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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:
http://news.lugnet.com/general/?n=33776
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:
1) Post whenever I have a new creation.
2) Reply to a newcomer who just posted for the first time.
3) Post to answer a question - only if I get to it 1st though :)
4) Reply to someone else's creation - only if I can offer specific comments
about what I liked or what I would like to see in the future.
5) I just have more time than usual and devote extra time looking at
someone else's creation, thereby bringing me back to # 4.
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.
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.
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?
I feel that this issue might have been beaten around the bush, but never
taken head-on. Or maybe it has, and I missed it - a reference to past
articles in that case would be greatly appreciated.
Very curious,
-- Pawel
http://web.utk.edu/~pnazarew/new/
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| (...) [...] (...) 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 (...) (23 years ago, 2-Nov-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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| (...) Hi, These are pretty much the same rules I follow when deciding to post, and you have worded them very well. Perhaps if you want to register your approval of a MOC and not waste bandwidth, you could add another step: 4.5) email a personal (...) (23 years ago, 2-Nov-01, to lugnet.general)
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| Very interesting question. Personally, my own habits are fairly close to those you listed. Although, I have to admit to highlighting posts when I'm really busy. I actually was never bothered by one line "that's cool" posts, and wouldn't have thought (...) (23 years ago, 3-Nov-01, to lugnet.general)
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