(03-27-2015, 12:51 PM)ArmachiA Wrote:Try again, and again, and again until it works, or until they don't want to anymore. Try until they discover new methods, or unearth old ones. Those posts are an arm reaching out, and if someone is unable to take it, then the person extending the arm is only a PM away for more advice. None of us can wave a magic wand to conjure an ideal, or to give RP to the RP-less.(03-27-2015, 12:47 PM)Berrod Armstrong Wrote:(03-27-2015, 12:41 PM)ArmachiA Wrote:That's what these posts are for. All of them have valid advice that can serve as a big help to anyone looking to break through.(03-27-2015, 12:28 PM)Aya Wrote:(03-27-2015, 12:17 PM)ArmachiA Wrote: If there is something we can do, I want to do it and I don't think "Just go do it" will help. They don't SEE your failures, they only see your successes, "Just go do it" can look very daunting and frustrating to people at times.Isn't this the very essence of encouragement? To urge people to do that which is hard? That which is challenging but rewarding? To let people know that yes, its tough, but there is good reason to follow through?
It depends on how much they've tried. If they've gone and done it and it failed, really. Seeing "You need to have confidence and do it!" while good advice, can wear someone down after awhile if it isn't exactly working for THEM. What works for some people, doesn't always work for others, is the thing. Confidence falters.
I'm not saying new people try really hard and fail all the time, but I have a lot of sympathy for people trying to break into this community - especially now, I did it when the game launched, I couldn't imagine doing it now - and I've seen a lot of people leave frustrated and wondering if there was a way to help.
To be fair a lot of those posts are exactly what I'm talking about. "Get out there, here's what I did" sounds discouraging to someone who is trying and STILL failing, is my point. This actually happens a lot more often then you think.What do they do? The ones who have tried?
We can only do so much.Â
What would be your idea of a solution?
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