"Hey there, I'm new."

[Madame Adequate]

Ah, yeah, Alucard makes a good point actually: If I join a place that's either without newb thread areas, or which is so large you're only ever going to know a small section of the userbase (eg Gaia Online, GameSpot) then I don't bother with any such thing.

[Evastio]

It would be nice if some of them stayed for a while. I know they might be busy but there's no point in joining a forum if you're not going to post there much.

[Leeza]

We were all newbs once and we all stayed.

[Peegee]

*sexors new-

Newbie threads at least tell us that so-and-so is a new member, since we can't use post counts as an indicator and I don't think people look at 'join date'. At least I don't. That way new users can get acquainted ("acquainted") and welcomed ("welcomed") to the forum.

Good times follows. "Good times"

what

[Randgris]

I always tell them they'd die in seven days...

Edit: I can't seem to find the TV Sadako comes out off...

[Relapse]

i don't go to newb threads. but if i did, i wouldn't care, cuz well, they're newbz lol.

[Krelian]

To add another newbie's perspective, I think newbie threads are a good idea to break the ice and make the first interactions with other members. There's no way to prevent some users from disappearing forever after they said hi in their newb-thread, but that's natural. You'll find that sort of thing in every other forum as well. I think forums with an introduction area tend to have a warmer and more welcome atmosphere. So in short, I like them

[smittenkitten]

Oh I think it's awesome, the more newbies the better! The forum need to keep on growing so I can post my warm welcome - Welcome to Eoff! :mog:

[Breine]

I like newbies, especially those with good grammar, and therefore I'm totally fine with the newbie/welcome threads - I always tend to post in them.

However, I also think that it's pretty annoying/pointless that many newbies make newbie threads, and then don't post after that. We need n00bs to keep this forum alive, but they have to stick around and be active!

[Bart's Friend Milhouse]

They should have their own forum