What would you say to newer members of the CD community?

[Jherbie53]

My advice would be for them to look at and read the descriptions of each area in the forums list. This is an easy way to get to know the place and you might find the area where your post needs to go. Also I would tell them don't feel intimidated if someone with 700-800 or even 1000 posts disagrees with one of your thoughts. It can be very discouraging if it happens, but you don't need to go and avoid subjects because it happened once. The old saying of "when you fall of the horse, you've got to get right back on" is what you need to do.

I know it say it in the rules of posting, but I think it needs to be said and applies to everyone. If you just agree with some one, don't just quote them and say "I agree". In the rules it says that if your post doesn't ad anything to the discussion, then you shouldn't post it. Its not a BIG problem, but the little times when it happens is when its annoying.

This next one isn't for the new people, but for the people who will say "search before you post" or "this is in the wrong place" and thats all they say. Most of the new people on the forums don't get past the General Forum until they have explored the site a bit. Once that happens, it goes down a lot.

About the half a page posts, I usually wait until I have the time to look at and read them if its on a subject I want to read about. I agree that its easier to read them when you have posted in the thread.

This is a great thread to have because we can gather advice from people who have been on here scene the start and people who have only been here a year or less.