for the people who dont understand this heres an example of the rules thread of another forum: http://www.punkdisasters.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=6350 [original thread]
http://www.punkdisasters.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=24214 [second thread due to the first being huge]
http://www.punkdisasters.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=53445 [third thread due to the second being too big]
i personally dont like the adopt a noob idea, but if its used on a board where noobs are flamed a lot [like the one where the examples are from], it can be a really positive thing to the forum.