The Classifieds
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Subject: To all Clan Recruiters:

Generalizations.
Helping idiots hate other idiots since people have existed.


People do not like reading massive walls of text. Not only are they annoying to the readers, but it gives yourself a bad name. How? Consider this:
When a player sees your Great Wall of Text, one of these things goes through his or her mind:

1) Too Long, Don't want to read.
OR

2) This clan Copy's and Paste's this same post on every forum it goes to. It clearly isn't personal nor does it consider the needs of the OP. This Recruiter obviously doesn't care enough about me to write a more personal message.
OR

3) Wow, these guys are clearly desperate for new members. They spam this same post everywhere they can. He probably just saw the title of the forum and posted a reply. I bet they don't even pay attention to their new members and are only concerned with recruiting more people.

You'll recruit a lot more people if your posts look less like The Great Wall of China and more like a friendly, personal letter. That would makes the recruit feel more welcome and establish a friendship between the recruit and Recruiter.

So what I'm saying: Please stop copying and pasting the same paragraphs all over the classifieds; It's in your best interest too. This message goes out to ALL clans, including my own.

[Edited on 09.16.2011 7:44 PM PDT]

  • 09.16.2011 7:37 PM PDT

Cool Story Bro

  • 09.16.2011 7:46 PM PDT

Why do you care.


Posted by: Blackhalos99
Cool Story Bro


It's You mad Bra

  • 09.16.2011 7:48 PM PDT

Generalizations.
Helping idiots hate other idiots since people have existed.

Posted by: Blackhalos99
Cool Story Bro


Advance upon me, brethren! :D

But seriously, Copying and Pasting the same wall of text makes a clan look bad. A recruiting post should be short yet informative, official yet personal.
You don't see clubs stapling flyers to people's chests, do you? They make a personal relationship with the possible recruit, make them feel welcome and at home.

[Edited on 09.16.2011 7:58 PM PDT]

  • 09.16.2011 7:52 PM PDT

We all have our own methods of recruiting. I for one approve of the long wall of text. I don't like it when people have a lot of questions because you didn't give enough information, or they are confused upon enlisting.

I do understand the personal message though, tis why I took the version my clan had and modified it to my own liking. I took out any un-needed information, added in any information a recruit should know.

Besides, if the person wants a more personal recruiting message, they can always talk to the person over xbox live, which imo is the best way to do that. All of the threads and posts I make I'm just advertising the clan, and hoping that if the person is interested, they would contact me.

Putting in informative recruitment posts brings out the intellectual anyways. Those who don't want to read our recruitment ad completely will probably not make it far in our clan anyways.

  • 09.16.2011 11:23 PM PDT

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http://www.midlandbase.net

WWW.MIDLANDBASE.NET

WWW.MIDLANDBASE.COM

  • 09.17.2011 1:26 AM PDT

Generalizations.
Helping idiots hate other idiots since people have existed.


Posted by: kegler73
WWW.MIDLANDBASE.NET

WWW.MIDLANDBASE.COM

You've got to be kidding me...

  • 09.17.2011 9:38 AM PDT