C&P-ing in this section

[Croik]

I'm been trying to chase people down to warn for this, but it's more widespread than I thought. So here's a general warning for those I missed.

Stop cutting and pasting "greetings" into people's introduction threads.

I'm glad you're all so eager to welcome the new people. But by just slapping in a generic hello all you're doing is upping your post count without actually contributing anything. It wouldn't be any different if you were C&Ping in any other section of the forum. It's just silly and kinda fake, really.

Especially the self promotional ones ("Hi, I'm such-and-such, come post in my thread"). It's post-begging and it's not fair to the new people to use their introductions as your advertisement.

So please, either say something welcoming and *personalized* or just refrain.

Or I might just have to come up with a new avatar punishment.

[The Sandwich]

You should probably pin this for effect. Thanks for the heads up. 8D

[Teh Headbuddy]

Yeah, this has been bugging me for a long while. This issue has finally been brought to attention.

[dullahan1]

Yikes!!! I never really noticed, but I do the same thing!!! I don't copy and paste, but I do seem to type the same intro greeting every now and then!!! I agree though that people do need to stop copying and pasting welcomes and start posting something more personal!!! Thanks for bringing this to our attention though!!! I really appreciate it!

[The Sandwich]

I try and type similar ish things but different wording. And respond to teh newbie.

[Ultimate Prosecutor]

Ja, used to do it, realised, stopped. Good thinking Croik. As a new member, you think they are personal, until you snoop around other intro topics.
I did like that Tardis picture though...

[dullahan1]

I try and type similar ish things but different wording. And respond to teh newbie.

Thats what I pretty much do, but when I look at it, its just too samey looking.....

[KitsuneBerry]

So please, either say something welcoming and *personalized* or just refrain.

Or I might just have to come up with a new avatar punishment.

NO, NOT MY LOUISE AVVY!!

Good thing I'm not guilty of this C&P evilness you speak of. That certainly is motivation to keep ME in check. I mean, if people see an ugly avatar in MY posts, they're gonna think I'M ugly!! [/vain]

[Dahlia Hawthorne]

Hello welcome to Court Records.
Please enjoy your stay here, MEMBER NUMBER: 7654, JANE_DOE345!!!

Hello welcome to Court Records.
Please enjoy your stay here, MEMBER NUMBER: 6321, GODOTFAN435!!!

Hello welcome to Court Records.
Please enjoy your stay here, MEMBER NUMBER: 1653, SEVENTHHEAVENHATER!!!

How automated and robotic sounding. |<

but hey, if it boosts up your post count it boosts up your post count..

and that's what really matters, isn't it???

[KitsuneBerry]

Hello welcome to Court Records.
Please enjoy your stay here, MEMBER NUMBER: 7654, JANE_DOE345!!!

Hello welcome to Court Records.
Please enjoy your stay here, MEMBER NUMBER: 6321, GODOTFAN435!!!

Hello welcome to Court Records.
Please enjoy your stay here, MEMBER NUMBER: 1653, SEVENTHHEAVENHATER!!!

How automated and robotic sounding. |<

Tell me about it. That's why I personalize each of my welcome messages instead of just C&P-ing.

[lilwasyu]

I never copy and paste any of my greetings. I generally welcome the new members and comment on things we may have in common based on what was typed in the introduction. Glad to see the new rule. It would sure make the new members feel more welcome when the comments are personalized.

Does this rule count for the Birthday thread too? I try to reword what I say, but I run out of ideas on how to say Happy Birthday.

[Chinese Infantry]

Question: Can I write original welcome messages, but post one thing that's alike in all of them?

[MoronSonOfBoron]

Remember: If the robots win, we'll have to listen to techno!

[Trabztress]

It's good to look at the newb's post and flesh out a greeting from that.

*bloodthirsty smile*

[Joebucks]

Hello welcome to Court Records.
Please enjoy your stay here, MEMBER NUMBER: 6321, GODOTFAN435!!!

Meeee!!!!!
Anyway, I never do that. It's always personal.

[ParrotMan01]

Oh I didn't know this, although I don't copy and paste, I give a generic greeting!

[TheTigress]

Good thing I saw this before I welcomed anyone.

I tend to C&P a greeting when I've been typing for hours, but don't want to seem like a snob.

I'm glad I saw this, now.

[Ryu]

Come to think about it, I just remembered that I DIDN'T introduce myself in here.... I do not have an introduction topic like the newcomers that I've welcomed as at this stage. Anyway is there a penalty for not making an intro for myself?

[TheTigress]

Come to think about it, I just remembered that I DIDN'T introduce myself in here.... I do not have an introduction topic like the newcomers that I've welcomed as at this stage. Anyway is there a penalty for not making an intro for myself?

I don't think so. Of course, it's a nice gesture so people can get to know you better.

[Mii]

Avert your eyes the new avatar is coming!

[NinjaMonkey]

Surely it can't be any worse than the fabled Payne-atar (which I've still yet to see, by the way)!

[Pi3]

I haven't and don't want to see these punishments.

[Mayday]

I think I'm in trouble T_T

[Miles Edgeworth]

Surely it can't be any worse than the fabled Payne-atar (which I've still yet to see, by the way)!

Last time I heard, it is naked female Payne.

[Ryu]

WRONG!! Who told you the Payne-atar is the female version, huh?!?

The Payne-atar is really Payne from GS2, but the person who edited the sprite made him shirtless.

It was posted somewhere on the forum boards but is now buried underneath all new posts so as a person with more than 3000 posts, am sorry that I can't find the pic to be posted here.

Surely it can't be any worse than the fabled Payne-atar (which I've still yet to see, by the way)!

Last time I heard, it is naked female Payne.

[Miles Edgeworth]

WRONG!! Who told you the Payne-atar is the female version, huh?!?

The Payne-atar is really Payne from GS2, but the person who edited the sprite made him shirtless.

It was posted somewhere on the forum boards but is now buried underneath all new posts so as a person with more than 3000 posts, am sorry that I can't find the pic to be posted here.

Surely it can't be any worse than the fabled Payne-atar (which I've still yet to see, by the way)!

Last time I heard, it is naked female Payne.

I only saw buff Payne and Nekkid Lady Payne on Naked E/W Icon Day.
Then again that was the Invisionfree Version from last year.
(Oh, and GS2 Payne = GS1 Payne.)

[undershot1]

I always try to make my greetings personal but I may accidentaly reapeat them at times and not relize it.

[SupwithyouSammie]

Hello and welcome Croik!
Have Great time of these here forums.
I sure do!
See you around!


...


JUST KIDDING.
Haha, I always try to personalize
I just have to watch the whole, see you around thing >.<
Swich it up a bit.

[moon_pie!]

i dont even know how my*hellos* are to other people so i usually change them

[Ralvor]

I made a little research about that mysterious Payne picture, but sadly without any success.
The only images I could find where those when your signature is too big. They look like this:

Spoiler: Danger! - After viewing you may suffer under mental damage...

And even here I am not sure if those are all...

Anyways I guess you allready know them...

[_Krystal_]

I always try to make my greeting a little different, but I always hand out a fruitbasket.

[Optimus Prime]

I can contribute well without saying the generic hello. In real life, I always say hi to everyone I meet, even if I don't get anything in return. I'm good at extending conversation and stimulating a discussion even when the topic goes bland, that's how i'll contribute. But from here on, I'll stop using the word contribute and just say "add".

[Pheobus]

I don't like generic greetings... The "hello... Boodbye" they are kinda.... Hmm... They just don't make someone feel too welcome... I can sence taht they'd be upping their post count... Almost... Can Perceive them doing it -Snikker- (Couldn't resist)...

I always type a paragraph or so saying my hello's and such, I just love commenting and talking, it feels good to cheer someone up, or compliment... Or receive them of course...

I agree... BRING ON THE PAYNE!!!.... A TAR!!.... Yeah *cough*... I'm curius... As are lots of people... But also wary... But I think there really should be an avatar punishment... It would be hilarius, and the shame of having it, mixed with the shame of peopel knowing you did something wrong.. It's incentive to read and follow the rules.. Is it not? I'm tottaly Pro-Payn-A-Tar....

[Regy Rusty]

I think some people lately need to take another look at this topic.

[Mr.Devil]

How interesting, I move of a forum for being unfriendly and doing exactly this, and return. to a forum which is friendly and actually forbidding this type of action. I'm impressed at my luck, for once.

The forum I used to be on always did this. Even the mods. In fact, we had a group of mods called *The greeters* who's job it was to greet new members. This is what they did. ALL the time. In essence, they could not even do one simple thing with variety. It was odd, to be sure.

[Southern Corn]

A bit of a necropost,but I have a proposal. If you're worried people may copy and paste greetings too much,why don't you just do the same thing as the BBC and just basically make your posts here not count toward your total? It would certainly get rid of those who only reply to increase post count,methinks.