UR20Z
Dumpster Diver
I've seen other forums (dunno if they ran this software package - perhaps they did and I just didn't notice - or perhaps they didn't... ) where a new signup gets an automatic PM dumped into their inbox when they first log in. Depending on the forum, maybe it's a "Hiya, welcome to the Area 51 Forum - cafeteria on the left, delousing to the right, welcome back from Arcturus meeting at 1:00 PM in the conference room, straight ahead to the anal probe victim support group, down the stairs and to the right for Venusian engine maintenance, etc, etc, etc" type thing, or maybe it's a list of "thou shalt NOT!" commandments, or... You get the picture.
Does this forum-ware have that ability? "Force" a "canned" PM to a user?
If so, it would strike me as a REALLY good idea to either turn it on (and build a short-but-informative bit of text) that they get "force-fed" via PM?
Seems to me that it would (at least possibly...) cut down AT LEAST SOME on the "Why can't I send PMs???" "How come I can't join groups?" and similar newbie queries. Hell, maybe even throw in something like "The "what dog has the biggest cock?" thread can be found at <insert link here> but you're gonna be disappointed to hear that there is no real answer to that question" and so on...
Does this forum-ware have that ability? "Force" a "canned" PM to a user?
If so, it would strike me as a REALLY good idea to either turn it on (and build a short-but-informative bit of text) that they get "force-fed" via PM?
Seems to me that it would (at least possibly...) cut down AT LEAST SOME on the "Why can't I send PMs???" "How come I can't join groups?" and similar newbie queries. Hell, maybe even throw in something like "The "what dog has the biggest cock?" thread can be found at <insert link here> but you're gonna be disappointed to hear that there is no real answer to that question" and so on...