Stewart Robson Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Please can we have a thread, area, whatever, to move the increasing number of posts asking for free advice from people who are bored, scared to visit a real-world tattoo shop, attention seeking, lonely, stupid or whatever? I'm not adverse to giving free advice, hell, I can even be nice to people sometimes but it's getting a little cluttered in here. The signal/noise ratio is getting harder and harder to manage or respond to without sarcasm. Reading 'Tattoo 101' is getting more and more like hangin' out on the wrong side of the reception desk on a busy saturday afternoon and less like an interesting or stimulating discussion between people who love tattoos and tattooing. Sorry if I'm pissing on anyone's parade. JAllen, hogg, Reyeslv and 15 others 18 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/2287-advice-needed-check-this-out-what-tattoo-should-i-get/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
slayer9019 Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Please can we have a thread, area, whatever, to move the increasing number of posts asking for free advice from people who are bored, scared to visit a real-world tattoo shop, attention seeking, lonely, stupid or whatever?I'm not adverse to giving free advice, hell, I can even be nice to people sometimes but it's getting a little cluttered in here. The signal/noise ratio is getting harder and harder to manage or respond to without sarcasm. Reading 'Tattoo 101' is getting more and more like hangin' out on the wrong side of the reception desk on a busy saturday afternoon and less like an interesting or stimulating discussion between people who love tattoos and tattooing. Sorry if I'm pissing on anyone's parade. As always, Stewart you are correct. I second this motion. Let's call it "Tattoo Advice" Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/2287-advice-needed-check-this-out-what-tattoo-should-i-get/#findComment-37630 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtlsam Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Can I just ask a quick question about some filler I want to get as my first tattoo? Maybe a few stars and dots, or smoke to start my bodysuit?... gougetheeyes 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/2287-advice-needed-check-this-out-what-tattoo-should-i-get/#findComment-37634 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursula Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Good idea. Better yet can we just have someone delete all those threads as they're posted? Can the 'reading of the newbie rules' rule somehow be changed so you have to actually click a button that says yes i've read these and if i fuck up i'm gonna get banned/thread deleted eisen777 and Reyeslv 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/2287-advice-needed-check-this-out-what-tattoo-should-i-get/#findComment-37639 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jade1955 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 A suggestion might be to make the newbies make more of a contribution before being allowed to start threads. I've witnessed some newbies just going into the initiation thread and just posting multiple "Hi" s to get their post count up. I appreciate it might be difficult to monitor though. posterboy7596, kylegrey, Ursula and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/2287-advice-needed-check-this-out-what-tattoo-should-i-get/#findComment-37641 Share on other sites More sharing options...
posterboy7596 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 A suggestion might be to make the newbies make more of a contribution before being allowed to start threads.I've witnessed some newbies just going into the initiation thread and just posting multiple "Hi" s to get their post count up. I appreciate it might be difficult to monitor though. I'm going to second that suggestion, and would be glad to assist. jade1955, Reyeslv and Ursula 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/2287-advice-needed-check-this-out-what-tattoo-should-i-get/#findComment-37648 Share on other sites More sharing options...
slayer9019 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 A suggestion might be to make the newbies make more of a contribution before being allowed to start threads.I've witnessed some newbies just going into the initiation thread and just posting multiple "Hi" s to get their post count up. I appreciate it might be difficult to monitor though. Yea this behaviour is not limited to this forum. I am a member of quite a few forums (mostly professionally) and people do this ALL the time. I would like to friendly suggest that maybe a mod or two more be added. I've seen this work on other high-traffic forums. There are usually a few mods per section that keep an eye on things and move/delete/lock threads when they see fit. I have a feeling LST has grown considerable since I joined and now we see the outcomes of both good and bad of increased traffic. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/2287-advice-needed-check-this-out-what-tattoo-should-i-get/#findComment-37666 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lochlan Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 No one is pissing on the parade but rather helping us work to give you a better forum so thank you. @steve1461686340 and I hung out yesterday and brainstormed some ideas to improve the site so this adds to the list in a very helpful way. The whole LST Team is hoping to get together soon once we can get schedules lined up and we'll implement new stuff. Until then and as always please just be as kind as possible knowing we all started out as new to this whole tattoo thing, thanks for sticking with us during these growing pains. gougetheeyes, slayer9019, jade1955 and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/2287-advice-needed-check-this-out-what-tattoo-should-i-get/#findComment-37714 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Can the 'reading of the newbie rules' rule somehow be changed so you have to actually click a button that says yes i've read these and if i fuck up i'm gonna get banned/thread deleted Thanks everybody for these great suggestions! I have implemented this one so that new users are now forced to check a box at the bottom of the (new) Forum Rules page to indicate that they have actually read them. (you won't see the checkbox unless you are new.) Let me know if the rest of you are also being forced to read the rules - I think I have it set up correctly, but one never knows.. Keep the suggestions coming as always - they are much appreciated! JAllen, SStu, Ursula and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/2287-advice-needed-check-this-out-what-tattoo-should-i-get/#findComment-37954 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jade1955 Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 @steve1461686340 Yep I was just directed to the rules page. :) Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/2287-advice-needed-check-this-out-what-tattoo-should-i-get/#findComment-37955 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptCanada Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 I just have one question, I haven't been active for a few weeks and wondering what happened to Dari? Ursula 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/2287-advice-needed-check-this-out-what-tattoo-should-i-get/#findComment-37956 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 @steve1461686340 Yep I was just directed to the rules page. :) Thanks for the heads up - I think I figured out why that happened to you and fixed it for others. If anybody w/ over 10 posts gets redirect to the 'forum rules' page, pls let me know. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/2287-advice-needed-check-this-out-what-tattoo-should-i-get/#findComment-37963 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptCanada Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 I got redirected, but I think it's okay, it will give even older members a refresher. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/2287-advice-needed-check-this-out-what-tattoo-should-i-get/#findComment-37965 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 As always, Stewart you are correct. I second this motion.Let's call it "Tattoo Advice" done: Tattoo Advice | Last Sparrow Tattoo We'll be migrating existing threads there over the next week or so. Thanks for the great ideas guys. Jake, Lochlan and JAllen 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/2287-advice-needed-check-this-out-what-tattoo-should-i-get/#findComment-38044 Share on other sites More sharing options...
slayer9019 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 done:Tattoo Advice | Last Sparrow Tattoo We'll be migrating existing threads there over the next week or so. Thanks for the great ideas guys. Sweet! Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/2287-advice-needed-check-this-out-what-tattoo-should-i-get/#findComment-38059 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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