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Granted I have not been here for very long... but if I could just suggest one thing...
Can we PLEASE do better greeting new members? They have no clue, as most of us didn't, as to how this site works and the very different personalities they will encounter... most if not ALL, have good intentions, need guidance and understanding..
Beating them up on their first post for not putting it in the "right" place is a huge turn off... as are sarcastic remarks as to one's first posts... can we let them get comfortable first before ramming the rules down their throat?
Okay, that's all I had.
God bless us all...
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Can we PLEASE do better greeting new members? They have no clue, as most of us didn't, as to how this site works and the very different personalities they will encounter... most if not ALL, have good intentions, need guidance and understanding..
Beating them up on their first post for not putting it in the "right" place is a huge turn off... as are sarcastic remarks as to one's first posts... can we let them get comfortable first before ramming the rules down their throat?
Okay, that's all I had.
God bless us all...
A
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Granted I have not been here for very long... but if I could just suggest one thing...
Can we PLEASE do better greeting new members? They have no clue, as most of us didn't, as to how this site works and the very different personalities they will encounter... most if not ALL, have good intentions, need guidance and understanding..
Beating them up on their first post for not putting it in the "right" place is a huge turn off... as are sarcastic remarks as to one's first posts... can we let them get comfortable first before ramming the rules down their throat?
Okay, that's all I had.
God bless us all...
A
Can we PLEASE do better greeting new members? They have no clue, as most of us didn't, as to how this site works and the very different personalities they will encounter... most if not ALL, have good intentions, need guidance and understanding..
Beating them up on their first post for not putting it in the "right" place is a huge turn off... as are sarcastic remarks as to one's first posts... can we let them get comfortable first before ramming the rules down their throat?
Okay, that's all I had.
God bless us all...
A
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I agree with you. In the same way, the people who respond to new members telling them what's right and wrong, their intentions are also good. In all honesty, I don't think they mean any harm. But I get your point. We get all sorts of new members, so it's better to be more careful with how we welcome them. You're fine.
It's all about perception as they say... I've come up with a little blurb I send if I catch them relatively quick on the Intro board. It's below. Maybe a Mod could adopt something to this affect? Hi,
Welcome to Christian Chat!
As most of us when we first joined, you probably have questions, need advice, need someone just to listen or just want to connect with fellow Christians. This IS the place for all of those I assure you.
After your introduction, please take some time to roam around the site and see what people are talking about!
As you will see there are different forums for different discussions – this is to avoid confusion and to make sure YOU receive what it is you are looking for. This routinely confuses new members that are eager to get going - so please don’t stress if someone tells you that you posted in the wrong place. We have ALL done it…
A moderator will move it for you if needed.Feel free to ask any of us for help (seriously) ! You can do this openly through a post or by clicking on a person’s screen name on the left and sending a private message.
May Jesus bless you!
Alex
Thanks! Like many threads the original intent gets lost the further we go... I know they mean no harm... It's all about perception as they say... I've come up with a little blurb I send if I catch them relatively quick on the Intro board. It's below. Maybe a Mod could adopt something to this affect?
Hi,
Welcome to Christian Chat!
As most of us when we first joined, you probably have questions, need advice, need someone just to listen or just want to connect with fellow Christians. This IS the place for all of those I assure you.
After your introduction, please take some time to roam around the site and see what people are talking about!
As you will see there are different forums for different discussions – this is to avoid confusion and to make sure YOU receive what it is you are looking for. This routinely confuses new members that are eager to get going - so please don’t stress if someone tells you that you posted in the wrong place. We have ALL done it… A moderator will move it for you if needed.
Feel free to ask any of us for help (seriously) ! You can do this openly through a post or by clicking on a person’s screen name on the left and sending a private message.
May Jesus bless you!
Alex
It's all about perception as they say... I've come up with a little blurb I send if I catch them relatively quick on the Intro board. It's below. Maybe a Mod could adopt something to this affect? Hi,
Welcome to Christian Chat!
As most of us when we first joined, you probably have questions, need advice, need someone just to listen or just want to connect with fellow Christians. This IS the place for all of those I assure you.
After your introduction, please take some time to roam around the site and see what people are talking about!
As you will see there are different forums for different discussions – this is to avoid confusion and to make sure YOU receive what it is you are looking for. This routinely confuses new members that are eager to get going - so please don’t stress if someone tells you that you posted in the wrong place. We have ALL done it…
A moderator will move it for you if needed.Feel free to ask any of us for help (seriously) ! You can do this openly through a post or by clicking on a person’s screen name on the left and sending a private message.
May Jesus bless you!
Alex
I would suggest you keep doing what you've started. It would be encouraging for the rest of us.
I have noticed a few members here, change their signatures with helpful links for newbies. I know for one, wwjd_kilden has a helpful signature for newbies. That was a great idea too. I wouldn't hope on getting the rest to do the same though, you know how different people are in here
But you've learned to love us anyway. So I guess we can just trust that the newbs find their way lol! Of course, we can help out as much as we can, and threads like this that pop out every once in a while, is a good reminder. 
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Yes, Sir Launcelot, Gallahad, and I,
wait until nightfall...
then we leap out of the rabbit,
taking the French completely by surprise
Umm...on my head?
(And that's no easy task,
seeing how pointed they both are )
wait until nightfall...
then we leap out of the rabbit,
taking the French completely by surprise
Umm...on my head?
(And that's no easy task,
seeing how pointed they both are
)
Hey welcome so and so....by the way, you're wrong in your first post. You should do this that or the other thing. I'm important here and you're not yet and until you prove to me your intentions are in line with mine I'll have to assume that you're here for nefarious reasons. Btw...welcome and may the Lord of peace and grace bless you.
D
Thanks! Like many threads the original intent gets lost the further we go... I know they mean no harm... It's all about perception as they say... I've come up with a little blurb I send if I catch them relatively quick on the Intro board. It's below. Maybe a Mod could adopt something to this affect?
Hi,
Welcome to Christian Chat!
As most of us when we first joined, you probably have questions, need advice, need someone just to listen or just want to connect with fellow Christians. This IS the place for all of those I assure you.
After your introduction, please take some time to roam around the site and see what people are talking about!
As you will see there are different forums for different discussions – this is to avoid confusion and to make sure YOU receive what it is you are looking for. This routinely confuses new members that are eager to get going - so please don’t stress if someone tells you that you posted in the wrong place. We have ALL done it… A moderator will move it for you if needed.
Feel free to ask any of us for help (seriously) ! You can do this openly through a post or by clicking on a person’s screen name on the left and sending a private message.
May Jesus bless you!
Alex
It's all about perception as they say... I've come up with a little blurb I send if I catch them relatively quick on the Intro board. It's below. Maybe a Mod could adopt something to this affect? Hi,
Welcome to Christian Chat!
As most of us when we first joined, you probably have questions, need advice, need someone just to listen or just want to connect with fellow Christians. This IS the place for all of those I assure you.
After your introduction, please take some time to roam around the site and see what people are talking about!
As you will see there are different forums for different discussions – this is to avoid confusion and to make sure YOU receive what it is you are looking for. This routinely confuses new members that are eager to get going - so please don’t stress if someone tells you that you posted in the wrong place. We have ALL done it…
A moderator will move it for you if needed.Feel free to ask any of us for help (seriously) ! You can do this openly through a post or by clicking on a person’s screen name on the left and sending a private message.
May Jesus bless you!
Alex
And being one of those people who just has to read the directions first, I immediately went for the Directions post -- those spiffy guideline pinned posts. Not only did I get directions for stuff I needed to get, but a reinforcement of what I already knew -- this is as it appears to be. It's a bunch of people coming for a multitude of reasons interacting on occasion. (And on other occasion, they just sermonize and assume everyone is enthralled.)
It's a Christian site, so I got as low an expectation as I could muster and then joined in. Sometimes I've learn there are higher expectations, and then sometimes I come back to "I'm too much of an optimist" and should have come up with even less expectations.
That's life, particularly on a Christian site.
D
