non-member questions

I don't think the very first response should be to disregard the question and then inform on how to join. No matter if the subsequent post addresses it slightly. I think people will look elsewhere.

Things have changed here in recent years (and Trump is President!)

Also just sayin'......... :p
I see your a New Member , Welcome aboard !
 
I don't think the very first response should be to disregard the question and then inform on how to join. No matter if the subsequent post addresses it slightly. I think people will look elsewhere.

Things have changed here in recent years

Any thread with that kind of invitation almost always gets a followup response (often by me, mustang7757, other Ambassadors, or other members). It's not often that a thread just gets that invitation as a response and nothing else, except when the question is incredibly cryptic or esoteric.

Things may have changed on the blog side, but the forums have remained fairly consistent -- I should know!;)
 
To be honest.. this ^. Post count means nothing. I can make a new account with 4 posts have 400,000 posts -- just something I can edit via the admin panel. So post count is pointless.

We have it so those who don't want to register can ask a question. A good amount of time a question of "How do I do (X)!?" may need more input hence why team members asking them to join/register.

What’s the going rate to buy per 1K post count? Any Black Friday special?
 
The only skittles I could find are the ones my toddler kids left behind in the furniture. My toddler kids are now 13, 15 and 24 if this matters. Any takers for the skittles? Heck, even the kids are offered up..