Question 13: What role can Talkboard have in making FT more welcoming?
Nov 10, 11, 5:18 am
#16
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Australia
Programs: Too many
Posts: 1,096
I am fully supportive of helping out new members and ensure they are treated with respect and not made to feel stupid.
I think a list of FAQ's for each forum in an easy to read format with an anchor list of each question/answer would be fantastic.
It would certainly be easy to direct people to a certain link.
Obviously all questions can't be answered, but surely the mod's and frequent posters would be able to suggest the right q/a for this.
If we could vote on such a system or something that would be easy to navigate without creating too much extra work, I really feel it would benefit the community.
I think a list of FAQ's for each forum in an easy to read format with an anchor list of each question/answer would be fantastic.
It would certainly be easy to direct people to a certain link.
Obviously all questions can't be answered, but surely the mod's and frequent posters would be able to suggest the right q/a for this.
If we could vote on such a system or something that would be easy to navigate without creating too much extra work, I really feel it would benefit the community.
Nov 10, 11, 9:00 am
#17
Moderator: Southwest Airlines, Capital One
Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: California
Programs: WN Companion Pass, A-list preferred, Hyatt Globalist; United Club Lietime (sic) Member
Posts: 21,423
Nov 10, 11, 11:17 am
#18
Moderator: Smoking Lounge; FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: SFO
Programs: Lifetime (for now) Gold MM, HH Gold, Giving Tootsie Pops to UA employees, & a retired hockey goalie
Posts: 28,798
^ Damn-you beat me to it as after I put the machines to bed last night, I thought of this as well. But to expand on what you said, perhaps a pdf file that gets sent to all new members as well. Nothing too confusing but the abc's of F/t-how to post, ToS, how to report a bad post, Ambassadors, Moderators and ect. Yes, this is on the guide pages but how many folks actually go there? The pdf file would simply be bullet items a link that would take the user directly to the guide page based on the specific subject
Nov 14, 11, 5:41 pm
#19
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: DFW, ORD, IND
Programs: AMEX PL, Avis First, AA GLD
Posts: 249
I think that the newbies who are coming to this site, are almost instantly bashed for messing up a post. It happened to be and I've seen it happen to others. I think that if a newbie were to post out of the newbie lounge, they should put somewhere in their post, (title or thread) that they are newbie and bear with them. Another thing, which I have seen along many posts, the search function is a go-to answer, but we all know that engine is more worn out that an AA MD-80.
