How many???
 

What do you reckon the percentage of new members who thread in introduce yourself actually post anymore??

What percentage just join to make a few posts just to get into our wicked arcade??

Sad at this time of night I know to be thinking this, but as I usually go through accy web by using the new posts button I often find myself faced with a whole page of threads with people just welcoming new members (me included) only for us never to see them post ever again!!! or very few anyway.

Do you think that to get in the arcade it should be raised to more than 5 posts before they can get in?? If so how many?? Maybe if they had to post more to get in there they might find how much they enjoy it and stick around more.

Thoughts please.......

saddo signing off :D

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Hi harwood red
Just been looking at your post, i notice that nothing is ever removed even after its been on for a couple of years,is it possible that people get fed up seeing the same old posts so dont bother any more

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I wouldn't agree that its the same old posts. You only get the really old posts if you go delving that far back. There are always new threads being started and some are kept going for quite a few days. There are only a few like word thread, link the song etc that are old timers that crop up on a daily basis!

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I was thinking this earlier HR i was going through an old thread and looking who people are and most of them have 30 posts maximum. although your lucky in a way cos most people that join ours don't even get as far as postin in welcome. I don't think they join for the arcade, i think they just join on a whim and find they have no real interest in the forum. Thing is do you carry on welcoming people, hoping your welcome will help them fit and they'll post or do you ignore them. Personally I welcomed your welcome, i thought what a friendly site.

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I don't know about the rest of the forum but in the Stanley forum we get a few fans from the opposing team coming on every week, we have some good banter with them and usually remember them when we play the return fixture...that said, there will be new people joining from 20-odd teams when (should say IF) Stanley get promoted into the League.
Anyway, my point is the Stanley forums seem to be the only place where most of the newbies actually stick around!

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You right red – I think the post for getting into the arcade should be raised up to at least 1000, or maybe 2500, and everybody should go through a rigid identity check. Also, a scanning of the people who post should be compulsory just in case they have concealed any secret weapons. Everybody should be segregated into group ages young, middle aged and old. With satellite aerial demographic photos taken of everybody’s house (or houses).
A psychological profile report (I’m on a roll now) can help reveal the behaviour background of a person to assets whether they are allegeable for the arcade. This can include past and current behaviours and preferences i.e. consumer activities, shopping histories, court records, internet search, blogs, (especially) social networking services (in the pub), newsgroups, opinions expressed in chat rooms, forum. Plus there would be a necessity to take written and verbal tests of lengthy questions and answers. Psychological profiling can help estimate personal traits and special talents, especially for arcade champions – and tyranny shall RULE!!!! :eek: :rolleyes: :D

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I try to say hello to people in the introduction thread, mainly because I remember being pleased when people did it to me when I joined.

It does cross my mind if they are just upping their posts by posting there, so they can go into the arcade never to be seen again.

It doesn't really matter though, because hopefully one of them might be a total obsessive game player, and give Harwood Red and Mantrabooks a run for their money in the number of titles held table.:D

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:) i think i detect a bit of sarcasem mantrabrooks;)
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it is true though that a lot of people vanish into thin air after 5 posts.....
it dosent bother me if they just go into the arcade,,,i am hooked myself,
but it would be nice if they posted more, even if it was only tripe like i post,,,.:type: .HAPPY POSTING EVERYONE....:wave::wave:

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when I said about should we raise the amounts of posts to get in the arcade it was nothing to do with stopping people getting in there so I could keep my crowns!!! It was more about if they had to post more than 5, say 50 for example they might find they enjoy the banter and contribute more. Rather than just posting 5 times, going into the arcade never to be seen on the forum ever again.

Arcade aside, many new members don't seem to even get past the introduce yourself thread... wonder why??

Mantrabooks....WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN ON???? :p

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I think originally Roy set it at 5 sensible, posts before entry into the arcade was allowed to discourage people from joining just to use the arcade, after all the first few posts that you do to break the ice are the most difficult!
However if he was to set the figure any higher than that instead of the moderators chasing around deleting five threads of, and sometimes quite abusive threads, when some people think they can beat the system, (unfortunately for them their threads are not only deleted but it usually means an immediate ban!).

I don't think it helps when long standing members come to newbies assistance with such advice as this:-


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Yes i totally agree with you Less a lot of people come on to play the games and find out they have to post 5 times so they just post junk or spam
I think posting in the introduction section should not count to your post count like anything goes.
and remarks like that in the link is not helping this.

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It's always nice to welcome the newbies and quite a few of them post back in their own intro thread to say it was nice to receive such a friendly welcome.

I try to welcome each newbie but as I'm on here quite regularly I always check the introduction posts as soon as I log on, it saves me having to welcome a back log of them ..... which I have to say can be a slight aggravation when 20/24 new posts are in the introduction threads, like the other evening. :rolleyes:

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i always try to say hello to each and every one, i would not like to think i left one out...

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Not that i would ever suggest to a moderator what to do mick but, why not just edit the above post and remove the post that the link refers too instead of saying it does not help?

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not that a moderator would tell a member on here what to do Neil,But
because then other people would not know what NOT to say to the new members
and if i had deleted the post and it was 1 of yours you would be shouting from the roof tops about having a post deleted .
just like most members do when one of there posts are deleted and i did say MOST not all before you all have a go at me hehe

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Did I shout about having a post deleted?
I think most of my posts should probably be deleted :D

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I use the New Posts button to see what's been going on but I don't bother with any of the introduction threads. I wonder if it's possible to have them not showing in the New Posts section?

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Because he's a moderator and his job is to moderate and not just delete/edit post's because he doesn't like them! Other people like me appreciate the moderators comments.....Even though they are 'mods' they are still entitled to their own opinion!

This was in reply to Neils post.

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Then again... if post counts weren’t to count in the "introduce yourself" section then the new members would probably only have half a dozen or so members welcoming them to the site rather than the 20 – 30+ members welcoming them.
Better to have a big welcome rather than a little welcome even though most are only doing it for the money, sorry points. Hehe

I bet most of the new members post in the “introduce yourself” section just to see how many members actually welcome them to the site, like they’ve seen with others.
If the norm was only two or three members bothering welcoming people then they probably wouldn’t bother posting them selves and to be honest it’s a great way to start your first thread.

I do agree... it’s a pain, when some one welcomes 10 new members all in a go. hehe

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everyday we could say .....WELCOME TO ALL NEW MEMBERS....but then it wouldent mean much ...

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I think the answer to that is yes they are and no they are not. Everybody is entitled to their own opinion as long as stating it is within the rules. As a moderator you have to be seen as whiter than white. This is why you won't find our mods joining in with the odd thread wonder etc (even if they are funny ones). I think being a mod is a difficult job, they obviously care a lot about the forum to want to moderate it but at the same time it restricts how they join in. Many people won't disagree with them like they would a normal user making the same commets.
Take a look at the Stanley section. They have there own mods seperate to this side of the forum. No one knows who they are. They moderate with one username and post with another as just normal mortals. This is so they can join in like the rest of us.

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ER just to let you know Neil talking about the moderators on site IS against the site rules so back to the thread please .

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You should be paying close attention to the introduction threads Gayle, what if P.B. joined and you weren't there to welcome him?
It would be the end of a close and meaningful relationship before it even got a chance to begin.
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Please excuse me for making a suggestion on here as i am new, but if someone just wants to play Arcade games what is to stop them joining the sites of neighbouring towns and joining and playing games on these other sites?
Don't think people join just to play games but for general interests and learning that bit more about things.

:)

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Hi wont2no
As you say there is nothing at all stopping people for going elsewhere that’s everyone’s choice. Accyweb has an excellent arcade and I would say it’s one of the best and it does attract many visitors, which is good for sites like this as it helps increase the membership count. The arcade has attracted many visitors from all over the world such as USA, New Zealand etc and the only thing they are interested in is the arcade as they will have no knowledge of Accrington or its surrounding areas. We don’t have a problem with new members using the arcade but it would be nice if they were to at least say hello and tell us were they are from etc, this is why all new members have to at least make 5 posts before they can use the arcade, it gives them the chance to introduce them selves.
:)

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I'm not sure I want to get to know people that won't post in the forums or come in to chat again. If they're not interested in posting, or me, why force them to. Just let em go straight in the the arcade. I can't say as I've really looked in there but I'll take your word on how good it is.
Phylum joined this forum, she joined it becuase she likes forums, and is already on other forums that had links to here. She doesn't post because she feels she got abuse and racism. Not that I mind cos she's on our forum now. erm, negative karma and nasty comments, that really helps to get newbies to post more doesn't it. If I wasn't so thick skinned from being on wap chat rooms and wap forums which are full of abuse I'd have left not long after I got here. I don't think newbies should get negative until they get to 50 karma or a hundred posts, it's hard to understand why people need to make sly nasty unsigned comments that you can't reply to cos you don't know who's said it and is enough to put most off. Sort of cancels out your welcome post threads in one swoop. If you can't give positive why not just do nothing and give your opinion in the thread where everyone can see it.
Part of the reason for the above is people don't understand the karma system, its not obvious where the thread is explaining it, It was weeks before I found it. Also whats this Akers system all about? I can't find any reason for it. I've found something about pets, but dunno what it's going on about. Where do i get them, Where's this shop?

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They all head for the arcade so does that mean its a demon place to visit?

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I think it would be good to know a bit more about the new members.....for instance what drew them to Accyweb, and do they have any links to the town. And Yes, the Arcade is good....I thought I was too old to go in the Arcade......but I love it......(even if I am rubbish at all the games)!

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The Ackers system (accrington web virtual money) was introduced by Roy to pay people for posting in all the topics except, anything goes & Introduce yourself.
The idea was and eventually will be again to be able to go to the shops and buy yourself a fancy title or gifts for other members.
The money could also be used to buy yourself one of the petz, then you would have to work hard posting just to feed the little b*gger!

On the last update these options were suspended temporarily (though it does seem to be getting permanent), Roy does intend to put them back at some time but his priority at the moment is ensuring he earns a living to keep his family.

If you do a search for petz you will see how popular they were:-
http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...?highlight=toy

Another good thing from the shop was the thief item where you could buy permission to steal Ackers from other members I think Staggers became the most successful thief!
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A nicer, kinder more gentle person I've yet to read in any forum, good luck to her and your forum.:D

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well to be totally honist that was my first intention when i joinged i had found a new games site cuz they are all being deleted for the college server so you do work and not play all the time, but i started a convo up and now have got to know how cool you lot are. although i don't post much i still play in the arcade when i decide that i want some ones help i get into posting again and have posted quite alto this and have really enjoyed getting feed bk

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one of the few
 

i see your point , sort of, but you scare me maybe it,s my age!