Latest & Greatest Welcome Wagon Info Udated 10/27 10:52 a.m.

by **NoAm** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 3:06 pm

Here is the most updated WW info. as of 10/27 10.52 a.m.
It includes links for Chapters, Meeting Room, Face Book & the Hall of Fame.
Feel free to add your own spin on it, (just make sure to use the info below, as is) enjoy and let's welcome all these wonderful new members !!!!!!!!! Thanks for everything!
:mrgreen:

Please make sure to use this................

Welcome to the Zombie Squad forums, we're glad you've found us!

There's a lot to take in, so you may want to read various threads before posting for the first time (links to search are listed below). We also encourage you to search for existing threads before starting a new one; the question you want to ask may have already been asked and answered.

Here’s some information that might be useful to new forum members:

ZS Forum Guidelines:

Forum Rules

Take note of #1: No discussion of illegal activities.
Take note of #7: No debating of politics or religion.
Take note of the posts on "Oaf Patrol" and "Religious Tolerance"

Rule on discussing Lethal Force

Some general ZS links that might be helpful:

About ZS

Do they think zombies are real?

Additional helpful links :

Persuading the Unprepared

If you have, or someone you know has, girl parts:

Women's PAW Health Info

NOTE: If you have problems accessing the Chapter Forums, try updating your User Groups first. To do so, go into your User Control Panel (top right of the screen), then click on User Groups (Left hand side of the screen) and select the Chapter you wish to join. Finally, at the bottom of the screen, next to "Join Selected", click Submit. If this doesn’t work, you can PM a Chapter Officer for access.

by **wee drop o' bush** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 3:11 pm

As always NoAm you rock!

Thanks for the WW update

by **NoAm** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 3:33 pm

No, Thank you!
All the help is MUCH appreciated. We are wonderfully busy with all the new members!
Keep up the awesome job guys!

Thanks Again!
:wink:

by **mr_slappy75** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 3:41 pm

Thank you Ms. NA! Copied and saved for future reference

by **shrapnel** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 3:44 pm

Feel free to copy the code, or just post a link in new folks' threads. Thanks so much, all of you, for helping out!

by **jnathan** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 3:50 pm

I'd love to see a few things added to the welcome wagon blurb.

Examples include:

Look around and read some posts before diving in - get an understanding of the culture around here
Search for existing threads on a topic before starting a new one - we've been around for a while and there's a good chance that what you want to ask about has been discussed in the past.

-Jeff

by **Horatio_Tyllis** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 4:05 pm

jnathan wrote:2. Search for existing threads on a topic before starting a new one - we've been around for a while and there's a good chance that what you want to ask about has been discussed in the past.

And there's a good chance that a new person can add to an already excellent thread. So much easier when everything is in one place.

by **painless** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 4:51 pm

Horatio_Tyllis wrote:And there's a good chance that a new person can add to an already excellent thread. So much easier when everything is in one place.

But it'd be nice if people wouldn't blow other people a bunch of crap about being a 'necro' , or whatever other groovy-cool words are floating around, when someone picks up or comments on an old thread. Good topics never die (even in thread form)….they just get re-thought. :wink:

by **jnathan** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 4:57 pm

painless wrote:
Horatio_Tyllis wrote:And there's a good chance that a new person can add to an already excellent thread. So much easier when everything is in one place.

But it'd be nice if people wouldn't blow other people a bunch of crap about being a 'necro' , or whatever other groovy-cool words are floating around, when someone picks up or comments on an old thread. Good topics never die (even in thread form)….they just get re-thought.

You make a fair point - You can't instruct people to look for older threads before creating a new one if you're going to scold them for resurrecting an old thread.

There's a phpbb plugin that lists threads of similar titles to one you're viewing. It might even find similar threads when you're going to create one. It's something we've thought about installing in the past and may do so in the future.

-Jeff

by **Horatio_Tyllis** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 5:21 pm

For a while I was purposely doing a Necro of the Week, searching for good old threads and bringing them back by adding to them.

by **NoAm** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 7:07 pm

I also am going to add a little blurb about how to join Chapters (updating Usergroups.)
Any other suggestions?
As I update the WW, I will add Updated (Date) to the Subject Line. That way everyone can make sure they have the latest and greatest! :wink:

by **Oneswunk** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 11:45 pm

Dear new posts and active topics,

Sorry.

Swunk-

:lol:

by **NoAm** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 7:01 am

Please update your WW's

by **NoAm** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 9:54 am

A few more revisions were made.

WW UPDATED!

by **wee drop o' bush** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 9:56 am

Thanks NoAm

by **TacticalZombieTeam** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 9:59 am

Looks good.

by **kbilly84** » Fri Oct 28, 2011 5:18 pm

Can anyone post these for the newcomers? Or do I have to have a super-special-invitation-of-awesomness to do so?

by **NoAm** » Fri Oct 28, 2011 6:28 pm

There is no special permission or license required to post the WW :wink:

However, I do ask that if you are posting the WW, please keep up to date on the latest versions.
I think we are good for now, but there have been revisions over the last couple of days.
As I make the changes, I update the original post and state the date/time changes were made on the Subject.
I also post a new comment to show that changes have been made.

To copy the latest version, just go up to my original post and hit 'quote' then copy it.

Enjoy and make sure to take care of all the new members we have joining us.
Let's show them just how great ZS is! :mrgreen:

NoAm

by **kbilly84** » Sat Oct 29, 2011 8:16 am

Very Cool thanks NoAm!

by **NoAm** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 10:04 am

Enjoy!

by **wee drop o' bush** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 8:34 am

Has anyone else had negative responses from other ZS members regarding this welcome wagon? (not the OPs)

by **airballrad** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 9:06 am

I've been watching the intro threads and seen a few. Go ahead and report them to the Mods for trolling (clicky the "!" button in their post). While I can appreciate that not everyone thinks it's the best way to welcome new people, it is ignorant to criticize it and then do absolutely nothing to provide anything useful themselves.

by **wee drop o' bush** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 9:24 am

Thanks Airballad.
What I've done is PMd the OP to say my welcome wagon was sincere & is just a great way to get the feel of ZS.
Also that I'm still in many respects a noob myself

by **Oneswunk** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 9:32 am

Yup for the second time ive got a couple of nasty pms from some members.