Our New Members

Brother Bob · 03-16-2008, 01:52 PM

I'm amazed at what I've found on the members list! Folks with 0-12 posts, and then they're gone for whatever reason. Are we doing all we can do to welcome our new members and have them feel included on the forums and sub-forums? Are we living up to our billing as being the Friendliest Gun Forum On The Internet? Bear in mind that we all started off with "one" post on this forum. The "Powers That Be" at G&G have made sure that we have enough forums and sub-forums to peak everyones interest that joins or visits. They've done their part to make this site exciting and entertaining. The Moderators are a good group of level headed and fair folks and I don't see that as an issue, either. Let's make sure we're all doing our part by making our new members feel welcome here. This is Brother Bob and I approve this message. LOL!

mitch_mckee · 03-16-2008, 01:56 PM

I'm new here and feel quite welcome.

I'd not worry about people being transient too much. Given the typical internet brief attention span of youth, a discussion board my appeal more to older users in the long run. The young'uns tend more toward instant message, chat rooms, and texting. Asking and actually waiting for answers to posts may be beyond many.

Midas · 03-16-2008, 02:46 PM

We try to make our new members feel as welcome as possible, and encourage their participation on the forums. It's like anything else, some stick around, and some blow out with the breeze.

CalifgirlinOk · 03-16-2008, 03:24 PM

I welcome our members in the introduction forum every time I see a new one pop up. I know I felt very welcomed when I first started,so I don't know why a few of them flew the coop. But I know we have a few young ones on here with us and I think that's nice....!

Brother Bob · 03-16-2008, 04:32 PM

Well, I was just thinking out loud on this thread. Probably should have never posted it, but thanks for the input anyway.

jd1911 · 03-16-2008, 04:34 PM

i live on this site it is my home page and im still on it when im watching movies and i check it before pt in the morning i just dont know that much and absorb everything i can and give my 2 cents when i know something i love this site

GlockMeister · 03-16-2008, 04:38 PM

Every time I see a newbie, I make it a point to pop in and leave a welcome. I may have missed a few, but I do try.

jv101 · 03-16-2008, 05:52 PM

im newer here, i feel very welcome, how friendly people are and how knowledgeable is great!!

LiveToShoot · 03-16-2008, 05:55 PM

Hey, the members of this site help you feel very welcome...even those who may not agree with what you post.

THANKS

hamburgerhelper · 03-16-2008, 06:36 PM

i feel welcome even tho ive not recd any help regarding how to do paragraphs in my posts.....

Rye-man · 03-16-2008, 06:39 PM

I don't post often but I do feel welcome here. (most the time anything I would have said has already been said)

Cyrano · 03-16-2008, 07:12 PM

I've only been here a few months but I feel more at home here than in real-world clubs where I've been a member for many years. There is absolutely no snobbery among the regulars, not even to the new members and the newbie shooters just starting out. Everyone shares their knowledge and feels free to offer their opinions. If you have a problem, people will try to help, even if it is only a kind word when you may need one badly.

I wouldn't know anyone here if I bumped into you on the street (not that that is very likely, most everyone here's too smart to be caught in the Peoples Democratic Republic of New York), but when I get on, I have the feeling I'm walking into an old-time general store, with comfy chairs by the potbellied stove and people just settin' and swappin' stories. It's a warm place to be.

LiveToShoot · 03-16-2008, 07:15 PM

Yer turn to stoke the stove with a new log Cyrano...LOL, and I feel the same as you about this forum.

We need more of this homegrown hospitality in the crazy world of today.

billy · 03-16-2008, 07:24 PM

when i first contact a new member i try to make them feel at home and try to tone down the blathering gibberish i tend to spout.
this tourettes gets the better of me sometimes!

ArkansasHunter · 03-16-2008, 07:32 PM

I try to welcome new members and here recently LOL I've wonderd if I've over WELCOMED them to GUN and GAME !!!
And ran them off !!!
And too I've noticed some get there information and never return or they "don't" get it and never return.
Thats probably going to be the norm.

Brother Bob · 03-16-2008, 07:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ArkansasHunter

I try to welcome new members and here recently LOL I've wonderd if I've over WELCOMED them to GUN and GAME !!!
And ran them off !!!
And too I've noticed some get there information and never return or they "don't" get it and never return.
Thats probably going to be the norm.

Ah Hell, A.H.! What's there not to like about you? You are G&G.

jeffsenpai · 03-16-2008, 08:19 PM

Many new members join to be able to ask a particular gun question that they may have. The question is answered, and then the poster moves on. They don't always necessarily want to be a part of the community as much as benefit from it.

SuckLead · 03-16-2008, 09:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brother Bob

I'm amazed at what I've found on the members list! Folks with 0-12 posts, and then they're gone for whatever reason. Are we doing all we can do to welcome our new members and have them feel included on the forums and sub-forums? Are we living up to our billing as being the Friendliest Gun Forum On The Internet? Bear in mind that we all started off with "one" post on this forum. The "Powers That Be" at G&G have made sure that we have enough forums and sub-forums to peak everyones interest that joins or visits. They've done their part to make this site exciting and entertaining. The Moderators are a good group of level headed and fair folks and I don't see that as an issue, either. Let's make sure we're all doing our part by making our new members feel welcome here. This is Brother Bob and I approve this message. LOL!

Well, I don't know if anyone else here who works in a gun shop does this or not, but I know I write the URL for this forum at least five times a day for new shooters looking to purchase guns. I know if any of those people at all joined on my suggestion, they may have just hung around long enough to learn what they wanted to know, whether they asked questions or not.

SCGirl · 03-17-2008, 09:44 AM

I have felt very welcome here since day one. This is a great place with great people. Some people just might pop on in search of an answer to a question, and once they get that answer, they move on..

Look at all the people y'all are helpin!!! :-)

Chris · 03-17-2008, 05:00 PM

I just stay for all the hotties that join.

03-16-2008, 01:52 PM	#1
Brother Bob The Mayor Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Olive Branch, MS. Posts: 2,691 Blog Entries: 3	Our New Members I'm amazed at what I've found on the members list! Folks with 0-12 posts, and then they're gone for whatever reason. Are we doing all we can do to welcome our new members and have them feel included on the forums and sub-forums? Are we living up to our billing as being the Friendliest Gun Forum On The Internet? Bear in mind that we all started off with "one" post on this forum. The "Powers That Be" at G&G have made sure that we have enough forums and sub-forums to peak everyones interest that joins or visits. They've done their part to make this site exciting and entertaining. The Moderators are a good group of level headed and fair folks and I don't see that as an issue, either. Let's make sure we're all doing our part by making our new members feel welcome here. This is Brother Bob and I approve this message. LOL! __________________ The Most Expensive Commodity In This Country Is Ignorance!

03-16-2008, 02:46 PM	#3
Midas Troll B' Gone Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Springdale, Arkansas Posts: 3,800 Images: 2 Blog Entries: 6	We try to make our new members feel as welcome as possible, and encourage their participation on the forums. It's like anything else, some stick around, and some blow out with the breeze. __________________ "Recoil lasts for a second, gravity lasts forever"

03-16-2008, 03:24 PM	#4
CalifgirlinOk Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 2,772	I welcome our members in the introduction forum every time I see a new one pop up. I know I felt very welcomed when I first started,so I don't know why a few of them flew the coop. But I know we have a few young ones on here with us and I think that's nice....! __________________ "Most of the troubles in the world is caused by people wanting to be important". T.S.Eliot Last edited by CalifgirlinOk; 03-16-2008 at 05:03 PM.

03-16-2008, 04:32 PM	#5
Brother Bob The Mayor Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Olive Branch, MS. Posts: 2,691 Blog Entries: 3	Well, I was just thinking out loud on this thread. Probably should have never posted it, but thanks for the input anyway. __________________ The Most Expensive Commodity In This Country Is Ignorance!

03-16-2008, 04:38 PM	#7
GlockMeister Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 5,478	Every time I see a newbie, I make it a point to pop in and leave a welcome. I may have missed a few, but I do try. __________________ I'd rather be tried by 12 than carried by 6!

03-16-2008, 01:56 PM	#2
mitch_mckee Banned Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 1,085 Images: 3	I'm new here and feel quite welcome. I'd not worry about people being transient too much. Given the typical internet brief attention span of youth, a discussion board my appeal more to older users in the long run. The young'uns tend more toward instant message, chat rooms, and texting. Asking and actually waiting for answers to posts may be beyond many.

03-16-2008, 04:34 PM	#6
jd1911 Banned Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 125	i live on this site it is my home page and im still on it when im watching movies and i check it before pt in the morning i just dont know that much and absorb everything i can and give my 2 cents when i know something i love this site

03-16-2008, 05:52 PM	#8
jv101 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 145	im newer here, i feel very welcome, how friendly people are and how knowledgeable is great!!

03-16-2008, 05:55 PM	#9
LiveToShoot Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northwest USA Posts: 2,070	Hey, the members of this site help you feel very welcome...even those who may not agree with what you post. THANKS __________________ "Happiness is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it." -Unknown

03-16-2008, 06:36 PM	#10
hamburgerhelper Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 32	i feel welcome even tho ive not recd any help regarding how to do paragraphs in my posts.....

03-16-2008, 06:39 PM	#11
Rye-man Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Western Colorado Posts: 93	I don't post often but I do feel welcome here. (most the time anything I would have said has already been said) __________________ "A free people ought to be armed." - George Washington

03-16-2008, 07:12 PM	#12
Cyrano Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New York Posts: 2,356	I've only been here a few months but I feel more at home here than in real-world clubs where I've been a member for many years. There is absolutely no snobbery among the regulars, not even to the new members and the newbie shooters just starting out. Everyone shares their knowledge and feels free to offer their opinions. If you have a problem, people will try to help, even if it is only a kind word when you may need one badly. I wouldn't know anyone here if I bumped into you on the street (not that that is very likely, most everyone here's too smart to be caught in the Peoples Democratic Republic of New York), but when I get on, I have the feeling I'm walking into an old-time general store, with comfy chairs by the potbellied stove and people just settin' and swappin' stories. It's a warm place to be.

03-16-2008, 07:15 PM	#13
LiveToShoot Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northwest USA Posts: 2,070	Yer turn to stoke the stove with a new log Cyrano...LOL, and I feel the same as you about this forum. We need more of this homegrown hospitality in the crazy world of today. __________________ "Happiness is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it." -Unknown

03-16-2008, 07:24 PM	#14
billy spiritual counselor Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: a secret lab on the shores of lake titicaca Posts: 12,106 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 146	when i first contact a new member i try to make them feel at home and try to tone down the blathering gibberish i tend to spout. this tourettes gets the better of me sometimes! __________________

03-16-2008, 07:32 PM	#15
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 10,690	I try to welcome new members and here recently LOL I've wonderd if I've over WELCOMED them to GUN and GAME !!! And ran them off !!! And too I've noticed some get there information and never return or they "don't" get it and never return. Thats probably going to be the norm.

03-16-2008, 08:19 PM	#17
jeffsenpai Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Central California Posts: 122	Many new members join to be able to ask a particular gun question that they may have. The question is answered, and then the poster moves on. They don't always necessarily want to be a part of the community as much as benefit from it.

03-17-2008, 09:44 AM	#19
SCGirl Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lexington, SC Posts: 283	I have felt very welcome here since day one. This is a great place with great people. Some people just might pop on in search of an answer to a question, and once they get that answer, they move on.. Look at all the people y'all are helpin!!! :-)

03-17-2008, 05:00 PM	#20
Chris HMFIC Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 3,834,167 Images: 19 Blog Entries: 18	I just stay for all the hotties that join. __________________ Rules \| Contributing Members No one has the right to deny my personal safety Please be descriptive in your thread titles!