[smak]

>>>>>>> Posting Your Image and Works Etiquette

If it's not there, maybe a concise version of this post could be placed prominently within the Registration process.

[Gary Richardson]

Thanks for the wonderful reply to everyone Susie, I'm sure I'm not the only one who was smiling when they'd finished reading your post.

I don't expect everyone will be able to reply so eloquently, but as an example of what Craig (and probably the rest of us) would like to see, it was exemplary.

[Ziaphra]

Wonderfully put Susie.

[lcramer53]

Craig – I don’t think you went overboard, I think you echoed the sentiments of many members and it was a good wake up call.

Smak – Great idea!

Gary – Thank you Gary, now if I could only restore photos as well as I write, I’ll be one happy camper.

Ziaphra – Thank you.

[Cameraken]

Some sites similar to 'Ours' work on a points system. Members are awarded (say) one free point for every day of membership and (say) 10 points every time they respond to a question.

Then members can 'spend' these points on questions (say) 50 points per question.
Patrons would have unlimited points.

A system similar to that would mean that new members would either have to

1) Wait 50 days to post a question
2) Answer 5 questions before posting a question. or
3) Become a patron and post a question straight away

A method like this encourages members to get more involved and increases the chances of more response from newer members.

It could work well here. There is probably a plug-in module to the forum software to handle a method like this automatically.

Ken.

[Kraellin]

thanks, susie

and ken, not sure i like all of that. this is, after all, a learning site. i'd hate to put a damper on asking questions. i do believe in 'you get what you reward', but you're also penalizing the asking of questions and the inverse also follows, 'you tend to not get what you penalize'.

[sooznooz]

Hi all, I am very new here and haven't posted anything other than a couple of gallery pics. But I am working on it. But I just want to say that this is the most AWESOME site I have ever been to. I have learned so much already just from reading the forums and looking at everyone's work. It is appreciated SO much. Thanks to you guys, my computer chair has a permanent imprint of my butt on it! I spend WAY too much time there!

Sue

[Cameraken]

I'd hate to put a damper on asking questions

I totally agree.

But if new members did have to wait then they would probably have time to find that their question had already been answered in another thread. And hence, no need for this thread
http://www.retouchpro.com/forums/pho...tutorials.html

Also

It would encourage members to respond. And hence, no need for This thread.

Here is a site where the system works very well

http://www.experts-exchange.com/

and here is some info on the system

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experts-exchange

It was just a thought

Welcome to Retouch Pro Sue.


Ken.

[Gary Richardson]

Hi Sue,

Glad you're enjoying yourself here, I think a few of us here have got square eyes and a bum shaped indentation on their chair, it's kind of an occupational hazard when you do this kind of thing.