Halx

My fellow TFPers, these days don't seem so exciting as they used to. It's time for a little change. We need to raise our standards and expectations.

It is your job as a devoted TFPer to make sure that you are getting the right experience from the board. I'm instructing you now to do the following to improve your experience here:

• Welcome newbies to the board and be informative when you speak with them. Tell them the rules. Teach them how to use features. Send them kind private messages when they mess up.
• While humor is one of the endearing qualities of the TFP, make sure your posts have substance before popping in with a whitty quip.
• When you post an article, make sure you a) post a link to the article, b) quote either all or just a section of the article in your post, and c) add your opinion to the post.
• Post topics that can be discussed. Top 5 lists, which is better, what's your favorite ...whatever, are NOT discussion topics. All they do it let people add one to their post count by piping in with a 2 word post.
• Come into the chat once in a while. Click on the chat button at the top of the page and join the peeps who hang out all day. You get to know them a lot better.
• Use the private message system to network with the TFPers whose posts you enjoy. Nothing is better than waking up one morning, checking the TFP and seeing that your work is appreciated.
• Reduce your criticism. Critics are unproductive in this community. Lead by example.
• INVITE people to the TFP. Get people interested and give them the address. Sure, you may post some "private" stuff here, but we cannot progress if we cannot push aside the stigmas of the modern society. Trust me here, it's not a big deal.

With that said, I urge you all to share YOUR impressions of the site at this time. Let me know what youre concerns are and what we can do to make the TFP a better place.

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