Uninterested parties

dextrous · 24 Jan 2010

One thing that irritates me is the occasional op who posts a question but then doesn't return to it to view the answer or indicate that (s)he has read it. Blooming rude. It would be nice if we could flag these posters up as time wasters who are not welcome on the forum and that they are emailed with words to that effect.

roughcaster · 25 Jan 2010

I agree with you 100% Dexty, it does make me mad too,, pure ignorance really.

dextrous · 25 Jan 2010

roughcaster said:
I agree with you 100% Dexty, it does make me mad too,, pure ignorance really.

You see, I came back to check this post. Didn't take much effort

roughcaster · 26 Jan 2010

dextrous said:
roughcaster said:

I agree with you 100% Dexty, it does make me mad too,, pure ignorance really.

Click to expand...

You see, I came back to check this post. Didn't take much effort

And that's all it takes.

Alastairreid · 26 Jan 2010

or the ops who dont know where the thankyou button is

dave.m · 26 Jan 2010

alastairreid said:
or the ops who dont know where the thankyou button is

They can always click the reply button and TYPE the words "Thanks, that was a great help".

Steve · 26 Jan 2010

I have an idea
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When a new member signs up, turn on email notification compulsorily for the first 5-10 posts they make. This would remind them of the very fact they've posted here (i suspect some forget). And it would encourage them to ask again in the future when they see the quality of replies they get (some exceptions

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roughcaster · 26 Jan 2010

Steve said:
I have an idea
__________________________________________________________

When a new member signs up, turn on email notification compulsorily for the first 5-10 posts they make. This would remind them of the very fact they've posted here (i suspect some forget). And it would encourage them to ask again in the future when they see the quality of replies they get (some exceptions )

Yes,, why not.

conny · 26 Jan 2010

Compulsory emails for newbies is a good idea, but at the end of the day its just common politeness.
(Though sometimes it seems its not that common,

)

DIYnot · 27 Jan 2010

It's not a bad idea, not sure compulsory email notification, but it certainly could be ticked by default for new users.

Richard C · 27 Jan 2010

Even more infuriating is when you spend time going into increasing detail over several posts & then they just disappear when they’ve got all they wanted; sometimes I think they see the Forum as some sort of information call centre.

conny · 28 Jan 2010

Hear, hear!

5 seconds to say,
Thanks lads, it worked.

WDIK · 4 Feb 2010

eats shoots and leaves

D_Hailsham · 5 Feb 2010

They could be multi-posters, who ask exactly the same question on several forums and then sit back to see which one answers first. The rest then get forgotten.

dextrous · 8 Feb 2010

Irritating though!

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