Right, though American owned.
And at least partly run/hosted and administered by a Belgian living in Finland.
Right, though American owned.
Seems like YOU are fishing for a response... tough nuggets. Politics, Religion, Racial & Gender issues are ALL Toxins to a Forum - ANY Forum and it has no place in this particular area of interest. By the way, the turnabout tactic is Old & Exceedingly Tired.Right, though American owned. If it were Canadian-owned, perhaps you would also expect Canadian values prioritized? If you don’t that is fine, but I don’t feel bad or guilty for wanting that.
Just got a mental Picture of Hercule Poirot and Reindeer.... Hopefully, you have access to Good Clean Belgian Chocolate without any of that horrendous Palm Oil krap which everyone is shoving into Chocolates.And at least partly run/hosted and administered by a Belgian living in Finland.
They get screwed.
In my experience after a question is answered its unusual to get the peanut gallery pile on in the affirmative.
I encourage people to think for themselves and take responsibility for their actions.
That includes not giving folks bad advice.
I think its evidently useful to weigh in to contrary when necessary.
What would you suggest to improve the phraseology of #2?...This has been a pet peeve of mine, titles that run on and contain info that should be in the body of the post, not in the title....
What would you phrase it as for your desired changes?...Wow, this topic took to the Turd Path....
I put English in as I rarely see help/advice being given in any other language.... so that's why I believe it would increase one's odds of getting a response. Still do. But I'm just assisting by taking the slings & arrows as the wordsmith. Your forums, we can change it to whatever the consensus is....Perspective....
I don't think Will makes a particular distinction for it, AFAIK he considers it the member's forums irrespective of political borders....Right, though American owned....
I don't think Will makes a particular distinction for it, AFAIK he considers it the member's forums irrespective of political borders.
Seems like YOU are fishing for a response... tough nuggets. Politics, Religion, Racial & Gender issues are ALL Toxins to a Forum - ANY Forum and it has no place in this particular area of interest. By the way, the turnabout tactic is Old & Exceedingly Tired.
Suggested changes:Break up long posts, use numbered lists to concisely list facts rather than long sentences, use headings to organize parts within the post
Thanks! I like #6 a whole lot more now....
How to increase the odds of receiving a response to your post or your thread.
Updated the post:
Only a dozen threads in that forum, ideally only FAQ type things are in it and it's always small - not sure it's any more/less important than other stuff there.Make the thread a 'sticky' so it's always on top and the first thing seen within that sub forum.
GAH! So "native tongue" is a great example of a colloquialism... In some language somewhere I'm sure as is it'll translate into something amusing. I'll change it to "native language".Easy to Read
Make the post easy to read. Please use paragraphs. Posts containing many sentences without a break (walls of text) are difficult to read. Use headings to organize topics within the post. For brevity, isolate complex data as a numbered list of items rather than incorporate into long hard-to-read sentences. Be concise, don't use all upper case, use complete sentences, and use English, or write in your native language and post both that and the google translation.
But English isn't my native tongueMembers are often intrigued in speaking to and learning about far away places. But it can be frustrating. Write the post in your native language and append to the post the google translation.Colloquialisms are the bane of translators. Some are so common we don't even realize we're using them and the translations are often very amusing in unintended ways. A common trick when corresponding in a foreign language is to use the translator to convert it, then copy/paste and convert it back. Iterate changing words until the message conveys what you really mean.
Only a dozen threads in that forum, ideally only FAQ type things are in it and it's always small - not sure it's any more/less important than other stuff there.
I also added the thread to the FAQ Index which is stickied, so it won't get lost.
For most people this probably goes without saying, but what about encouraging folks to wait for a consensus on the answer to their question before they immediately jump to action? Just to make sure the info or advice they received is accurate and not dangerous.
I would not encourage folks to wait for consensus.
What if someone immediately jumps to action on bad advice?
You both make valid points, I think that the correct course lies somewhere in between.They get screwed.
In my experience after a question is answered its unusual to get the peanut gallery pile on in the affirmative.
I encourage people to think for themselves and take responsibility for their actions.
That includes not giving folks bad advice.
I think its evidently useful to weigh in to contrary when necessary.
Images can be viewed at full resolution, its just a matter of hosting offsite (which is slightly tedious but super simple).#7. Many issues with this. Inline images cannot be zoomed into. Attached PDF documents are, in my opinion, the best.
Yeah, I often point people to the energy audit....and poof just like Kaiser Soze they vanish.At the same time I think @smoothJoey is right that whenever possible, its better to give clear 'teach-a-man-to-fish' type answers that help a new member understand the question and the solution, not just spoon feed them or give an unsupported opinion.