31-05-2018, 12:21 PM
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New Members
I think we are very good at welcoming new members to OFF and we even post words of encouragement in the hope that they get stuck in. It makes me wonder then why we seem to lose a lot of them.They seem lovely and friendly and enthusiastic and then promptly disappear in to the ether!
I remember I started on the games and quizzes threads mostly...and tentatively started to post in general chat and elsewhere.
Dongy and Tpin joined just after me I remember and they both jumped in headfirst, starting their own threads and being cheeky/flirty from the very beginning.
What made you stay after you joined here? How can we relay that enjoyment to newbies?
31-05-2018, 12:36 PM
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Re: New Members
I post here mainly because of the support and advice I get on the health board. That's why I stayed - it's the first place I'll go to in the morning.The rest of the site is fun, too, I'm forever starting silly threads. If my need for knowledge is greater, I can usually ask a question and have someone with greater knowledge than me give me a good, sensible answer.
People are forever joining forums then not coming back - it's not just on here.
31-05-2018, 12:38 PM
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Re: New Members
Originally Posted by Sweetie pie
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There is no easy answer to the second question.
I sometimes think it could be the time difference in other countries
Surfermom posts a lot but she has admitted that sometimes she feels like she's missed out on the times when posting and banter is in full swing and she's left to post afterthoughts
I feel like that due to work times some days so it must be even harder for our overseas members
31-05-2018, 12:41 PM
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Re: New Members
Originally Posted by Ffosse
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I post here mainly because of the support and advice I get on the health board. That's why I stayed - it's the first place I'll go to in the morning.The rest of the site is fun, too, I'm forever starting silly threads. If my need for knowledge is greater, I can usually ask a question and have someone with greater knowledge than me give me a good, sensible answer.
People are forever joining forums then not coming back - it's not just on here.
31-05-2018, 12:45 PM
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Re: New Members
Originally Posted by Rhian
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No you're right Sweetie or else everyone would stay wouldn't they?I sometimes think it could be the time difference in other countries
Surfermom posts a lot but she has admitted that sometimes she feels like she's missed out on the times when posting and banter is in full swing and she's left to post afterthoughts
I feel like that due to work times some days so it must be even harder for our overseas members
31-05-2018, 12:56 PM
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Re: New Members
Originally Posted by Sweetie pie
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That is very true Rhian. You have to be online at the time to join the banter. I must admit that I would not feel comfortable on a forum with time differences. I invented a stupid new word on the Good Night thread - Good Norning
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