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| I have no problem with the section going away. I remember when I would go there to say welcome but, somehow for some reason, I just thought there hasn't been many new members posting there. I do remember the one new female member who posted in that section and it seemed several members here were attracted by her pheromones. The humidity went up by several percentage points driven by the amount of salivating occurring.
"It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946.
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| The forum software does have the functionality to lock and/or prune posts, but it's across the board, and not configurable for individual sections. |
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| quote: Originally posted by oddball: Same, I think I have posted maybe 3 times there, and read a few more based on location. But this one was the last one I posted in, and it was a fun one  https://sigforum.com/eve/forum...935/m/6380084174/p/1
How about a Hall of Fame sub-forum for old locked threads like this piece of gold here?
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| It was silly shit then, but from the perspective of three years later, it's dumbassery for the ages.
I wonder if he was cleaning Monkeypox off of his guns in 2021. |
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| quote: Originally posted by Keystoner:
How about a Hall of Fame sub-forum for old locked threads like this piece of gold here?
That would be fantastic. I've often wanted to re-read that now decade old classic from Cliff, the tampon fairy doll maker, who spewed >>>ARE YOU SMOKING FUCKING DOPE?<<<
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| quote: Originally posted by 9x18:
It seems that when a new members posts in any other section for the first time or two it serves as an introduction. Members will acknowledge their post and welcome them in. It is a more natural action.
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I’ve also seen that happen many times. It does seem like a more sincere welcome. I would vote for discontinuing the New Members Introduction section.
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| quote: Originally posted by parabellum:
Hell, as a bonus, we even had an appearance from that "Welcome from Derby City" asshole.
The CUT!! “Banned for being genuinely stupid” |
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| He was the real deal. Not a clue to be had. |
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| I almost never take a look at the new members section so it wouldn’t be missed as far as I’m concerned……now a section for those epic threads from years past would be awesome! There are definitely some pretty funny/entertaining shit in those!
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| I've been here a few years now and I don't think I have ever been in there. Cut the cord boss...let her slip into the abyss.
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| | | Posts: 5186 | Location: Lake of the Ozarks, MO. | Registered: September 05, 2005 |
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| That makes sense. It's kind of a silly area. If you want to meet folks, belly up to the lounge and contribute something more interesting than, "Howdy from Salt Lake". |
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| The fact is- and statistics bear this out- most people who join forums such as this rarely post, if they post at all. It's true, and this forum is no exception. Go take a look at the low post counts for most of those members "introducing" themselves. Very few of them become regulars here.
This makes it all the more preposterous that members will pop into these threads to "welcome" someone who posted twice, nine months ago. |
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| I tend to view SF using the Find -> New Since Your Last Visit function, so I see whatever pops up in whatever section. If I happen to notice a post in the New Members Introduction section and I'm not busy or pressed for time I might follow-up to it, as I did earlier today.
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe
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| | | Posts: 26031 | Location: S.E. Michigan | Registered: January 06, 2008 |
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| As a returning member to Sig Forum under a new moniker, I never post in the new section on any forum. It's just a way to pad post counts.
Dump it.
That being said, I do like the idea of a locked forum of ridiculous older threads. That's just fun. |
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