I was just thinking…
What if there is a pinned post which would be the first one everybody sees when coming to the forum called : “New Members start here”
And within that post it has the guidance to use the forum so the new ones know exactly where to go or where to ask instead of just making new threads.
For the members that have been following the forum almost daily, its normal to know of the new changes but the new members wouldnt have any idea where to go.
Yes FAQ is seen but new members dont necessary go there first because they think FAQ is about general site questions not the actual products so they go and make a new post.
Ideally people would take a bit of time and surf around before making a post but we know thats not the case lol
it would even be awesome-r if the system/bot would have a flash notification before letting us create a post new members and old ones like:
Are you sure you want to create that post? Have you used the magnifying glass to check if maybe there are posts talking about that before posting?please check first and come back to post if you couldnt find an answer
Right before posting, just like when we get a box popping up asking us if we are sure we want to delete an email or something and we have to click there.