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Re: Poll votes
Allowing the intrusive ads in would be a huge step backwards in my opinion.
The subject of new member questions has been flogged to death (a bit like the new member questions), so I'm going to give it another kick. Personally, when I joined, I was overwhelmed by the expertise and knowledge of the members. Recognising how basic my questions were that I wanted to ask, I searched rather than asking. I think in hind sight, I should have asked, as searching for the answers was difficult because I did not know the terminology, or special words to search for.
Sometimes the questions are so basic, that we have no choice but to suggest the search button. But rather than a search, we should direct the member to the tutorials section that Bruce has done such a good job with. There they can get a feel for the processes and the terminology.
It is largely the new members that bring life to the forum, so we should look after them. Open a new window, do a quick search and paste a few links to get them started. Include the search words that you used. The new member would very quickly get the hang of how it works and come back with meaningful and more challenging questions.
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