Hey, I'm penguincube, and I just joined Planet GameCube Forums. I don't know if you have the same problems with newbies that I encounter everyday at my main forum, but you don't have to worry about me, I may be a PGC newbie, but not to message boards. In fact, the forum that I visit everyday also uses this same FuseTalk client, so I am already very familiar to how to work the forums (and FuseTalk is the best IMO, so good choice). These forums seem good so far, but I noticed a few...dissapointing things. No avatars? What is up with that? Avatars are a cruceal part of identifying members. It gives them an identity. Since all members have a text based or no sig at all, everyone is the same, only seperated by the collection of letters known as their name. I also you don't use post counts and/or member rankings in anyway. Not using a post count system is not necisarrily a bad thing, since that can cause problems, but I have grown accustomed to the ranking system, and since this seems to be a well-modded community, I can't see them as a problem. Alas, "PGC Member" for everyone just adds to the blandness of everyones anomnitity here.
Will I stay here? I dunno. I'll probably pop around for awhile, and if the members are, for the most part, as cool as the members of my forum "back home" lol, probably soo. Just a little on me, I like...scratch that...love penguins...they are the best animal on Earth. I have a GameCube and PS2 (and GBA), and my current faves are Zelda OoT, Metroid, Vice City, Sly Cooper, and others. I just wanted to introduce myself to the rest of the PGC Forumgoers, and I hope I can be a benificial addition to your community.
~Pengy