Op's Not Posting Replies

Yup quite agree. The shame is there are a handful of regular posters who seem to exist for this sole purpose. They answer a question with a putdown, and yet offer no actual information.

Posting a comment to read the FAQ can be acceptable, but at least post a link ot the FAQ while you are at it! (Or with google, give a clue as to what to search on)

Perhaps we should start a tradition of a regular (ish) thread of results. Posted (say) once a month, everyone can tag any interesting outcomes etc onto it for those of us interested in the result. That way it should not be too objectionable for those who think of it as "noise"

Yup, I have no problem with that! (even the really bad pun fests that we sometimes degenerate into)!

A pun fest is a fun pest, fun for some, pest for others.

I have a different theory. I reckon many OPs dont post back cos they took out advice, and are now dead.

NT

The message from snipped-for-privacy@care2.com contains these words:

More likely they were startled by some of the abuse and wandered away shaking their heads sorrowfully.

They're all hospitalised after following advice received here :-)

Many people are desperate for something to be irate about. Fortunately, with this situation, it seems a complaint can be justified whether people say thanks, or not.

Excellent idea.

Mary

Not at all pathetic but I prefer picture hooks. There again, I'm a woman and know how to use them :-)

Mary

The Natural Philosopher wrote:.

I know you will not see this but I will reply anyway. I was in no way complaining about usenet (a futile exercise if there ever was one) but it is nice to be told what (if any) part of your advice was taken, a thank you is in no way looked for but telling you you were right wrong or indifferent is. I would much prefer some feedback like this but if the OP only posts a thanks so be it. To not acknowledge answers at all is rude (IMHO) . The important question now is what sort of time scale should be expected for replies . If the question is about a DIY project maybe many weeks even months may pass before the advice is used on the other hand if it is a then and there question maybe the next day or even later that day is when feedback should be left. For instance someone may ask on a Monday should they buy drill X or Y then they think about it all week and it isn't till the Saturday that it is bought so no answer untill the following Monday (weekends being for DIY not "playing" on the computer) a week fo what is a (on first sight) a simple question I have been lambasted by a poster in another NG as I hadn't thanked him,ok it was a complicated question and an even more complicated answer with links, background etc but his rant was only 18 hours after I had asked the question (now between earning a living and not always being on the computer, 18 hours is nothing).

I usually say thanks. I know it is technically 100% noise, but I think it serves a purpose as an open display of good manners which might, in some tiny way, improve or maintain the overall friendly/helpful atmosphere of the group and encourage people to keep contributing.

However, I do think the best thanks that anyone can give is to stick around and see if anything crops up that they can help others with. I think of uk.d-i-y a bit like a bank; when I have a large project on the go (the most recent being my kitchen) I post lots of questions and am generally "consuming" knowledge from the group. After a project is done, and I can relax a bit, I try to repay the debt by helping others where I can to bring my account back into credit. Perhaps this is a silly notion, but it works for me.

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I try to repay the debt by helping others where I

Not silly at all.

Mary

There's another bit of your life wasted expecting a reply that I am not going to give ;-) Beyond this.

Ah but I wasn't expecting a reply as you had said(typed whatever) that you would ignore this thread. Basically (if you want) you can consider my "not expecting a reply but I will say it anyway" post as "talking" to my self. Yes I am a bit of a loony talking to myself but at least then I am sure of getting the reply I want. :o)

Oh for Goodness' sake - shaddap!

Mary

In message , Broadback writes

When you wrote to thank WHAT? Such babytalk is enough to make anyone irate. Do you talk about "pooters" as well by any chance?

:-))

:-)

I'm glad I'm not the only one who finds this childish!

Mary

Sometimes writing a "thank you" can include putting in extra information that's useful.

If he's an entomologist he might...