Don't increase post count in Welcome forum

[e5]

Innit blad, people d o use that forum for getting their post count up, I'm guilty of it and Im sure many members may admit to it in the past.

meeeee im guilty
BRB OFF TO POST WELCOME TO EVERYONE BEFORE IT DOES GET TURNED OFF +*+*+*

[Hushie]

I completely agree with Undertaker and everyone else who thinks this is a terrible idea.

Removing post count in the welcome forum will NOT raise activity in other parts of the forum. If people want to post in other parts of the forum they will do regardless of whether post count can be raised in the welcome forum.

What's wrong with posting in the welcome forum for post count? It makes the new forum members feel welcomed and in turn will make the forum more active as new members will feel like a part of the community and will take part in discussions elsewhere; thus making the forum a lot more active.

[Hecktix]

What's wrong with posting in the welcome forum for post count? It makes the new forum members feel welcomed and in turn will make the forum more active as new members will feel like a part of the community and will take part in discussions elsewhere; thus making the forum a lot more active.

So why isn't this happening already?
If new members had to post in places other than the welcome forum to get their 5 approved posts, it could quite easily happen...

[Hushie]

So why isn't this happening already?
If new members had to post in places other than the welcome forum to get their 5 approved posts, it could quite easily happen...

No, it wouldn't.
You'd be imposing even more restrictions on forum members and would scare off the newbies.

[Hecktix]

No, it wouldn't.
You'd be imposing even more restrictions on forum members and would scare off the newbies.

I fail to see how, 'cause it'd be introducing them to different sections of the forum...

[Hushie]

I fail to see how, 'cause it'd be introducing them to different sections of the forum...

How? How exactly is killing one part of the forum introducing them to other parts of the forum?

[Inseriousity.]

So why isn't this happening already?
If new members had to post in places other than the welcome forum to get their 5 approved posts, it could quite easily happen...

There could be other factors. Old members have been commenting on the lack of interesting threads, maybe they feel the same way etc etc.

Any welcome (regardless of the intentions of the welcomer) is better than no welcome surely.

edit: I do not welcome members that often unfortunately cos I am not really fussed about post count so this isn't just some plot from me to keep my post count high!

[Hecktix]

There could be other factors. Old members have been commenting on the lack of interesting threads, maybe they feel the same way etc etc.

Any welcome (regardless of the intentions of the welcomer) is better than no welcome surely.

edit: I do not welcome members that often unfortunately cos I am not really fussed about post count so this isn't just some plot from me to keep my post count high!

As said above, the congratulations forum still gets a lot of posts even though they don't count in there, therefore disabling the post count in the welcome forum shouldn't affect the amount of welcomes.

[kk.]

New policy wont see that happening

Then why can't you introduce a new policy into the welcome forum? Rather than having no post count, why not impose a rule at the top saying please be more 'constructive' when posting posting in the forum. You can tell when people are doing it on purpose, and so punish those, not people who are genuinely happy to meet and greet people

[Hecktix]

Then why can't you introduce a new policy into the welcome forum? Rather than having no post count, why not impose a rule at the top saying please be more 'constructive' when posting posting in the forum. You can tell when people are doing it on purpose, and so punish those, not people who are genuinely happy to meet and greet people

This is another possibility
There is something along the lines of guidelines already posted in the forum however these are quite unclear.