I was thinking of something earlier, something that I noticed with some social media websites, where new people on the platforms usually do not have full visibility at once with whatever contribution they make until they get to a certain level. Is this forum like that, or is every contribution that is made by a newbie like me here visible to every body of all ranks to see.
Forum no longer has newbie jails according to theymos' vision on the forum growth. The head admin considers newbie jails are very harmful not only for newbies but also for forum iself in general.
You need to know of this post, and even bookmark it for reference later whenever you are doubtful about forum approach on newbies.
Limiting newbie participation is very harmful for a community. Newbie jail will never return: I consider the newbie-jail period to have been extremely damaging to the forum. When barriers to participation are too high, then the best people often just won't go to the trouble of joining, and the people who are willing to jump through the hoops are often people who aren't good for the community: people with nothing better to do, scammers, get-rick-quickers, etc. Having a permanent newbie jail policy would improve things a lot in the short-term, but would end up being a fatal poison to the community.
All newbies are welcome with
this message.Thanks a lot for clearing that up, hd49728.
It’s reassuring to know that newbies aren’t hidden away or limited here, like on some other platforms. Actually, reading what theymos said makes perfect sense — if you make it too hard for newcomers, you just end up chasing away people who could’ve brought real value.
Glad to hear this forum keeps things open. That’s encouraging for someone like me who’s still finding their feet. Appreciate the helpful reply!