annoying messages in the header of my forum

[vithofnir]

grrrr...its really annoying to see this message when i log in:

Hello. You're seeing this message because you haven't posted in the last 14 days. While participation in the forums isn't required, it is encouraged. We'd love to hear your comments and opinions on all things gaming related.

you know...i got school, i got lots of schiznit to do in my life...the last thing i want is some nag like this when i want to escape the drudgery of life and the stupidity of the rest of creation and have a chance to log onto my "luv zone" for a few minutes after being away for awhile.

gimme a break!

 

[Michael Morris]

I didn't expect that reaction :\

It's just an experiment to see if we can drive up posting rates. If it doesn't work it'll be taken down.

 

[Piratecat]

Hmm. How do other folks feel? We're not trying to bludgeon anyone into posting, just letting folks know that they're still loved. If people feel it's intrusive, we can easily remove it.

 

[alsih2o]

It's just an experiment to see if we can drive up posting rates.

Just out of curiosity, why are you trying to drive up posting rates?

 

[Michael Morris]

The more the merrier!!!

 

[Arnwyn]

Hmm. How do other folks feel? We're not trying to bludgeon anyone into posting, just letting folks know that they're still loved. If people feel it's intrusive, we can easily remove it.

Considering the server load and how slow it can get during business hours (the only time I post, heh ), are you sure this is necessary?

To be perfectly honest, if there's effort to be put in somewhere, I'd rather have "you have posted to this thread/new comments posted" icons in Stealth to make Stealth actually useful... (but that's just selfish me talking!).

 

[BSF]

Wouldn't adding more graphics to Stealth kind of be counterintuitive to the goal of stealth? I don't think I would want more icons in stealth when I am using it. Heck, it would be cool if stealth actually turned off avatars for you. I mean, you are in stealth mode right? Maybe there could be stealth icons? *shrug* I don't know.

Back to the original topic, I wouldn't want to see the mostly lurker w/ an account for the occasional post to be put off by a message. While encouraging posting is nice, perhaps the message displayed could be changed?

"Welcome back to EN World! Don't be shy, let us know what you are thinking."

OK, that is still kind of cheesy. But I think a notification of 'you haven't posted in X number of days' conveys the wrong feeling.

 

[Piratecat]

So here's a question: if you hadn't posted in a number of days, what might you WANT the message to say to you?

 

[diaglo]

So here's a question: if you hadn't posted in a number of days, what might you WANT the message to say to you?

We tease him a lot cuz we got him on the spot...

Welcome back...

welcome back...

welcome back...

Mr. Kotter

 

[haiiro]

So here's a question: if you hadn't posted in a number of days, what might you WANT the message to say to you?

"haiiro, we've noticed you haven't killed any threads by posting to them after interest has waned in the past [8] days. We miss you!"