Hey gang, I just wanted to let you all know that we now have a moderator for the Theocracy forum (that'd be me). With the board growing each time they release an album, the need has arisen.
At some point I'll probably write up some sticky threads with useful info - like a FAQ, since we get a lot of the same questions asked over and over.
Right off the bat, I'd like people to avoid one thing: non-descriptive thread titles. They come in two varieties: the unintentionally vague, and the intentionally teasing (if you end your thread title in ... then it probably qualifies).
Thread titles should accurately describe the contents of the thread. This accomplishes two goals:
- it saves others time as they only have to click into threads they are interested in
- it actually gets you - as the OP (Original Poster) - better readership because the casual users who scan the first page and skip all the non-descriptive titles might actually read your thread if they know what it's about
Actual thread title examples (I pulled these from threads from years ago, so as not to embarrass anyone
):
* Hey
* I Wish I Could...
* Where is it
* Anyone See This? (oops, that was a Matt thread)
and the ever popular, massively over-used:
*question for matt
As this forum grows and we get more and more people, as well as more and more threads, I think a little more organization in thread titles will go a long way towards making everyone's forum-reading lives easier. I will thank you in advance for being attentive to it!
If you see any issues that need moderator attention (e.g. spam, posting of pirate download links), let me know! I read about 95% of the threads here, so I should catch most stuff.
At some point I'll probably write up some sticky threads with useful info - like a FAQ, since we get a lot of the same questions asked over and over.
Right off the bat, I'd like people to avoid one thing: non-descriptive thread titles. They come in two varieties: the unintentionally vague, and the intentionally teasing (if you end your thread title in ... then it probably qualifies).
Thread titles should accurately describe the contents of the thread. This accomplishes two goals:
- it saves others time as they only have to click into threads they are interested in
- it actually gets you - as the OP (Original Poster) - better readership because the casual users who scan the first page and skip all the non-descriptive titles might actually read your thread if they know what it's about
Actual thread title examples (I pulled these from threads from years ago, so as not to embarrass anyone
):* Hey
* I Wish I Could...
* Where is it
* Anyone See This? (oops, that was a Matt thread
)and the ever popular, massively over-used:
*question for matt
As this forum grows and we get more and more people, as well as more and more threads, I think a little more organization in thread titles will go a long way towards making everyone's forum-reading lives easier. I will thank you in advance for being attentive to it!
If you see any issues that need moderator attention (e.g. spam, posting of pirate download links), let me know! I read about 95% of the threads here, so I should catch most stuff.
