Hi everyone,

First and foremost, I apologize if a similar thread was already posted, this was already implemented, or can't be implemented. I think this suggestion was posted before, but I can't find the thread.

Suggestion
An automated private message sent via the d2jsp Notifier to new forum users that provides helpful information like the rules and help links, a link to the General Help Unified Sticky, or just a link to the General Help sub-forum. Ideally, it could take the place of, and be a more eloquent solution, than the current D2jsp New User Guide which is currently buried in the General Help Unified Sticky.

Reasoning
Quite a few new users post in General Help with questions about how to do simple things such as post a screenshot to the forums, how to obtain forum gold, where to find a Mediator, etc.... A lot of these questions can be answers by providing the user with informative tips/guides from the very start. The general idea is to (hopefully) not overwhelm the user with information, and guide them in the right direction to help them answer their own question(s).

Example
Obviously the verbiage can be changed, but maybe something like this:



Thanks for reading!

This has been previously suggested and noted: http://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=35650476&f=39&p=368393413

A welcome message should be short, informative and interesting. Maybe cover all the restrictions new members have, like posting pictures.
Nobody is going to read the site rules and memorize them.

A link to general help is a good idea.
Also a little heads up about trading on the site and how to request a mediator.

If this was done it should be done via email.