Guest asim Posted March 31, 2009 Report Share Posted March 31, 2009 also, certain members are more knowledgable in certain brands than others. so if a noob clearly intends to make inquiries about a specific brand, the most relevant members should be quick to spot, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave123 Posted March 31, 2009 Report Share Posted March 31, 2009 also, certain members are more knowledgable in certain brands than others. so if a noob clearly intends to make inquiries about a specific brand, the most relevant members should be quick to spot, no? I think that alot of the members that have been around a while get plenty of pm's from new members,at RWG1 and RG i have gotten thousands and responded to all,it seems people see the members to ask on the forum and this one is likely no different. This could be a thread where members that don't want those pm's could speak up though,another good idea... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morlock Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 Count on me...as mentor or as noob, whatever the forum needs. Maybe we could have a section with the Mentor list as b16a2 suggested, including their area of expertise, so the Noob could find the right Mentor according with his own interest. Mentor must have a limit of the number of Noobs assigned, to avoid a work overload. The Admin could post comments in section showing with Mentor is open to receive more Noobs. We could have Noob time limit, I mean a member could be considered a Noob after a period of time or after X number of posts, so they leave space for new Noobs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxman Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 This is a great idea! Maximum supporter count, minimum best sub questions (although I find those quite endearing)!!! One question though: how do we make sure that the poor noob won't have to fight off 20 well meaning guides PMing him about upgrade possibilities? Could shy them away... Yours kindly Val. Very good point.Valerian If we start breathing down the new members neck as soon as they walk In through the door it could send the wrong message. I just think that we should not be to agressive when approaching these new members. Dont want to scare them off Mike This is a great idea! Maximum supporter count, minimum best sub questions (although I find those quite endearing)!!! One question though: how do we make sure that the poor noob won't have to fight . Yours kindly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shundi Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 I kind of do this now or answer a bunch of PMs when I get them but can those of us that want to do this post our names here Shundi and have some sort of system that automatically ties a random member on that list to a new member? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shundi Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 wonderful plan i had an idea i wanted to propose to the Admin team, i was thinking maybe we could assign a number of well informed members to monitor the introduction area, and maybe give them a special tag like " mentor" or something, they'd be around for all the questions noobs might need, and they could have the noob guides ready to be PMed to all new members taking care of new comers would give them a feeling of belonging, which will encourage them to support this community ofcourse this is just an idea, need alot of more details but that was the concept.. I like this too...can we submit our names to this and then have the admin team vote/ membership vote by poll on like...25 members to get "mentor" designations (must be platinum, at least 1000 posts, at least a year, in good standing, not a dealer, etc) that will sort of "officially" monitor things? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted April 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 wonderful plan i had an idea i wanted to propose to the Admin team, i was thinking maybe we could assign a number of well informed members to monitor the introduction area, and maybe give them a special tag like " mentor" or something, they'd be around for all the questions noobs might need, and they could have the noob guides ready to be PMed to all new members taking care of new comers would give them a feeling of belonging, which will encourage them to support this community ofcourse this is just an idea, need alot of more details but that was the concept.. Negative.. no tag.. no "badge" . we will "keep it simple" this is not a "teach the noob all about reps" .. they will learn at their own pace and skill as we all did.. we are NOT going to "Control" the forum .. what we can do is "suggest" that the Noob think about "supporting" the forum if they are gaining Value Added" In a simple sense.. you don't even need to use the PM.. it may be a better idea to keep everything in the open .. and "suggest" that the member consider an upgrade .. there is too much room for inconsistencies and time is alway's a factor .. no one is going to "Monitor" these members.. that is the duties of the Admin Team.... we communicate.. support ... simple.. let's keep it that way .. just simply suggest without using pm's Aloha~Cheers Lani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 From an Admin point of view 'Big Noob' is better than a specialized mentor. As Lani points out the Big Noob mission is not to teach the newbie to become a Rolex or Breitling or Omega etc etc expert over night but to help welcome him/her into our community and gently guide them through the pitfalls. Kudos Lani. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shundi Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 Roger dodger...keep us posted please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 Badges....We don't need no stinking badges Just some friendly advice and guidance Golden Rule Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted April 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 Badges....We don't need no stinking badges The treasure of Sierra Madre .. Next ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxman Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 Negative.. no tag.. no "badge" . we will "keep it simple" this is not a "teach the noob all about reps" .. they will learn at their own pace and skill as we all did.. we are NOT going to "Control" the forum .. what we can do is "suggest" that the Noob think about "supporting" the forum if they are gaining Value Added" In a simple sense.. you don't even need to use the PM.. it may be a better idea to keep everything in the open .. and "suggest" that the member consider an upgrade .. there is too much room for inconsistencies and time is alway's a factor .. no one is going to "Monitor" these members.. that is the duties of the Admin Team.... we communicate.. support ... simple.. let's keep it that way .. just simply suggest without using pm's Aloha~Cheers Lani Well said Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadtorrent Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 Badges....We don't need no stinking badges ... Golden Rule Screw the golden rule...I'm only going to help if Admin makes sure Shundi and Ajoesmith are not allowed to change their Avatars. I offered my services to mentor 1thunder. I'm now signed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxman Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 Screw the golden rule...I'm only going to help if Admin makes sure Shundi and Ajoesmith are not allowed to change their Avatars. I offered my services to mentor 1thunder. I'm now signed up. All I have to say is "1thunder is one lucky guy/gal" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4GTR Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 If we FINALLY get a chick on this board, I can't promise PM silence, and I call mentor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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