The reason you would have been asked to post in Introduce yourself is that the person who suggested the forum to you would know you wanted to participate fully and gave you an easy way to get the ball rolling to use up the 5 mod approved postings so you could take advantage of all the site offers.
First postings in the Introduce yourself section isnt compulsory, new members can post in any topic visible to them, all we ask is the 5 postings just to get a "feel" for the person. Without those postings lots of the forum wouldn't be visible. Classifieds, members aviaries and newsletters are some that require the mod approved postings.
New names that appear at the bottom of the page as new members but never post anything.
A few different reasons Ive found over the time Ive been involved.
We have quite a few "watchers"
Some are so new to birds they dont feel they have anything to offer and would prefer to just browse to gain some knowledge.
Some are not regular computer users and as such don't feel comfortable using this form of communication, but enjoy and benefit from the postings made.
Some are spammers and lay silent hoping that time will pass and their account will not require the 5 mod approved posts. (This will not happen
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Some join, do the 5 postings to enable them to read the rest of the forum or specific areas but dont want to "join in".
Others just join to see and use the free classifieds and that is the only time we ever see their names on the board.
Others join up, their name appears at the bottom as our newest member but for some reason or another they never come back. Could be they forget they joined, or they joined to see the rest of the forum and didnt like what they saw or they become a "watcher".
Some seem to be "Professional Forum Joiners" and join every forum they come across.
Those names you see at the bottom of the page as the newest members is only the tip of the iceberg, there are loads that go through the beginning of registration and never complete it by activating the email we send to them, their motives remain unknown.
Such is the human condition!
