Cheule Posted October 1, 2004 Share Posted October 1, 2004 Would it be possible to include the ability to have the board send out Welcome PM's to new members? It would give a more personal touch to a forum and the new member could be sent a welcome message in the PM with some helpful tips and such. Of course it could have the option in the ACP to switch it off also. I believe Outlaw made such a mod for this some time ago but rather than having to keep updating my forums with extra mods I thought I'd mention it here in case it's a good idea ;) I'm probably sure this has been mentioned before but what with the recent clean-out I can't find a duplicate anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halton-Forum Posted October 1, 2004 Share Posted October 1, 2004 Good idea, it would make a nice touch to a forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheule Posted October 1, 2004 Share Posted October 1, 2004 Also might need the option to 'force' the user to receive this particular PM even if they are in a group which does not allow them to use the PM system. For example my starter group cannot use PM's until they make a couple of posts. The reason we locked the PM's to starter members is because we had many of them at one time just sitting in the PM area using it as a chatroom, rather than actually posting on the board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elj Posted October 2, 2004 Share Posted October 2, 2004 Great idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonawojo Posted October 2, 2004 Share Posted October 2, 2004 This is a nice idea. I believe it is currently available as a Mod at Invisionize however, I think it would be best a standard option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sylter Posted October 2, 2004 Share Posted October 2, 2004 This is a nice idea. I believe it is currently available as a Mod at Invisionize however, I think it would be best a standard option.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> thats right :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheule Posted October 2, 2004 Share Posted October 2, 2004 This is a nice idea. I believe it is currently available as a Mod at Invisionize however, I think it would be best a standard option.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yup I did mention that in my post :P Definitely would like the ability to force users to receive it too, I don't believe Outlaw's mod allows for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott B Posted October 2, 2004 Share Posted October 2, 2004 I think it is better suited as a mod. ( http://mods.invisionize.com/db/index.php/f/3279 ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooldude7273 Posted October 3, 2004 Share Posted October 3, 2004 I think it would be a good addition! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted October 3, 2004 Share Posted October 3, 2004 Isn't very hard to addon, so I agree with this. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan Posted October 3, 2004 Share Posted October 3, 2004 Yes it is a mod at invisionize and I use it. But it wouldn't be a bad feature to integrate with IPB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robirming Posted October 4, 2004 Share Posted October 4, 2004 I still like the idea of having this based on member groups. You would have an option to send a PM when a member moves from one member group to another. This way you could set it up so that new mebmers get a welcome PM if you wish, and just as an example: You could send another type of PM when a member goes from 'Silver Member' to 'Gold Member' saying "Congratulations! You've have now made 500 posts on these boards which means that you're a Gold Member. This gives you a lot of benefits like blablabla...". :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostedPopTart Posted October 4, 2004 Share Posted October 4, 2004 I think this could be a great feature, so I support it. It has many great uses (not just for the birthday greetings either; but also for reading the rules; important board announcements; etc.) :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robirming Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 I still like the idea of having this based on member groups. You would have an option to send a PM when a member moves from one member group to another. This way you could set it up so that new mebmers get a welcome PM if you wish, and just as an example: You could send another type of PM when a member goes from 'Silver Member' to 'Gold Member' saying "Congratulations! You've have now made 500 posts on these boards which means that you're a Gold Member. This gives you a lot of benefits like blablabla..." It's my going-through-the-IPB-features-I-still-miss-day today I guess. :P Anyway, I still like the quoted feature suggestion a lot. Hope to see it added... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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