diff --git a/src/Miscellaneous/BoardTips.coffee b/src/Miscellaneous/BoardTips.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b68d7550d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Miscellaneous/BoardTips.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+BoardTips =
+  tips:
+    qa: [
+      1
+      <%= html(
+        'New to /qa/?<br>' +
+        '/qa/ is NOT an effective way to contact the mods.<br>' +
+        'Use <a href="https://www.rizon.net/chat" target="_blank">IRC</a> or <a href="https://www.4chan.org/feedback" target="_blank">feedback</a> instead. ' +
+        'More details <a href="https://www.4chan-x.net/qa_instructions.png" target="_blank">here</a>.'
+      ) %>
+    ]
+
+  init: ->
+    tip = BoardTips.tips[g.BOARD.ID]
+    seen = Conf['BoardTips.seen']
+    return if !tip or (seen[g.BOARD.ID] and seen[g.BOARD.ID] >= tip[0])
+    seen[g.BOARD.ID] = tip[0]
+    $.set 'BoardTips.seen', seen
+    el = $.el 'span', tip[1]
+    new Notice 'info', el
diff --git a/src/main/Main.coffee b/src/main/Main.coffee
index c0a06de0e..ca6a1eb04 100644
--- a/src/main/Main.coffee
+++ b/src/main/Main.coffee
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ Main =
     Conf['selectedArchives'] = {}
     Conf['cooldowns'] = {}
     Conf['Index Sort'] = {}
+    Conf['BoardTips.seen'] = {}
     Conf["Last Long Reply Thresholds #{i}"] = {} for i in [0...2]
 
     # XXX old key names
@@ -508,6 +509,7 @@ Main =
     ['Banner',                    Banner]
     ['Flash Features',            Flash]
     ['Reply Pruning',             ReplyPruning]
+    ['Board Tips',                BoardTips]
     <% if (readJSON('/.tests_enabled')) { %>
     ['Build Test',                Build.Test]
     <% } %>