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Discussion in 'Discussion' started by MrWaffleman, Nov 7, 2015.

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  1. MrWaffleman

    MrWaffleman The negligence of time's end is man's downfall

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    People who say things like "PM me if you need help!", like I understand you're trying to be helpful (and trying to go for mod or farm posts, which is ironic :v), but honestly... it doesn't really prove to be useful in any way. I guess you can make up various excuses like, they may need help about a small issue... do you REALLY think that they would hit you up with a conversation? One person in the midst of many, you may be offline, and they will be extremely annoyed by the fact that you're not getting on. Which puts you in a bad situation, and you put yourself in a bad situation.


    They can rather post on the same thread (because for a small matter they probably don't need to post a whole new thread) and state their question. But going back to the point... there are MANY, and I say MANY useful ways other than Private Messaging someone to fix their problems. They can ask it in Shoutbox, Q&A, In-Game, anywhere on forums, Slack, and much more.


    [RESTATING]I’m guessing one person started this “Trend” and it got pretty popular, by the looks of it, mostly a staff member. But honestly, more than half of these are people honestly farming posts, such as in Intros people introduce themselves, and automatically people “copy-and-paste” PM me for help! Honestly… out of all of the dumb things I could copy and paste just to farm posts that is the worst option. Most of these players are kind of inexperienced, don’t want to be rude though.[/RESTATE] If you want to be helpful, find other ways, if someone needs help, help them. If they don’t need help, then don’t help them. Simple as that, no one needs to Private Message you if they have a problem, as I have stated, that is the worst thing they could do.
     
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  2. StrikerSly

    StrikerSly Well-Known Member

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    I've actually gotten a decent amount of people PMing me asking for some war/donation help.
     
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  3. LeeHerouiPower

    LeeHerouiPower Well-Known Member

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    Pm's doesn't bother me.
     
  4. MrWaffleman

    MrWaffleman The negligence of time's end is man's downfall

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    Although a Q&A thread would be helpful, considering some of these questions regarding donation can't be answered by moderator-, that's why only SMod+ can answer in Q&A.
     
  5. LeeHerouiPower

    LeeHerouiPower Well-Known Member

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    What if new people from brawl want to pm for help, but is too scared for people to know. When they read the msg PM they will be more confortable.
     
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  6. GetShadowRealmed

    GetShadowRealmed What do I put here

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    Welcome to Brawl. PM me if you need any help. Actually I've gotten a few PM's from people asking for help or just to chat. Many dont seem to get mad if I don't reply right away. Also, sometimes saying that is just to let people know that they have someone willing to help
     
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  7. SoMuchWinning

    SoMuchWinning Well-Known Member

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    First 2 sentences weren't needed tbh.

    As for the thread, I don't see a particular problem. It doesn't do any harm anyway.
     
  8. RMST1

    RMST1 Ex-Mod I WarZ Noob

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    I see this is where we find Forum Tryharders. ( I can consider myself a little bit, not too must I hope xD )
    But we cannot do much about it, as many people say this, so we can't warn everyone of them.
    PM is a pretty decent Question Ask System, so it is useful, but only when people actually message you.
    So I don't know how to say... but this threath isn't gonna help I think :frowning:
     
  9. GetShadowRealmed

    GetShadowRealmed What do I put here

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    I was first writing what I usually write on intros then i stated why i don't think it's bad.
     
  10. aoltype

    aoltype Active Member

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    Back in the days where I really wanted to be a mod, I used to do this. I remember people needing help a lot and everyone was calling them noob. If I join a new server (let's say Hypixel) and I don't know how to do a certain thing and somebody is saying that I should pm them if they need help, then I gladly take advantage of that possibility.
    If you are not online, people won't get angry if they can't pm you. There are enough other people who are helpful on these servers.
    I think it's good if people act like this. But here's a tip, if you're trying to be helpful so you could be a mod, then don't attract too much attention. Just answer a question if someone asks it in the chat. Don't push yourself to them.
     
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  11. 0racle

    0racle Former Raid and Reports Manager

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    I don't understand the problem in this. In my opinion, I think that this extends an invitation to a person who is new. Even if they don't PM you, you still are reaching out to them in a friendly manner. I know that there are other ways to be friendly, but this is a chance to help them too; killing two birds with one stone, if you will.
     
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  12. MR_EVIL_OVERLORD

    MR_EVIL_OVERLORD Elite Legacy Legend | PRO | Genius Super Villain

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    I usually post for people to PM @Striker_Sly....

    And PM my fan club if they have Evil questions and someone will get back to them never.

    Everyone just needs to say PM @Striker_Sly if you have any questions....:wink:
     
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  13. randomcitizen1

    randomcitizen1 The schizophrenic swagmoneymillionaire

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    I've done this and been able to help people through it before, so I think it is perfectly fine. :V As for begin annoyed when they don't get help immediately, the people that I have helped have only been grateful.
     
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  14. MR_EVIL_OVERLORD

    MR_EVIL_OVERLORD Elite Legacy Legend | PRO | Genius Super Villain

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    Same, I think people appreciate any help.

    I've turned questions people ask me into guides that I share...If I'm going to help I might as well
    share with others.

    And I don't think they mind if it takes a while to get back.

    Between seeing all the Maxim cover models and planning to take over the world they understand if I am a little preoccupied. In general, I think people just appreciate help from the one and only Evil Overlord.
     
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    #14 MR_EVIL_OVERLORD, Nov 8, 2015
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  15. RMST1

    RMST1 Ex-Mod I WarZ Noob

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    I feel like only saying "Welcome" or "PM me" is post farming.
    Saying things like:
    Hey ….

    Welcome to our forums, and our Brawl community.
    I suppose you've played a few games on our Brawl minecraft server, and I hope the games and players we're very nice.
    You can also check out our Teamspeak 3 server: ts.brawl.com


    Make sure to follow our ruleshere.
    Any questions?

    1. Click on my name and Start Conversation and you can ask me anything that you'd like to know.
    2. Go to the Q&A section and ask any question you want, theres only staff so it is 99% sure that you'll get an useful answer :wink:
    3. PM me, or PM one of our other fellow staff members in this thread. Here is the staff from the different servers, so you can choose which one you'd like to contact.
     
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  16. Lung

    Lung Well-Known Member

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    I agree with this 100%. When I had a problem, I asked smod+ for help...
     
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