In your first telegram.....
Falastur
23-12-2003, 17:49
This may be me just being picky, or fussy, or over-ambitious, I don't know, but might it help if in the first telegram you get sent as a new nation, this one.............:
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NationStates Admin
Received: Seconds ago
Welcome to the game! This telegram is to help you get started.
Your new nation already has an issue to address. You can review this by clicking the Issues link on the top left of this page, under your nation name. You'll receive an issue like this once every weekday, and it will determine how your nation develops.
Because it's brand new, your nation isn't included in the current UN report rankings. But from now on it will be.
Have fun!
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.....had something added saying something along the lines of:
"If you want to get yourself established in the forums, then you should take a look at these:
[insert links to the stickies in Internation Incidents/the link to International Incidents]
They will help you on your way."
Only not quite so badly worded.... Maybe?
Any thoughts?
HC Eredivisie
23-12-2003, 17:52
wy to II and not General or perhaps Technical?
Falastur
23-12-2003, 17:57
This is Technical....
HC Eredivisie
23-12-2003, 17:59
This is Technical....
I know, i was talking about the link in the TM.
Falastur
23-12-2003, 18:10
On a slightly different note, anyone have any comments about my suggestion?
HC Eredivisie
23-12-2003, 18:14
i think i started a star trek vs. star wars like debate
Hehehe, was that before or after you decided it was a waste of space?
after.
A comment: well, see my first post here and the telegram shouldn't be very big otherwise no-one would read it. Perhaps they could add links to the different fora with a short discription, like the text that now stands under the forum name.
Falastur
23-12-2003, 18:31
[tries to recover thread] any thoughts anyone? [/tries to recover thread]
Emperor Matthuis
23-12-2003, 18:47
i personally don't think the idea is bad but then what do you get? loads of n00bs trying to rp and flooding technical with "How do i make a region called Dudetopia?" and "Dodgyville called me weird!" so if they want to use the forums they are here for them but we don't really don't want new people in the forums or do we? :?
Crazy girl
23-12-2003, 19:21
i personally don't think the idea is bad but then what do you get? loads of n00bs trying to rp and flooding technical with "How do i make a region called Dudetopia?" and "Dodgyville called me weird!" so if they want to use the forums they are here for them but we don't really don't want new people in the forums or do we? :?
why not? the forum isn't just for the older nations..
wy to II and not General or perhaps Technical?
Because II actually has something to do with the game, whereas General is just a waste of forum space. :roll: What a trolling comment
I have to fill my quota somehow.
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Why not just have a message in the telegram along the lines of "Don't forget to check out the Forums here at NationStates.net"?
Goobergunchia
23-12-2003, 19:59
On-Topic: Maybe just to the forum index?
Falastur
24-12-2003, 00:22
On-Topic: Maybe just to the forum index?
Sure, works for me. Although I originally planned this as it would help out the nations who ask how they are to RP things. Even if it reduces the godmodder count by a couple, its a success in my books....
Glad I finally got a response, hehe
Falastur
24-12-2003, 00:24
Anyone else have any comments? Particularly the mods, who can make it happen, but other comments are just as good....
Falastur
24-12-2003, 00:53
BUMP
This may be me just being picky, or fussy, or over-ambitious, I don't know, but might it help if in the first telegram you get sent as a new nation, this one.............:
---------------------------------
NationStates Admin
Received: Seconds ago
Welcome to the game! This telegram is to help you get started.
Your new nation already has an issue to address. You can review this by clicking the Issues link on the top left of this page, under your nation name. You'll receive an issue like this once every weekday, and it will determine how your nation develops.
Because it's brand new, your nation isn't included in the current UN report rankings. But from now on it will be.
Have fun!
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.....had something added saying something along the lines of:
"If you want to get yourself established in the forums, then you should take a look at these:
[insert links to the stickies in Internation Incidents/the link to International Incidents]
They will help you on your way."
Only not quite so badly worded.... Maybe?
Any thoughts?
I think a link to the FAQs would be much more useful. Many of the Stickies/Announcements I've seen presuppose at least some experience with the Fora.
My 2ยข
Falastur
24-12-2003, 10:49
Fair enough, anyone else?
Falastur
24-12-2003, 12:44
BUMP?
Falastur
24-12-2003, 13:36
BUMP?
Tactical Grace
24-12-2003, 13:36
A page of off-topic forum rivalry discussion has been split and sent to General.
Tactical Grace
Forum Moderator
Falastur
24-12-2003, 13:53
That answers my question that I was about to post.
But while your here, Tactical Grace, care to comment?
Falastur
24-12-2003, 15:36
BUMP
Falastur
27-12-2003, 02:47
BUMP
Yeah, i think it would be good to have a bit more of an introduction to the game, but i think it would be best just to leave comment about going to the faqs page, as many Newbies often ask Questions here that coould be answeredin the FAQS page, and maybe another few links to useful game info, and maybe comment on the forums :)