...never reminded of the rules, like searching before posting, no cross-posting, etc? No infractions/suspensions, etc. It's no wonder why they always keep repeating the same mistakes.
Much like with children, discipline has to start early.
If we give infractions to New Members, so for those who are members for many years here, what should do to them if they failed to read the sticky threads? A bigger Hammer or Axe?
there are people like to be fed, not just in this forum, these people are exist everywhere, in our workplace, school etc, are you going to scold them one by one? most of the time we just ignore them, right?
but why we need to tell people off when this happen in the forums? is it because we can scold people without revealing ourself in the web?
I understand some time can be quite annoying, if a same question being ask everyday, but there ways to tell new members to utilize the sticky thread.
for an example; a new member asked "can I know what is the optimist humidity level to store my camera?"
reply #1, please go and search, this question has been ask thousand and thousand time already, in fact, you are the third person asking the same question today.
reply #2, hey, that is a good question, do you know we have a lot of stick threads to help new members like you, here is one on the dry box and dry cabinet, (Link). Do check out other useful sticky threads as well (links).
you tell me which can deliver the same message better?