahist | PimpFish | CP SearchBar v3.0 | C++ Forum FAQ Hungarian notation FTW
Michael Dunn wrote:
Hungarian notation FTW
:confused: Forschungszentrum Telekommunikation Wien ?????
Best wishes, Hans
[CodeProject Forum Guidelines] [How To Ask A Question] [My Articles]
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If newbies actually read instructions, no forum would ever have any off-topic posts.
--Mike-- Visual C++ MVP :cool: LINKS~! Ericahist | PimpFish | CP SearchBar v3.0 | C++ Forum FAQ Hungarian notation FTW
Hi Michael, I think there are ways to make them read instructions, by spoon feeding and testing. See my earlies message. Unfortunately I see no way in making them read and try the replies they get, so some of them keep asking the same questions, completely ignoring perfect replies. :)
Luc Pattyn
try { [Search CP Articles] [Search CP Forums] [Forum Guidelines] [My Articles] } catch { [Google] }
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Michael Dunn wrote:
Hungarian notation FTW
:confused: Forschungszentrum Telekommunikation Wien ?????
Best wishes, Hans
[CodeProject Forum Guidelines] [How To Ask A Question] [My Articles]
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