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2007-12-23
, 22:25
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#22
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Actually, you didn't start this. Ever hear the Nietzsche term, "eternal recurrence"?
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2007-12-23
, 22:31
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#23
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Perhaps we need a subforum
for
All Special Support, Help Out Losers Here
subtitled:
"I'm posting here because I'm to dumb/lazy to search and add to threads that already exist"
for
All Special Support, Help Out Losers Here
subtitled:
"I'm posting here because I'm to dumb/lazy to search and add to threads that already exist"
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N810, iGo bt kb, Diablo, 10Gb storage onboard instead of a Thinkpad
OTG w/ unlimited storage!!
Put a penguin in your pocket!!
PLEASE use the Wiki
N810, iGo bt kb, Diablo, 10Gb storage onboard instead of a Thinkpad
OTG w/ unlimited storage!!
Put a penguin in your pocket!!
PLEASE use the Wiki
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2007-12-23
, 23:40
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I have an alternate suggestion, carefully craft your suggestions for searching and posting, expressed in a manner devoid of malice, and have reggie sticky it. That is something you may have the power to do... a change to effect through productive channels.
Yet it seems the self appointed itt hall monitors have chosen their path of peppering their suggestions (which is what they really are) shotgun style across every thread that violates their secret laws.
So there you have a 'best practice' of expressing what the 'best practice' of posting... i have a feeling such a rational solution would not bode well for the burgeoning hall monitors guild charter.
Yet it seems the self appointed itt hall monitors have chosen their path of peppering their suggestions (which is what they really are) shotgun style across every thread that violates their secret laws.
So there you have a 'best practice' of expressing what the 'best practice' of posting... i have a feeling such a rational solution would not bode well for the burgeoning hall monitors guild charter.
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2007-12-24
, 00:26
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@ Po' Bo'. PA
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Originally Posted by shacky4
Yeah, Merry Christmas... The cookies at my place are pretty good.
Since my post sort of started this let me add my two cents.
First of all, I am not going to get dragged into a personal exchange and name calling, but would like to make an observation regarding this and other forums.
I participate in several forums and there is usually a certain atmosphere. One where people are friendly, participate a lot, and supportive. And, the other where you are almost afraid to start a thread because some self appointed forum nazis are checking every post and jumping on the opportunity to claim "REPOST!"
A forum should be a fun, informal place where people feel free to post, comment and exchange ideas and experiences. Does a forum need to be as organized as your date book? I think not. A forum is by definition a community and if there are questions or comments posted more than once or in more than one thread, then what real harm does it do?
I enjoy my n800 and value the information that I have gleamed from this forum. My hope is that this forum will be the type of place where users, new and experienced, can participate and further their enthusiasm for the IT. If not, then I, and many others, will just lurk for info when we need it and never participate in the discussion, perhaps some would like that.
To the General, and everyone else whose eyes my fall on these words, I truly wish you a Merry Christmas.
And now, I think I will go have a Christmas cookie.
Originally Posted by You
Speaking from experience. There has to be some semblance of order... This ain't a forum where we recount our experiences having breakfast at Disney World with Micky and his friends. It is a place that can/should be used as a resource for the topic at hand. In this case the Internet Tablets.A forum should be a fun, informal place where people feel free to post, comment and exchange ideas and experiences.
BTW, what was the topic of your thread? Could you have typed it in the search tool first? If you type it in the search tool now; how much useful information would you receive?
You may be having fun but what about the next guy? The one who uses search before starting a new thread. He/she is going to see from all the garbage that is returned on that first or second page that his/her topic hasn't really been addressed. He or she will be inclined to start a new thread...
Then it's Deja Vu all over again... Nietzsche's "eternal recurrence".
The best way to stop this crap is for the regulars to ignore the redundant posts of those to inconsiderate to search... The threads will die and slither off the main page.
The forum police (and I have been called that too at times) should simply use the report post triangle found in the upper right hand corner and not add to the garbage that ends up in search results. That way maybe the moderator can close or delete the thread and/or keep it out of search results altogether.
Then maybe we could end up having a useful resource available to all.
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2007-12-24
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I think both sides have good reasons, and are quite right about their arguments. But, in my modest opinion, the iT community loses much more with these harsh replies, which just drives away new members, and possible Nxxx buyers. Not to mention that these could be the future iT supporters...
The iT community needs much more to grow than to get more and more organized, in my opinion. To whom disagrees about this, just look around and count how many forums exist about the called "iT competitors".
In the begginin of this post, i had been very interested in the topic. For me, sad that it was stopped just before anyone could post something interesting. I really appreciate sugestions for new apps, in old or new threads. And it doesn't help harsh replies.
By the way, I think 2 urgently needed software are a word processor (Abiword coming) and a good PIM, with Windows, Linux and Mac support.
Happy Christmas!
The iT community needs much more to grow than to get more and more organized, in my opinion. To whom disagrees about this, just look around and count how many forums exist about the called "iT competitors".
In the begginin of this post, i had been very interested in the topic. For me, sad that it was stopped just before anyone could post something interesting. I really appreciate sugestions for new apps, in old or new threads. And it doesn't help harsh replies.
By the way, I think 2 urgently needed software are a word processor (Abiword coming) and a good PIM, with Windows, Linux and Mac support.
Happy Christmas!
First of all, I am not going to get dragged into a personal exchange and name calling, but would like to make an observation regarding this and other forums.
I participate in several forums and there is usually a certain atmosphere. One where people are friendly, participate a lot, and supportive. And, the other where you are almost afraid to start a thread because some self appointed forum nazis are checking every post and jumping on the opportunity to claim "REPOST!"
A forum should be a fun, informal place where people feel free to post, comment and exchange ideas and experiences. Does a forum need to be as organized as your date book? I think not. A forum is by definition a community and if there are questions or comments posted more than once or in more than one thread, then what real harm does it do?
I enjoy my n800 and value the information that I have gleamed from this forum. My hope is that this forum will be the type of place where users, new and experienced, can participate and further their enthusiasm for the IT. If not, then I, and many others, will just lurk for info when we need it and never participate in the discussion, perhaps some would like that.
To the General, and everyone else whose eyes my fall on these words, I truly wish you a Merry Christmas.
And now, I think I will go have a Christmas cookie.
Last edited by shacky4; 2007-12-23 at 22:02.