I just had a thought.
How about, when users join, a ten minute period is given to them where they cannot post, or read the regular threads. They are taken to a page where there are only options to read the rules, or read the rules for each particular forum. Now clearly, for ten minutes, they are not going to want to just sit there, they are going to want to read something, so they will inevitabaly begin to read the rules, as well as the rules for the individual forums.
This will help in many ways. It will (hopefully) stop new users posting things on the wrong forums, it will ingrain the rules in a little better, and will cut down on new user geting flamed for making mistakes.
What do you dudes think? Could this happen?
-
I know if it was me, I'd skim through it for several minutes. But some people would just open up a new window and wait for the ten minutes. It would help though, too many people have to be directed towards the stickies.