:: grum
:: QA Staff (Founder) | |
Dear members of ye olde internet forum for young gayers,
We'd like every member, newbie or veteran, to help us maintain the cute, cosy, and fuzzy warmth of this here website by ensuring that all newbies get properly welcomed in. We're not a huuuuge site and that's the way we like it but sustained growth is vital. And all new members should feel like they've found somewhere safe and accepting, right? Glad you agree!
Here's how you can help. This is based on Staff policy so we'll lead by example.
Each day that you're on the site:- click through to the full Introductions forum
- firstly, look for any topics which have less than 3 replies and reply to them, just so that no-one is left behind
- respond to the oldest ones first (bottom up)
- choose any others that you want to reply to
- if the intro is good, try to reward that by giving a personalised reply as opposed to your "standard welcome" if you have one
Hundreds of members pass through QA every day... and no-one is exempt! If you take something from our community, help give something back.
Many thanks,
Your weary yet appreciative Webmaster 
I wish the world was flat like the old days / And I could travel just by folding the map / No more airplanes or speed trains or freeways / There'd be no distance that could hold us back
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Post: #422190  , Fri 3 Sep 10, 10:35AM |
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Haha, I love reading introductionposts but unfortunately I rarely ever welcome people because I feel like I myself am recently new here  I will however follow your advice sir! And super that you try to keep the forum warm and welcoming.
~Kimi wa kimi dake shika, inai yo~
~Dattari tomodachi de itai kara~
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Post: #423620 , Thu 9 Sep 10, 5:41AM |
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:: grum
:: QA Staff (Founder) | |
We need more help with this; some intros are slipping through with just one reply, and some with none at all. Even if it seems like a chore, it has to be done.
I wish the world was flat like the old days / And I could travel just by folding the map / No more airplanes or speed trains or freeways / There'd be no distance that could hold us back
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Post: #431075 , Wed 13 Oct 10, 11:26AM |
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I'm bumping this so more people notice it.
EVERYONE needs to read the intros and welcome new members.
Maybe this needs to be on the front page and a featured forum for a few weeks, so everyone sees this when they log in.
JJ xx
You will only expect a few words - what will those be? When the heart is full it may run over, but the real fullness stays within... Words can never tell you, however, - form them, transform them anyway, - how perfectly dear you are to me - perfectly dear to my heart and soul.
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Post: #442640 , Sat 4 Dec 10, 9:13AM |
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ay ay sir!
of to welcome we go 
I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter. - Walt Disney
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Post: #443475 , Mon 6 Dec 10, 9:39PM |
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Thanks for bumping- I wouldn't have noticed this post otherwise
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Post: #443668 , Tue 7 Dec 10, 5:32PM |
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:: grum
:: QA Staff (Founder) | |
During busy periods, like now, intros can easily drop off the Mainpage and sit in the Introduction forum's main topic list without replies. This is bad form, on our part. Please make a point of checking the full Introductions forum to rescue any intros which could do with more attention. Thanks for your help.
I wish the world was flat like the old days / And I could travel just by folding the map / No more airplanes or speed trains or freeways / There'd be no distance that could hold us back
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Post: #448173 , Mon 20 Dec 10, 12:06PM |
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-BUMP!-
Hey, QAers, go welcome the newbies! There are a few people that are halfway down the page with only 2 or 3 replies, and that isn't very nice, now is it?
This is one instance where peer pressure ISN'T bad. DO IT! NOW!!
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Post: #453675 , Thu 30 Dec 10, 8:52PM |
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I TRY!!! I just forget sometimes who I've already welcomed and who I have not....... xD
<3
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Post: #454123 , Fri 31 Dec 10, 7:20PM |
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How do you make your own topic? I'm new...
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Post: #454355 , Sat 1 Jan 11, 8:05AM |
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Zachary, if you go into the Introductions forum, you'll find a "+ add new topic" tab. It'll look like:
Don't forget to read the Introduction guide first though.
Edit: I was too late, you've already posted one. But just in case anyone else is having trouble, I'll leave it here.
Our fingerprints don't fade from the lives we've touched.
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Edit: Fuzz_Brain, Sat 1 Jan 11, 9:57PM
Post: #454473 , Sat 1 Jan 11, 6:23PM |
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-bump-
Come on, people. It's your civic duty!!
DO YOUR JOB AS A GOOD GAYWAD AND SAY HI TO THE NEWBIES!!!!
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Post: #458360 , Wed 19 Jan 11, 6:26PM |
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 I've been slacking on this front. I shall make sure to rededicate myself to it
"I am reminded of a colleague who reiterated 'all my homosexual patients are quite sick'—to which I finally replied 'so are all my heterosexual patients'." -Ernest van den Haag, psychotherapist
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Post: #458376 , Wed 19 Jan 11, 7:25PM |
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Bumpity bump bump!
I've been rooting through the intros and I've noticed a lot of intro topics with very low numbers of posts. It would be much appreciated if everyone just welcomed a few every day. If everyone did a little, we'd have plenty of responses.
You all remember what it was like when people replied to your intro posts. So c'mon, show the newbies how friendly and welcoming we are!
EDIT: Also, don't forget to check back through the last few pages. It's easy for topics to slip through the cracks when they're replaced by newer topics on the main page.
Our fingerprints don't fade from the lives we've touched.
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Edit: Fuzz_Brain, Sat 9 Jul 11, 12:05PM
Post: #526878 , Sat 9 Jul 11, 12:04PM |
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BUMP again!
Some of the newbies have been falling through with one or 2 replies, which means they're not getting the full benefit of our "fuzzy warmth".
Can everyone go and bombard them with welcomes? <3
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Post: #553282 , Tue 13 Sep 11, 8:17PM |
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:: Neddy
:: QA7 Taking responsibility | |
I shall do my best! *salute*
Though I'm not gonna call it fuzzy warmth, it sounds like an enuendo 
But I'll still go spam newbies
Whatever you are. Be a good one.
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Post: #553299 , Tue 13 Sep 11, 8:53PM |
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*bumping for the purpose of reminding people*
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Post: #566659 , Sat 22 Oct 11, 11:30PM |
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:: Toxic
:: QA6 Livin' it up! | |
*Goes round every introduction thread welcoming people because he's just that awesome a person*
All the world's a stage, but I'm no player.
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Post: #566661 , Sat 22 Oct 11, 11:35PM |
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Bumping this as a reminder. I will be a good lesbian and welcome the fun newbies.
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Post: #566663 , Sat 22 Oct 11, 11:38PM |
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*cough, cough, people should do this*
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Post: #567084 , Mon 24 Oct 11, 3:51AM |
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Three's A Crowd... or is it?
Oh no, I procrastinated again! (Rant Warning)
Lily Helena Knight
Things that grow
Just so.
My new life
Trip to the zoo!
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