Quote Originally Posted by SilkAngel View Post
How about a thing thats sorta like...a giveaway?

At the end of every month, we could see which new member has been the most active, and they get some sort of prize? It may sound stupid, but I think that it would be a good way to encourage new members to be more involved. ^^
It certainly sounds good in principle, but how does one judge the most active "new member" each month? Clearly new members are joining every day, so everyone's first month is going to vary. Also, ignoring this, wouldn't this award just go to someone who has made many posts, but not necessarily of substance? Maybe there could just be new member awards in different threads and categories, things like "Funniest New Member" or "Most Argumentative/Confrontational New Member." I'm just tossing ideas out here, but it would still be a challenge to implement. Although, a suggestion for a prize, aside from maybe a banner, could be something amazing from vBCommerce. Those things add some pizzaz to any profile, and would be awesome to have a congratulatory message along with it.

Also, everyone has something going on in their life that stresses them out, so what about a place they can rant about it, and someone can help them??
Could this just be started as a thread in General Chat?