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"Pawel Nazarewicz" <verneer@utk.edu> writes:
> Ok - I usually don't read general posts, but this one really got me thinking
> more about what has been on my while for the past few months:
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> http://news.lugnet.com/general/?n=33776
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> So my question is - where does one draw the line on posts and replies?
> What is actually beneficial vs. just noise ... ? I personally have adopted
> the following philosophy: • [...]
> Very often, I will just highlight someone's creation as a non-verbal stamp
> of admiration. If I don't reply, it very often means that what I thought
> about the issue has already been said, and I don't want to come across
> as redundant.
Speaking as someone who has posted MOC's and seen little if any
response, I would say - Reply. Even if it's just "Wow, that's pretty
cool" it makes a difference. Simply highlighting/spotlighting the
message isn't always obvious to the author. To someone who's timidly
offering their MOC for public review, it's never "just noise", IMHO.
I should confess, I am often guilty of the same thing myself, but I
think it should still be said that people post their MOC's in order to
receive a response. Especially if they say LMKWYK.
> Also, if I think that my post won't be productive to the overall "good", i.e.
> the amount of bandwith wasted will exceed the good that everyone will
> get out of it, I simply don't post. The utilitarian approach I suppose.
I think that if more people post "gee what a cool MOC" messages, more
people will be encouraged to post their MOC's, and that can't be a bad
thing.
> But I want to hear what others think about the issue - when does one post
> and when does one hold off? Because I'm a member, I don't deal with the
> e-mail reply problem, and I understand that this might keep others from
> posting. But what else?
Even members have to deal with the e-mail reply problem, if they don't
use the web interface to post. I typically use the web interface to
start a thread, but since I use the newsreader mode to stay current in
the various groups, it's usually easier to use that for followup -
which means I have to deal with the e-mail thing. I think most people
(if I am anything to go by) are just too busy or lazy to reply.
--Bill.
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William R Ward bill@wards.net http://www.wards.net/~bill/
(formerly known as hermit@bayview.com)
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| Greetings earthlings (and others, I'm sure there's a few others around here) While I haven't even properly introduced myself, I'd like to add my .04 to this thread at this time! > Very often, I will just highlight someone's creation as a non-verbal (...) (23 years ago, 2-Nov-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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