We seem to be having a lot of posts that one would think should properly be posted in the "Techies" thread, in the General Forum again. What's the point of having specific Threads, if they're not used ?
Cheers,
Sheba.
jules47 said
02:51 AM Jul 23, 2013
I agree Sheba - I think some people think they won't be read in the techie section - maybe.
Happywanderer said
03:34 AM Jul 23, 2013
It is a strange phenomenon that humans are unable to follow directions which are clearly spelt out. lol
hako said
04:44 AM Jul 23, 2013
Unfortunately the directions on posting are not clearly laid out - many items in general forum contain stuff that's general in nature but with a bit of technical stuff thrown in.....where should it go? May also be a bit of digress there as well. One post may contain bits that belong in 5 different forums if you disect it.
Personally I scan all the forums except singles and medical.
By my figuring, this post should have been in the "I digress" forum, not the general.......but that's just my take on it and I don't claim to be right.
I'm happy to go with the flow.
Good Luck.
Duh said
04:48 AM Jul 23, 2013
There are a lot that seem to be posted in the wrong sections Sheba, a bit more care is needed by all of us to try to put them in the right place, also OT posts in sections that are not in "I digress" and I will put my hand up for some of those but will try my best not too....promise!
ballast2 said
04:51 AM Jul 23, 2013
Sometimes things are answered faster in the in this section than they are in the techies forum. as this is the general forum, general questions could cover everything. I do realise that all comments so far are from Guru's but us peasants are here too.
Cheers Jack
_wombat_ said
04:57 AM Jul 23, 2013
Happywanderer wrote:
It is a strange phenomenon that humans are unable to follow directions which are clearly spelt out. lol
I'm not human, I'm a wombat who can type (sometimes)
Mark said
04:58 AM Jul 23, 2013
Get back to your burrowing!! LOL.............
_wombat_ said
04:58 AM Jul 23, 2013
Duh wrote:
There are a lot that seem to be posted in the wrong sections Sheba, a bit more care is needed by all of us to try to put them in the right place, also OT posts in sections that are not in "I digress" and I will put my hand up for some of those but will try my best not too....promise!
you should be putting your hand up to ALL of them not just some of them.
_wombat_ said
04:59 AM Jul 23, 2013
Mark wrote:
Get back to your burrowing!! LOL.............
Thanks Mark, I thought you were a mate of mine
Mark said
05:00 AM Jul 23, 2013
_wombat_ wrote:
Mark wrote:
Get back to your burrowing!! LOL.............
Thanks Mark, I thought you were a mate of mine
I am, just thought with night time setting in you'd be better off getting settled for the night!!
dazren said
05:01 AM Jul 23, 2013
I know the reason, that is the cause for all the wrong postings in the General Forum
But i cannot post the answer here ??? because this is the wrong area ??? So I have posted the answer where it belongs in '' I Digress''
Mark said
05:02 AM Jul 23, 2013
Mark wrote:
_wombat_ wrote:
Mark wrote:
Get back to your burrowing!! LOL.............
Thanks Mark, I thought you were a mate of mine
I am, just thought with night time setting in you'd be better off getting settled for the night!!
Sorry, your Nocturnal aren't you.............. !! Carry on as you were then. I'll go and get some kip!!
Duh said
05:07 AM Jul 23, 2013
_wombat_ wrote:
Duh wrote:
There are a lot that seem to be posted in the wrong sections Sheba, a bit more care is needed by all of us to try to put them in the right place, also OT posts in sections that are not in "I digress" and I will put my hand up for some of those but will try my best not too....promise!
you should be putting your hand up to ALL of them not just some of them.
Geez.....and I didn't even say most of them were in response to Wombat's posts which are way OT !
brickies said
05:42 AM Jul 23, 2013
Would be great if all the Wombat talk could be kept in I Digress
dazren said
05:45 AM Jul 23, 2013
That would be a MINORITY opinion ?? and whats that got to do with General ?? it should be in ''I Digress''
magraret said
01:47 PM Jul 23, 2013
just noted that there are a lot of gurus on this post maybe oneday i will beone two
i read the forum every day wish i could say i read all of them but i dont i am gulity of posting all in this forum and i notice that i get a lot of feed back from you guys and you always point me to pages or other forums so yes i am a guilty one so as i take on your advise i now see that i can search for things maybe i should take a bit more time and check the others out
thanks for pointing me in the right direction i will try to do better next time (only joking) at least you guys put a smile on my face between you all you are a wealth of info so keep up the good work for the gurus to come
_wombat_ said
04:18 PM Jul 23, 2013
magraret wrote:
just noted that there are a lot of gurus on this post maybe oneday i will beone two
i read the forum every day wish i could say i read all of them but i dont i am gulity of posting all in this forum and i notice that i get a lot of feed back from you guys and you always point me to pages or other forums so yes i am a guilty one so as i take on your advise i now see that i can search for things maybe i should take a bit more time and check the others out
thanks for pointing me in the right direction i will try to do better next time (only joking) at least you guys put a smile on my face between you all you are a wealth of info so keep up the good work for the gurus to come
if you keep posting you WILL be a guru
good to hear some of us are helping with your questions etc but we all have to put up with Duh, Dugwe & dazren.
Sorry Sheba, Duh made me go off topic
Wombat 280 said
04:20 PM Jul 23, 2013
Happywanderer wrote:
It is a strange phenomenon that humans are unable to follow directions which are clearly spelt out. lol
Impossible to put brains in statues. Some people don't have a point of view to express so just treat everything as general info
hako said
04:41 PM Jul 23, 2013
I reckon replies should be directed towards the OP's question/query or comment. It's only my opinion, but once a thread becomes chit-chat I lose all interest and this means that if the chit-chat starts before what may possibly be a very interesting thead gets intelligent answers, then it's all over red rover. One or two comments may be OK but not when it's like a game of tennis. My apologies if you feel I'm being boring. I have a suspicion that most GN's that don't post regularly feel the same.
Regards
Denis
-- Edited by hako on Tuesday 23rd of July 2013 04:41:54 PM
dorian said
05:21 PM Jul 23, 2013
In other forums the moderators often move an out-of-place thread to a more appropriate section. Perhaps the same could be done here.
jetj said
05:44 PM Jul 23, 2013
dazren wrote:
jetj wrote .
tonyd wrote:
brickies wrote:
Would be great if all the Wombat talk could be kept in I Digress
Blocked would be better.
Agree, not so funny after the first hundred posts.
Those comments seem a little personal ?? --- Keep looking ?? Happiness IS out there, and we all find it sooner or later ?
No not personal, these are lovely helpful nice people, but you can only laugh at wombat holes so many times and not helpful to those with limited access. This is such a great forum. Sorry but happiness is not about wombat holes.
-- Edited by jetj on Tuesday 23rd of July 2013 06:12:51 PM
_wombat_ said
05:52 PM Jul 23, 2013
dorian wrote:
In other forums the moderators often move an out-of-place thread to a more appropriate section. Perhaps the same could be done here.
Cindy does that if she thinks it needs doing.
tonyd said
06:13 PM Jul 23, 2013
brickies wrote:
Would be great if all the Wombat talk could be kept in I Digress
Blocked would be better.
brickies said
06:39 PM Jul 23, 2013
Yes I DIGRESS was set up for the purpose of letting people who want to talk to one another without Hi jacking posts
Webmaster said
07:27 PM Jul 23, 2013
Thanks everyone for your input. It does help with navigation and searches if members try to post in the section that best fits the subject matter. It also helps visitors who are looking for specific things, whether it be general information, jokes, rig photos etc to find - and enjoy - what they want. However, I understand that there are grey areas and hope that everyone can be flexible when they read others' threads. It is not an exact science ... and ultimately the most important thing is that we all find what we are looking for and enjoy the forum. I'll try to keep things in the right place as best I can, but I am hoping that this can be fairly self-regulating. Fingers crossed! Please let me know if you have any concerns about strings appearing in the wrong section. Thanks for your understanding everybody.
Gerty Dancer said
07:32 PM Jul 23, 2013
Good onya Cindy.. it seems you must be kept fairly busy with this forum, and we thank you.
_wombat_ said
08:32 PM Jul 23, 2013
brickies wrote:
Yes I DIGRESS was set up for the purpose of letting people who want to talk to one another without Hi jacking posts
NOT 100% correct, PM is for people who want to talk to one another.
Thanks Cindy for your input, I know you will change a topic if you think it needs to be done.
deconuts said
08:40 PM Jul 23, 2013
Being relative newbies we do try to post in the correct place but sometimes we may get it wrong...but we'll persevere.
Like Hako, we scan all the forums except singles and medical as there are some great pearls of wisdom and interesting info and we never know what we'll find on this terrific forum. A bit like Forest Gump: Life is like a box of chocolates......
Gerty Dancer said
08:44 PM Jul 23, 2013
Theres some very interesting people on Solo's deconuts, and they post very interesting stories and photos... enriches our reading experience!
And they are inspiring too... if a single woman, or man older than us can do this, theres hope for us too!
We seem to be having a lot of posts that one would think should properly be posted in the "Techies" thread, in the General Forum again. What's the point of having specific Threads, if they're not used ?
Cheers,
Sheba.
Personally I scan all the forums except singles and medical.
By my figuring, this post should have been in the "I digress" forum, not the general.......but that's just my take on it and I don't claim to be right.
I'm happy to go with the flow.
Good Luck.
There are a lot that seem to be posted in the wrong sections Sheba, a bit more care is needed by all of us to try to put them in the right place, also OT posts in sections that are not in "I digress" and I will put my hand up for some of those but will try my best not too....promise!
Cheers Jack
I'm not human, I'm a wombat who can type (sometimes)
Get back to your burrowing!! LOL.............

you should be putting your hand up to ALL of them not just some of them.

Thanks Mark, I thought you were a mate of mine

I am, just thought with night time setting in you'd be better off getting settled for the night!!

But i cannot post the answer here ??? because this is the wrong area ??? So I have posted the answer where it belongs in '' I Digress''


Sorry, your Nocturnal aren't you.............. !! Carry on as you were then. I'll go and get some kip!!
Geez.....and I didn't even say most of them were in response to Wombat's posts which are way OT !

just noted that there are a lot of gurus on this post maybe oneday i will beone two
i read the forum every day wish i could say i read all of them but i dont i am gulity of posting all in this forum and i notice that i get a lot of feed back from you guys and you always point me to pages or other forums so yes i am a guilty one so as i take on your advise i now see that i can search for things maybe i should take a bit more time and check the others out
thanks for pointing me in the right direction i will try to do better next time (only joking) at least you guys put a smile on my face between you all you are a wealth of info so keep up the good work for the gurus to come
if you keep posting you WILL be a guru
good to hear some of us are helping with your questions etc but we all have to put up with Duh, Dugwe & dazren.

Sorry Sheba, Duh made me go off topic

Impossible to put brains in statues. Some people don't have a point of view to express so just treat everything as general info
I reckon replies should be directed towards the OP's question/query or comment. It's only my opinion, but once a thread becomes chit-chat I lose all interest and this means that if the chit-chat starts before what may possibly be a very interesting thead gets intelligent answers, then it's all over red rover. One or two comments may be OK but not when it's like a game of tennis. My apologies if you feel I'm being boring.
I have a suspicion that most GN's that don't post regularly feel the same.
Regards
Denis
-- Edited by hako on Tuesday 23rd of July 2013 04:41:54 PM
No not personal, these are lovely helpful nice people, but you can only laugh at wombat holes so many times and not helpful to those with limited access. This is such a great forum. Sorry but happiness is not about wombat holes.
-- Edited by jetj on Tuesday 23rd of July 2013 06:12:51 PM
Cindy does that if she thinks it needs doing.
Blocked would be better.
Thanks everyone for your input. It does help with navigation and searches if members try to post in the section that best fits the subject matter. It also helps visitors who are looking for specific things, whether it be general information, jokes, rig photos etc to find - and enjoy - what they want. However, I understand that there are grey areas and hope that everyone can be flexible when they read others' threads. It is not an exact science ... and ultimately the most important thing is that we all find what we are looking for and enjoy the forum. I'll try to keep things in the right place as best I can, but I am hoping that this can be fairly self-regulating. Fingers crossed! Please let me know if you have any concerns about strings appearing in the wrong section. Thanks for your understanding everybody.
NOT 100% correct, PM is for people who want to talk to one another.
Thanks Cindy for your input, I know you will change a topic if you think it needs to be done.
Being relative newbies we do try to post in the correct place but sometimes we may get it wrong...but we'll persevere.
Like Hako, we scan all the forums except singles and medical as there are some great pearls of wisdom and interesting info and we never know what we'll find on this terrific forum. A bit like Forest Gump: Life is like a box of chocolates......
And they are inspiring too... if a single woman, or man older than us can do this, theres hope for us too!