Ungrateful people in CP programming forums?
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Hey everybody! Recently I've been helping out quite a bit in the C# forums - sometimes I give short but precise answers, sometimes I take the time to explain in more detail, But I noticed over the last few months that more and more people simply don't reply at all after their question has been answered. I don't care if they just reply "thanks", "that helped" or "fuck you moron!", but at least it shows me they care about what I write. Is this anoyone of you also experienced or is it just me? Do I smell bad or is my english as comprehensible as latin for these people? Share your observations :)
I think you can expect to find the same people here as you do in everyday life. Some are polite and appreciative, some are rude and demanding. More importantly though, some are from different corners of the planet; your expectations may be quite different from theirs. Maybe let them know you expect a response. Cheers, Drew.
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Hey everybody! Recently I've been helping out quite a bit in the C# forums - sometimes I give short but precise answers, sometimes I take the time to explain in more detail, But I noticed over the last few months that more and more people simply don't reply at all after their question has been answered. I don't care if they just reply "thanks", "that helped" or "fuck you moron!", but at least it shows me they care about what I write. Is this anoyone of you also experienced or is it just me? Do I smell bad or is my english as comprehensible as latin for these people? Share your observations :)
I'm the opposite: I find it very annoying when people give a trivial response to a post I've made. Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke
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Hey everybody! Recently I've been helping out quite a bit in the C# forums - sometimes I give short but precise answers, sometimes I take the time to explain in more detail, But I noticed over the last few months that more and more people simply don't reply at all after their question has been answered. I don't care if they just reply "thanks", "that helped" or "fuck you moron!", but at least it shows me they care about what I write. Is this anoyone of you also experienced or is it just me? Do I smell bad or is my english as comprehensible as latin for these people? Share your observations :)
I always figure no news is good news. If the answer doesn't work for them, they'll post again. In The Old Days, it was bad netiquette to post thank-yous on boards or Usenet (it was supposed to be done via email, to avoid cluttering the thread) so that could be a factor too, maybe some folks grew up with that rule. *shrug*
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Hey everybody! Recently I've been helping out quite a bit in the C# forums - sometimes I give short but precise answers, sometimes I take the time to explain in more detail, But I noticed over the last few months that more and more people simply don't reply at all after their question has been answered. I don't care if they just reply "thanks", "that helped" or "fuck you moron!", but at least it shows me they care about what I write. Is this anoyone of you also experienced or is it just me? Do I smell bad or is my english as comprehensible as latin for these people? Share your observations :)
I believe it's common courtesy to acknowledge help in some way, be it "it didn't work" or "thank you!".
Greeeg wrote:
Do I smell bad or is my english as comprehensible as latin for these people?
Until smell-o-vision is available as a plugin for Firefox, I am going to assume that it's your expectations on some people that is somewhat off. ;)
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Hey everybody! Recently I've been helping out quite a bit in the C# forums - sometimes I give short but precise answers, sometimes I take the time to explain in more detail, But I noticed over the last few months that more and more people simply don't reply at all after their question has been answered. I don't care if they just reply "thanks", "that helped" or "fuck you moron!", but at least it shows me they care about what I write. Is this anoyone of you also experienced or is it just me? Do I smell bad or is my english as comprehensible as latin for these people? Share your observations :)
Me too. ---------- There go my people. I must find out where they are going so I can lead them. - Alexander Ledru-Rollin
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Hey everybody! Recently I've been helping out quite a bit in the C# forums - sometimes I give short but precise answers, sometimes I take the time to explain in more detail, But I noticed over the last few months that more and more people simply don't reply at all after their question has been answered. I don't care if they just reply "thanks", "that helped" or "fuck you moron!", but at least it shows me they care about what I write. Is this anoyone of you also experienced or is it just me? Do I smell bad or is my english as comprehensible as latin for these people? Share your observations :)
Greeeg wrote:
Is this anoyone of you also experienced or is it just me?
It's just you. I do not expect a reply to my answer if it is simply going to say "Thanks." That's just a waste IMO. If my answer was wrong or not helpful, then I would expect a reply (so that more help could be offered).
"Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed." - Mark Twain
"There is no death, only a change of worlds." - Native American Proverb
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I'm the opposite: I find it very annoying when people give a trivial response to a post I've made. Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke
Joe Woodbury wrote:
I'm the opposite: I find it very annoying when people give a trivial response to a post I've made.
And that's the reason I often don't respond unless I feel it's necessary to assure the answering poster and the other members of the forum that further replies aren't necessary. I used to get slammed back in the days of BBSs for wasting magnetic real estate and bandwidth with "thank you"s. Of course, space isn't at the premium it used to be and neither is the bandwidth. Lilith
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Hey everybody! Recently I've been helping out quite a bit in the C# forums - sometimes I give short but precise answers, sometimes I take the time to explain in more detail, But I noticed over the last few months that more and more people simply don't reply at all after their question has been answered. I don't care if they just reply "thanks", "that helped" or "fuck you moron!", but at least it shows me they care about what I write. Is this anoyone of you also experienced or is it just me? Do I smell bad or is my english as comprehensible as latin for these people? Share your observations :)
Greeeg wrote:
But I noticed over the last few months that more and more people simply don't reply at all after their question has been answered.
It's not what you get, it's what you give. :-D Marc Pensieve Functional Entanglement vs. Code Entanglement Static Classes Make For Rigid Architectures Some people believe what the bible says. Literally. At least [with Wikipedia] you have the chance to correct the wiki -- Jörgen Sigvardsson
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Hey everybody! Recently I've been helping out quite a bit in the C# forums - sometimes I give short but precise answers, sometimes I take the time to explain in more detail, But I noticed over the last few months that more and more people simply don't reply at all after their question has been answered. I don't care if they just reply "thanks", "that helped" or "fuck you moron!", but at least it shows me they care about what I write. Is this anoyone of you also experienced or is it just me? Do I smell bad or is my english as comprehensible as latin for these people? Share your observations :)
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Hey everybody! Recently I've been helping out quite a bit in the C# forums - sometimes I give short but precise answers, sometimes I take the time to explain in more detail, But I noticed over the last few months that more and more people simply don't reply at all after their question has been answered. I don't care if they just reply "thanks", "that helped" or "fuck you moron!", but at least it shows me they care about what I write. Is this anoyone of you also experienced or is it just me? Do I smell bad or is my english as comprehensible as latin for these people? Share your observations :)
Personally, I usually say thanks in advance, because I am not neccessarily going to be online when someone else posts an answer. Although if I am online I will usually post a thanks. I have noticed an increasing number of users who don't care to be polite online. Some become polite and fit in the community once they are informed of how the site works, but others...
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I'm the opposite: I find it very annoying when people give a trivial response to a post I've made. Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke
really? Gary Kirkham Forever Forgiven and Alive in the Spirit He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. - Jim Elliot Me blog, You read
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Greeeg wrote:
But I noticed over the last few months that more and more people simply don't reply at all after their question has been answered.
It's not what you get, it's what you give. :-D Marc Pensieve Functional Entanglement vs. Code Entanglement Static Classes Make For Rigid Architectures Some people believe what the bible says. Literally. At least [with Wikipedia] you have the chance to correct the wiki -- Jörgen Sigvardsson
True, but most often I find that I get what I give. [edit: I replied to Marc, but it has attached itself to Bob x] Gary Kirkham Forever Forgiven and Alive in the Spirit He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. - Jim Elliot Me blog, You read -- modified at 13:55 Monday 10th April, 2006
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I'm the opposite: I find it very annoying when people give a trivial response to a post I've made. Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke
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Greeeg wrote:
Is this anoyone of you also experienced or is it just me?
It's just you. I do not expect a reply to my answer if it is simply going to say "Thanks." That's just a waste IMO. If my answer was wrong or not helpful, then I would expect a reply (so that more help could be offered).
"Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed." - Mark Twain
"There is no death, only a change of worlds." - Native American Proverb
To me a "thanks" actually means something like "your code works and helps me, (thanks)", not like "great, you're my hero" ;) But I think I should see it like most of you: If no reply comes back I assume my help was okay, that's probably the more relaxing view at it :) regards
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Greeeg wrote:
Is this anoyone of you also experienced or is it just me?
It's just you. I do not expect a reply to my answer if it is simply going to say "Thanks." That's just a waste IMO. If my answer was wrong or not helpful, then I would expect a reply (so that more help could be offered).
"Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed." - Mark Twain
"There is no death, only a change of worlds." - Native American Proverb
I disagree. When people post thanks, other people know that the solution posted actually *works*. This is important. When people search the messageboard for an answer it really, really, helps if the answer provided has helped somebody before. It can be very frustrating to follow somebody's advice only to find out later it could not possibly solve your problem. By saying 'thank you' you're not only being polite - you also save other people's time by confirming the solution's effectiveness. If you came up with another solution to the problem then that's worth posting too.
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Hey everybody! Recently I've been helping out quite a bit in the C# forums - sometimes I give short but precise answers, sometimes I take the time to explain in more detail, But I noticed over the last few months that more and more people simply don't reply at all after their question has been answered. I don't care if they just reply "thanks", "that helped" or "fuck you moron!", but at least it shows me they care about what I write. Is this anoyone of you also experienced or is it just me? Do I smell bad or is my english as comprehensible as latin for these people? Share your observations :)
Greeeg wrote:
I don't care if they just reply "thanks", "that helped" or "f*** you moron!", but at least it shows me they care about what I write.
I'd rather not get replies unless they have further questions (for instance, because i did such a bad job of explaining things in my reply) or they have something interesting to relate. The voting buttons are there for a reason.
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Joe Woodbury wrote:
I'm the opposite: I find it very annoying when people give a trivial response to a post I've made.
And that's the reason I often don't respond unless I feel it's necessary to assure the answering poster and the other members of the forum that further replies aren't necessary. I used to get slammed back in the days of BBSs for wasting magnetic real estate and bandwidth with "thank you"s. Of course, space isn't at the premium it used to be and neither is the bandwidth. Lilith
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Hey everybody! Recently I've been helping out quite a bit in the C# forums - sometimes I give short but precise answers, sometimes I take the time to explain in more detail, But I noticed over the last few months that more and more people simply don't reply at all after their question has been answered. I don't care if they just reply "thanks", "that helped" or "fuck you moron!", but at least it shows me they care about what I write. Is this anoyone of you also experienced or is it just me? Do I smell bad or is my english as comprehensible as latin for these people? Share your observations :)
It could be that they figured out their problem on their own, got an answer someplace else, or even forgot that they asked the question here in the first place. It could also be that your answers just plain suck big hairy donkey root. Of course, logical conclusions are always trumped by panties-in-a-wad-verbal-flailing and other means to make one's self appear to be a complete jackass. ------- sig starts "I've heard some drivers saying, 'We're going too fast here...'. If you're not here to race, go the hell home - don't come here and grumble about going too fast. Why don't you tie a kerosene rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 -- modified at 14:08 Monday 10th April, 2006
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You get the same problem everywhere, to be honest. People post questions first, without bothering to do any research themselves. All they care about is getting an answer as quickly as possible, they have no interest in giving anything back to the community. A while ago, somebody posted a link that describes it perfectly (sorry, can't remember who it was!) Help Vampires: A Spotter's Guide[^] -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit! Buzzwords!
:-> Nice of you to remember!! :doh:I mean I posted the thread! I'm not ungrateful!! *Heads off to see all the posts to say thank you*
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You get the same problem everywhere, to be honest. People post questions first, without bothering to do any research themselves. All they care about is getting an answer as quickly as possible, they have no interest in giving anything back to the community. A while ago, somebody posted a link that describes it perfectly (sorry, can't remember who it was!) Help Vampires: A Spotter's Guide[^] -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit! Buzzwords!
benjymous wrote:
People post questions first, without bothering to do any research themselves.
Actually, I often do both. Sometimes the research turns up an answer, sometimes not. Either way I try to acknowledge the help or provide the answer if I've discovered it myself. Kevin
