What is the first thing you do when you join a forum ?

The first thing I do is create a introduction then add an avatar and signature. So what do you guys do?

 

I make an introduction
Then upload an avatar, and then add a signature. But only if I like the forum.

 

Go through my profile (avatar, signature, etc. if settings are enabled), and then post an introduction thread

 

I go to my profile or control panel to change settings

 

Make a intro first then upload an avatar, and then add a signature
after I look for some where to post
but I always check a forum before joining if I can`t see anything then I don`t join
you know them boards that say you Cannot See the full board then you have to Register I hate them once

 

I hate it when some forums require you to have a posts to use signatures.

 

LOL
I never registered on that kind of a forum and I didn't know that something like that even exist

 

I think it's a good spam countermeasure when you block things like that, because the clever spam bots make posts like: Hi I'm new, and their crap is then in their signature instead

 

Yea there are certain mods for that.

Yes I know, although I dont like it when other forums have it, but Id use it on my own lol.

 

Add signature, avatar, then post in the introduction forum.

 

Usually, I would make an introduction, change the email/notices settings and add an avatar (if Gravatar isn't pre-loaded) and a signature.

 

Yea gravatar is pretty cool, I plan to start using it, but most forum softwares dont have it incorporated.

 

I generally do a intro and then put an avatar... if I like the forum I create a custon sig for it..

 

thats a very nice question. all the forums should have a thread like that as an introduction. what i do when i first join a forum is to read all the rules and regulations, do's and dont's etc. then next thing is the editing of the profile.

 

Thats very mature of you to read the rules, as most dont bother.

 

yeah master, most of the forumers are like that. as for me, i dont want to break any rules or guidelines that the forums are implementing. in that way, i know will be a good member of such forum.

 

I normally just jump right into the discussion and bypass the whole introduction thing (like I'm doing right now). Adding my avatar and signature comes after that.

 

Haha thats actually better to do

 

profile and then intro

 

I usually surf through the forum and make a few posts. Then, I make an introduction post.