Okay, so, i didn't exactly get any sort of clearance to do this, but I'm getting tired of the people coming in and doing the following:
"Hello me supahkillakid
have 14 years
hope make friends
me new
bye
"
So I've decided to make a sort of, guide, for new users on developing a good introduction.
You hear it all the time, first impression is everything, and that couldn't be more true than on an internet forum such as this. A good introduction will show people your tastes and style, and will lean certain members closer to wanting to get to know you, ultimately making you a productive member of this site, rather than the guy with three posts.
So how exactly do we make this introduction? Well, before you get started you're gonna wanna know some basic background information.
-What games do you stunt?
-Music tastes?
-Favorite crews, stunter's, member's?
-How did you get here or hear about us? (This can help us in targeting finding new members)
-Any personal information you want to share? (Age, location, name, a picture, etc. just don't get too into it)
-Any other things that make you interesting or other information not aforementioned you would like to add.
So we're going to take these questions and form an introduction. We(you, the introduct...ee? is it?) will want to seem very personal, so simply copy pasting the questions with one word answers is not going to work. You want everything to flow smoothly and seem very mature and mannerly. Apply as many details as popular, the more specific you are, the more you'll find friend groups in which you best belong, the more active you will be. It's very simply really, in a final version of this thread i will type up an example of a good introduction however now i can't be bothered.
UtterGarbage's Introduction DONT'S
-Do not use 200 smiley faces, one is enough, anymore is just obnoxious and immature.
-Do not type it in your native language and then use an online translator, odds are it'll be much better if you just use what English you know, and truly, if you can't even introduce yourself in English, you probably shouldn't be on an English dominated forum..
-Do not be vague or afraid to really show yourself, it's what we want the most.
Okay, in conclusion i just have to say i hope this helps new members and the forums overall in the end, i'd very much like to see this pinned if possible, i think it can be very beneficial, especially if you can do some sort of coding that directs them here the first time they try to start a thread in here.. This is only version one and in future updates I will try to add on with a good example and some do's alongside more dont's, thank-you.
V1 July 27, 2010
