2011-01-29, 12:09 PM
I think the point is that you are not really making it seem attractive. The way you have phrased it makes a potential member think "Why bother?"
You could go with:
As a standard member you can participate in discussions by posting replies and creating new discussion topics. You can edit your own profile in User Control Panel and add an avatar to make you immediately recognisable on the board whenever you post. As you contribute to the discussions, then you "unlock" extra features for your account.
That might be a bit more encouraging.
You could go with:
As a standard member you can participate in discussions by posting replies and creating new discussion topics. You can edit your own profile in User Control Panel and add an avatar to make you immediately recognisable on the board whenever you post. As you contribute to the discussions, then you "unlock" extra features for your account.
That might be a bit more encouraging.