YT Welcoming Commitee

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by LuvnmyYorkie

Yeah. If the question only has one response, but it was answered, then there is no need. But there are a lot of questions that have no repsonses or they just have a few posts that say, "sorry, can't answer, but good luck" or whatnot.

Thanks for clarifying.

[yorkiesmiles]

while I believe it is important to welcome everyone - and if you read new threads - you see I post on just about everyone of them - I post on all that I see.

But I do not believe we need an official welcoming committee - because in doing that you leave people out again. You don't need officers or a committee - we all just need to do our part.

So many people read the newbie threads, but don't post on them - just say Hi - let them know we want them here. Give them something to connect to.

I think PMs are great.

But to make a friend, you have to be a friend. It takes work to make friends anywhere. Being kind, reaching out to others, offering support and advice and sharing a laugh can bring us all together It has taken me a long time to feel a part of things and really understand who is who -without mixing folks up. One of the biggest things that has helped is meeting some members in person. Suzy & I started planning a meetup in our area - we did that by PM & a phone call or 2 & then we met in person, a few mths later and we are now close friends. Meetups are a great way to get to know each other, not just for our furbabies to spend time together

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by yorkiesmiles

while I believe it is important to welcome everyone - and if you read new threads - you see I post on just about everyone of them - I post on all that I see.

But I do not believe we need an official welcoming committee - because in doing that you leave people out again. You don't need officers or a committee - we all just need to do our part.

So many people read the newbie threads, but don't post on them - just say Hi - let them know we want them here. Give them something to connect to.

I think PMs are great.

But to make a friend, you have to be a friend. It takes work to make friends anywhere. Being kind, reaching out to others, offering support and advice and sharing a laugh can bring us all together It has taken me a long time to feel a part of things and really understand who is who -without mixing folks up. One of the biggest things that has helped is meeting some members in person. Suzy & I started planning a meetup in our area - we did that by PM & a phone call or 2 & then we met in person, a few mths later and we are now close friends. Meetups are a great way to get to know each other, not just for our furbabies to spend time together

I totally agree with this.

[memphismomma]

i wanted to say that im glad that this thread was started i had a few ppl reach out to me and thank you all so much and im happier now things are better in all areas here Ive just been posting away today infact i got yelled at for abandoning my kids with my Hubby earlier soo shhh that i back on here lol i love this place !!

[admin]

YorkieTalk appreciates any members that wish to help new members get around and get used to our community here. This is by all means completely voluntary to help new members feel welcomed here, as sometimes threads may get lost in the shuffle.

Thank you for helping out, and thank you for starting the YT Welcome Committee, LuvnmyYorkie!

[For My Coby]

I think this is a great idea. But I would caution making it too structured. In the business world, you very carefully "start" something. Because the only thing that will ruin a good idea is starting a good idea and having it fizzle.

I would like to think of myself as a good ambassador to new members. I would like to be on the "committee" but cannot make any promises to do much more than what I already do. My non-YT life does sometimes get in the way of my YT life and there could be periods where I'm not able to visit much. I never volunteer for a job I can't put 110% into.

I would like to be "in the loop" of new members though and promise to continue bumping (many times by replying) uncovered missed threads.

One thing that I would like to see is more people put their personal name clearly in their signature..... or at least those who like to be called by their first name. Some new people do have their name in their signature, but I'm always a little afraid I can't tell if it's their name or their dog's name . Personally, I don't mind being called Diane/Coby/For My Coby/Hey You. Using first names sometimes helps you feel you know someone, but there are so many people to keep straight by memory unless you've met in person, known a long time, etc. I think it might be intimidating to see others calling each other by their first names and not be able to join in. So that might be a suggestion for our new members.

[tigerelsker]

I'm a newbie on here, and I have not felt unwanted or left out. I don't post too much, because I don't have the answers.

I have 2 furbabies, a 5 year old boy & a 4mos old boy. I learned a lot by reading other peoples questions & answers.

[For My Coby]

Originally Posted by tigerelsker

I'm a newbie on here, and I have not felt unwanted or left out. I don't post too much, because I don't have the answers.

I have 2 furbabies, a 5 year old boy & a 4mos old boy. I learned a lot by reading other peoples questions & answers.

I'm so glad. But feel free to jump in. Sometimes, we're only saying "Yeah! We want to know the answer to that too!"

I gotta ask - your user name is very interesting; does it mean anything special?

[peggi mcardle]

this has to be the most confusing group i'm on and as a very newbie i am finding it difficult to find the links that i want. i breed and show yorkies and live in Alabama. if i ever find my way around i hope to learn a lot here.
peggi

[abbie's mom]

I'm in! The board has grown so huge - I think that's the real problem under all these other issues. It's impossible to stay intimate with such a burgeoning population.

[juliaw04]

Did you know 45 new members have joined today? 104 since Monday!?!
I am starting to compile a list and I am astounded! I knew YT was growing but I had no idea how quickly.

[tigerelsker]

Originally Posted by For My Coby

I'm so glad. But feel free to jump in. Sometimes, we're only saying "Yeah! We want to know the answer to that too!"

I gotta ask - your user name is very interesting; does it mean anything special?

I used to be a tiger freak, and I hated having numbers in my email address & usernames. So I found babelfish, translation website, and was looking for "tiger lover" or something like that in a foreign language to use. I just don't remember what language it is

[For My Coby]

Originally Posted by tigerelsker

I used to be a tiger freak, and I hated having numbers in my email address & usernames. So I found babelfish, translation website, and was looking for "tiger lover" or something like that in a foreign language to use. I just don't remember what language it is

Very cool! I love tigers too. I used to know a lot about them - how they interacted within their own "communities". I used to think I identified with them somehow. I forgot most of what I knew. But they are still so cool.

[yorkiesmiles]

Originally Posted by juliaw04

Did you know 45 new members have joined today? 104 since Monday!?!
I am starting to compile a list and I am astounded! I knew YT was growing but I had no idea how quickly.

So many people join & never post. Others post once & we all welcome them & they never come back - probably don't even know we all were so friendly - this won't stop me from welcoming folks. But we also have to realize that we can't keep everyone an active member or even an occasional member.

I joined, hung out her a bit for a few months, didn't post much & then life outside YT was calling and spent many, many mths off YT, before coming back on strong. I have another forum I joined, posted twice - have great intentions of going back, but haven't done so - despite warm welcomes.

I want people to love being here, but I know not everyone is going to spend lots of time here.

No need to compile a list - if you click on Member List you can even look at members arranged by the number of posts

[LuvnmyYorkie]

Hi ladies.

I just wanted to say thank you for all your help with this, but I'm not going to be able to do it anymore. Just a warning to those of you who want to continue it, be prepared to be harrassed through PM's. I tried to do something to help YT and all the negativity here, but all it did was breed more. It was something new for the vultures to pick apart and argue about. Its sad. So good luck to those of you who want to keep doing this, but I just won't.