Suggestion for newbies, etc

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Wether we like it or not we seem to be getting a LOT of passersby recently. Google or something I guess. Anyway, my thought was this - would it be an idea (as Ive seen on some other boards) to have in bold at the TOP of the page something like READ THIS BEFORE YOU POST which links to the FAQ, or some basic rules, or whatever?

― Trayce (trayce), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 08:02 (twenty years ago)

I mean as it stands now, the FAQ is all tucked away down there as Homer would say and wtf, no one's gonna bother.

― Trayce (trayce), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 08:03 (twenty years ago)

like it matters/would make any diff/matters

― RJG (RJG), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 08:19 (twenty years ago)

good idea. i would put something like this in myself. the Search and FAQ links would be better at the top of the page rather than the foot.

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 08:27 (twenty years ago)

no one ever reads faqs, wherever you put them

― charltonlido (gareth), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 12:04 (twenty years ago)

Could we create a mandatory training program to instill ILX values in Googlers?

― Confounded (Confounded), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 20:10 (twenty years ago)

I think we need more of a re-education program where we send dissident ILXors to the mountaneous I Love WWE region.

― Mickey (modestmickey), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 20:13 (twenty years ago)

It will only encourage people to gleefully flaunt it in the most disruptive manner.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 20:21 (twenty years ago)

http://record.vis.ne.jp/pic2/01/robo/sigue.jpg

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 20:26 (twenty years ago)

I read FAQs!

not so much for message boards perhaps.

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 21:50 (twenty years ago)

The word FAQ means nothing to an internet newb. If a link said PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU POST FOR THE FIRST TIME it might catch a few more new people. Nothing's going to help some sadsacks who end up randomly posting crap here (and to be honest I'm starting to think some of it is someone playing funnybuggers, not googlers at all) but it would surely help some?

― Trayce (trayce), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 23:19 (twenty years ago)

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