Don't Post if You Do Not Respond to Help Given!
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Don't Post if You Do Not Respond to Help Given!
The advice may be right or wrong but is really burns my &**&^ when I take the time to research an AIM Manual, take pics, create PhotoPoint albums or whatever to help a Forum Member and the thread just goes stale: no comment on the outcome. Was the advice useful or not? I do not know. No reply. Please post the end result of your threads. That would be much appreciated from Members who truly try to make a contribution to the solution to your problems. Others may disagree. Great! We can all learn.
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Re: Don't Post if You Do Not Respond to Help Given! (paul79)
I agree, Paul. Its only common courtesy when a contribution is, at least, acknowledged and even nicer when one is appreciated.
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Re: Don't Post if You Do Not Respond to Help Given! (paul79)
Hopefully, I give a word of Thanks to all who have helped me out. If at some time I didn't or don't, believe me I meant to :yesnod:
Paul, courtesy is nice, but you may want to keep in mind that even if you don't get a "final outcome" from the person who initiated the thread, you should get some satisfaction from knowing that you've provided useful information to the group as a whole. There have been many threads that I've only observed and have gotten a lot of good information from.
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Paul, courtesy is nice, but you may want to keep in mind that even if you don't get a "final outcome" from the person who initiated the thread, you should get some satisfaction from knowing that you've provided useful information to the group as a whole. There have been many threads that I've only observed and have gotten a lot of good information from.
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Re: Don't Post if You Do Not Respond to Help Given! (jerryp58)
Boy I know what you mean Paul. I sometimes would like to know if my answer or view was helpful. I get the feeling that replies my ME suddenly KILL the thread or post. After I reply the post goes into the dark archive abyss.:D
BTW---I appreciate the speed of your replies, especially when you include a pic of the part or solution.
BTW---I appreciate the speed of your replies, especially when you include a pic of the part or solution.
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Re: Don't Post if You Do Not Respond to Help Given! (jerryp58)
right on jerryp58........in a perfect world, all of the t's are crossed, all of the i's are dotted and all of the "Thank you's" are said, but here, well we'll never know how many people we haved helped by providing info. I'm abt 1000 posts behind thanking people for all the info I've gained by lurking here without posting. Lets just take some satisfaction in knowing that we are not too selfish to share OK? :flag
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Re: Don't Post if You Do Not Respond to Help Given! (1970 Stingray)
Well, personally I get pretty gushy when someone's advice helps me out here (I. . . .I. . .I love ya, man). :D I would've sold the old horse some time ago without the help I've gotten here.
But sometimes I get help and it's just not enough. I'm too stupid or too clumsy and screw something up and sometimes even have to pay someone else to do it. I have to admit I probably don't come back into the thread and say, "thanks for the advice, but I'm too big a dumazz to use it." That may be what's going on sometimes with folks that let a thread drop after they've been given advice.
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But sometimes I get help and it's just not enough. I'm too stupid or too clumsy and screw something up and sometimes even have to pay someone else to do it. I have to admit I probably don't come back into the thread and say, "thanks for the advice, but I'm too big a dumazz to use it." That may be what's going on sometimes with folks that let a thread drop after they've been given advice.
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Re: Don't Post if You Do Not Respond to Help Given! (paul79)
Paul,
I'm with you! Many threads die and you don't know what happened, what suggestions worked and what did not, etc. Some feedback is necessary, and if there's nothing to say, a simple "thank you" can make the day of those who contributed. Besides, by acknowledging when people take their time to help you, you're also putting your thread back TTT, and exposing it to more people, and possibly getting more help and keeping the thread alive. It's a win win situation.... :D
-Pedro
P.S. Now you come back here and please say "thanks for the support!"... I'm waiting... ;)
[Modified by Pedro'74, 1:17 AM 11/11/2001]
I'm with you! Many threads die and you don't know what happened, what suggestions worked and what did not, etc. Some feedback is necessary, and if there's nothing to say, a simple "thank you" can make the day of those who contributed. Besides, by acknowledging when people take their time to help you, you're also putting your thread back TTT, and exposing it to more people, and possibly getting more help and keeping the thread alive. It's a win win situation.... :D
-Pedro
P.S. Now you come back here and please say "thanks for the support!"... I'm waiting... ;)
[Modified by Pedro'74, 1:17 AM 11/11/2001]
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Re: Don't Post if You Do Not Respond to Help Given! (paul79)
:yesnod:
I try to make sure that I acknowledge any help given. Hopefully I don't forget very often...
I try to make sure that I acknowledge any help given. Hopefully I don't forget very often...
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Re: Don't Post if You Do Not Respond to Help Given! (Chris Fowler '80)
One of the first things I do when logging on to the forum is to check my most recent posts. If I have given advice to someone and I never get a reply it chaps my butt. If I have asked a question and have gotten advise, then I thank the member who has gone out of their way to reply to my post. It's common courtesy, which the world seems to be lacking in now days. To everyone who has replyed to any of my posts.......................
:yesnod: :yesnod: THANK YOU :yesnod: :yesnod:
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:yesnod: :yesnod: THANK YOU :yesnod: :yesnod:
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Re: Don't Post if You Do Not Respond to Help Given! (Pedro'74)
Amen to all the above posts! There have been many posts that I've followed with interest but never learned the outcome. This forum can be a great learning tool and we all learn by the questions asked, more so if we know the final outcome. If you post a question and people have taken their time to help you, at least have the courtesy to reply to their response.
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Re: Don't Post if You Do Not Respond to Help Given! (Vetterodder)
I agree also. I try to help with suggestions when I can and like to know if mine helped or there is a better way. I try very hard to show my appreciation, but I may forget sometimes. To any of you that helped me and I did not respond back; Sorry.
There is always someone in here that has little tricks that make each job easier! :seeya
There is always someone in here that has little tricks that make each job easier! :seeya
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Re: Don't Post if You Do Not Respond to Help Given! (paul79)
Paul
I do what you do, respond to threads, look it up or whatever.
I could have 2,000 responses if I wanted to say "nice post, but I can't help"
I think you are over reacting.
As you, I like to hear that I helped somebody. I get a number of emails that say "thanks", but it is never put back to the forum.
It has not been 48 hours since your first post.
I do not know this person, but not everybody has access to the internet on a daily basis. Let alone people outside the US.
A few weeks ago Lars said his only access was when he was at work. Did we beef him.
Just my 0.02
Terry
I do what you do, respond to threads, look it up or whatever.
I could have 2,000 responses if I wanted to say "nice post, but I can't help"
I think you are over reacting.
As you, I like to hear that I helped somebody. I get a number of emails that say "thanks", but it is never put back to the forum.
It has not been 48 hours since your first post.
I do not know this person, but not everybody has access to the internet on a daily basis. Let alone people outside the US.
A few weeks ago Lars said his only access was when he was at work. Did we beef him.
Just my 0.02
Terry
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Re: Don't Post if You Do Not Respond to Help Given! (paul79)
I don't post that often but when i do some of the advice is sent to my email and it ends there.I never thought of posting the results ,will do so in future.........thanks to all....jbh :cheers:
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Re: Don't Post if You Do Not Respond to Help Given! (jharakal)
Paul - Since I had been helped out on the Forum, with some members mailing me items and saying "pass the favor on to someone else", I finally had a chance to do so early in this year: A member from Canada was asking for Corvette Videotapes to use at his booth at a show in April. I put together a 6 hour tape, filled out custom forms @ the Post Office, mailed it, sent him an e-mail advising him that they were on the way, and asked for his comments.
I heard ZERO! I though it was VERY rude. But after that incident, I still sent out other items to members, and every one of them has e-mailed me to say "thanks". What's so hard about saying "thanx"?
With an e-mail reply, it doesn't even cost 34 cents! :confused:
Cruz
I heard ZERO! I though it was VERY rude. But after that incident, I still sent out other items to members, and every one of them has e-mailed me to say "thanks". What's so hard about saying "thanx"?
With an e-mail reply, it doesn't even cost 34 cents! :confused:
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Re: Don't Post if You Do Not Respond to Help Given! (paul79)
Thanks for allowing me to vent! The replies, pro and con, are much appreciated. There are many members who go out of their way (time and expense) to help others. They deserve recognition IMHO. I must admit that some recognitions of thanks have come by e-mail. In any case, the rant is now exhausted. Thanks again.
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Re: Don't Post if You Do Not Respond to Help Given! (trw)
Actually, I see two different problems here. The first is the common courtesy of saying thank you and the second is a post saying "Hey, your advice solved this or that problem of mine." I post lots of responses and I do NOT expect a thank you for anyone who reads a response of mine. I would like to see, however, a response that something I said actually made sense and helped someone. It is said here that every few weeks we re-invent the wheel partly because some of you (us - me) fail to respond and tell what worked or didn't work.
With relative frequency we can see posts on overheating, timing, carb adjustments, tires (and wheels), etc. I would love to see a sign-in process whereby a poster would be asked to check the archives first to see if someone posted a question similar to theres. Certainly I don't want to preclude anyone from posting but we do repeat ourselves a lot. ;)
Gary
With relative frequency we can see posts on overheating, timing, carb adjustments, tires (and wheels), etc. I would love to see a sign-in process whereby a poster would be asked to check the archives first to see if someone posted a question similar to theres. Certainly I don't want to preclude anyone from posting but we do repeat ourselves a lot. ;)
Gary
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Re: Don't Post if You Do Not Respond to Help Given! (GaryS)
I definitely am not an expert at helping others, but I have given advice from problems and solutions that I have encountered. I have even requested a reply, to see if my information was helpful or useless. I have seen very few if any replys on my or other members suggestions. Roger L. Gibbons[IMG][/IMG] 
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Re: Don't Post if You Do Not Respond to Help Given! (paul79)
As always your post's are informational and interesting, and you send good pictures. How's the cat havn't seen him lately.
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Re: Don't Post if You Do Not Respond to Help Given! (paso)
In general, I agree with the complaint. If you are wondering about the outcome of somebody's problem/question, you can always bring the thread back to the top and ask them, "So, how did it turn out?"
Sometimes we are so thrilled to have something fixed we just forget to say thanks - it happens.
Also, sometimes the suggested fix for a problem involves a lot more work than I am up for doing at the moment, and the project just goes into the "to do" list. I still try to acknowledge any replies to my questions.
MJ
Sometimes we are so thrilled to have something fixed we just forget to say thanks - it happens.
Also, sometimes the suggested fix for a problem involves a lot more work than I am up for doing at the moment, and the project just goes into the "to do" list. I still try to acknowledge any replies to my questions.
MJ