New member onboarding

[Shawn Gossman]

How do you all onboard new members?

Do you just let new members figure it out themselves and become active on their own?

Or do you have a strategy for onboarding them?

 

[Bryn]

What do you mean by onboarding in that sense? Like, have an automatic "welcome" PM sent to them telling them the basics about the forum they've joined?

Well for me, I just let them figure things out for themselves and if they're stuck or curious, they can make a thread or directly contact me about anything, I don't mind.

 

[Ravenfreak]

I just let them navigate the forums and post wherever they want. If they make a introduction topic, I always make sure to welcome them.

 

[Felly]

I'll post in introduction topics, but that's usually about it. If there's certain topics they're interested in, I may point them in those directions or ping members who are knowledgeable on those topics to come say hi too, but even that was always relatively infrequent.

 

[cpvr]

I send new members a welcome PM and let them know that we’re glad to have them on board, and that they can contact me if they need help with anything.


I also point out the best areas to post in the forum, including where to introduce themselves and which sections are designed for specific discussions.