Glow
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- Joined
- Apr 25, 2013
- Messages
- 83
Hello. The following are just little things I noticed upon signing up, things that popped out at me and made me very hesitant to join. I hope these suggestions will be helpful. Please don't take any of this the wrong way!
Length of About Me/Testimony On Profile
When signing up, I was very surprised that we could only write 300 characters for the About Me, and 500 for the Testimony. That means we only have several sentences for either, which is quite small, the smallest I have seen. I've been very confused as to what I should write for either, because I have to be brief. I understand that perhaps the site needs to save server space, though. However, I was hoping maybe the character limit could be increased? It's a bit discouraging to new users like me, who tend to write a lot (and most users, who write even a couple paragraphs at the least).
Amount of Rules On Sign Up Page
Again, please don't take any of this in the wrong way. This is just a little nit-picky suggestion from me and not in any way meant to be rude or harassing:
When I signed up, I was a bit thrown by the list of rules on the sign up page. It's not so much the rules in themselves, but rather the way they come across. It was startling to me that I had to be concerned about my post formatting and signature -- the welcome didn't feel too warm. Truthfully, I considered not joining because I feared that the people here would be commanding and domineering (which is not true). My suggestion: Perhaps to make people feel more welcome, instead of putting the list of signature rules on the Sign Up, maybe incorporate them into the site itself? So that if someone wants to post an image in their signature, a message blocks them from doing it and says, "Signatures may not have images," or something similar. And as for the post formatting/punctuation rules, maybe word them in a way that is gentler, as well as encouraging? I know some people have problems with punctuation because of improper education, or maybe even autism, and it would be a bit saddening to know someone didn't sign up because they felt unwelcome.
So far, these are the only things I have noticed when signing up. Other than these, the site has a nice look and is very clean. I hope more people will be drawn here.
Length of About Me/Testimony On Profile
When signing up, I was very surprised that we could only write 300 characters for the About Me, and 500 for the Testimony. That means we only have several sentences for either, which is quite small, the smallest I have seen. I've been very confused as to what I should write for either, because I have to be brief. I understand that perhaps the site needs to save server space, though. However, I was hoping maybe the character limit could be increased? It's a bit discouraging to new users like me, who tend to write a lot (and most users, who write even a couple paragraphs at the least).
Amount of Rules On Sign Up Page
Again, please don't take any of this in the wrong way. This is just a little nit-picky suggestion from me and not in any way meant to be rude or harassing:
When I signed up, I was a bit thrown by the list of rules on the sign up page. It's not so much the rules in themselves, but rather the way they come across. It was startling to me that I had to be concerned about my post formatting and signature -- the welcome didn't feel too warm. Truthfully, I considered not joining because I feared that the people here would be commanding and domineering (which is not true). My suggestion: Perhaps to make people feel more welcome, instead of putting the list of signature rules on the Sign Up, maybe incorporate them into the site itself? So that if someone wants to post an image in their signature, a message blocks them from doing it and says, "Signatures may not have images," or something similar. And as for the post formatting/punctuation rules, maybe word them in a way that is gentler, as well as encouraging? I know some people have problems with punctuation because of improper education, or maybe even autism, and it would be a bit saddening to know someone didn't sign up because they felt unwelcome.
So far, these are the only things I have noticed when signing up. Other than these, the site has a nice look and is very clean. I hope more people will be drawn here.
