Hiya,
I had just viewed a thread and I realized that there is no place to really introduce yourself on the forums aside from General Discussion however that can easily lead to a flooded thread.
So I purpose that we make a sub-board or 'Child Board' on the General Discussion thread called 'Introductions'. With a specific board to post a introduction more people will take the initiative to do so.
Of course this isn't a life altering forum material and there is absolutely no rush to do it but I think having a place to meet people and let everyone know a little bit about yourself when first joining will really help certain players 'break the ice'. Let's face it, not everyone is great at starting up a conversation or jumping into one on a new server. Meeting some people beforehand will give people the feeling that they can connect with those that have viewed and written on his/her introduction thread which leads to making even more friends.
I think if people have a great first few logins they'll want to stay; for me personally socializing is a bigger aspect to having fun then actually building and creating.
Thanks,
Extacyy