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25th March 2011 #1
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Are these "Introduce Yourself" threads a waste of space ?
I've just seen one started 3 Feb - poster made her last of 5 posts on the same thread the next day 4 Feb yet bizarrely the thread is still going.
Maybe I'm missing something
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25th March 2011 #2
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I also wonder how many people post once to introduce themselves and never post again. No rules stopping them from doing that though, it's a public forum and anyone can contribute unless a mod bans them for spamming or trolling.
Perhaps they are so busy reading the regular members threads and posts that they don't have time to post again
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25th March 2011 #3
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As they say up North "there's nowt so queer as folk"
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26th March 2011 #5
Personally, I find Introductory Threads useful ... in that they can often help the Mods separate "the wheat from the chaff", and - as Ian says - identify a potential troll or
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26th March 2011 #6
It also helps newbies feel welcome, which is the main point of it.
Keith Driscoll - Administrator
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26th March 2011 #8
a good way to break the ice
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26th March 2011 #9
So ... the short answer is: No ... ... they AREN'T a waste of space!
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26th March 2011 #10
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...and you can sus out any new wimmin !
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26th March 2011 #12
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The majority is for non waste of space at the moment
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26th March 2011 #13
There are other waste of space threads though
Absit invidia
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26th March 2011 #15Absit invidia
DISCLAIMER: The information hereinabove may or may not be entirely accurate, relevant, forthright, verifiable, or coherent. KeithAngel, who shall herein be refered to as the 'Shining Beacon of Light', reserves the right to neither confirm, deny, justify, explain, or otherwise acknowledge any inquiry in regards to the validity, genuinity, construction, intent, and/or motive of any statements, gestures, and/or actions whether real, imagined, or transdimensional in origin. Further, the 'Shining Beacon of Light' shall be absolved of any and all legal, moral, and financial responsibilities for damages to life, limb, character, reputation, property, and/or business resulting from the usage, assimilation, incorporation, replication, and/or distribution of said statements whether partial, complete, misquoted, or imagined. This disclaimer remains in effect despite any discrepancies or claims as to its legibility, comprehension, interpretation, subliminal suggestiveness, political affiliation, legality, visibility, and/or physical presence
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its not a waste of space...... i now have a filipina friend here in uk.....
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27th March 2011 #17
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There you go.
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Also it's good when someone is talking about something in a thread, and you feel like your missing part of the story, you go back to their introduction to remind yourself.
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