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Post by Jenny on Aug 12, 2015 6:21:39 GMT
So many times members go to the trouble of giving help/advice to others, only to be told "I am going to do it the way I have already decided anyway" after like 10 posters help. So why ask the question in the first place? Don't waste others time and effort of posting back to your question, when they could be helping others that really need that time and effort of help. Time is not something many people have plenty of, so when answering questions the poster likes to think it's worth their while and the information has been taken on board. If you go against solid advice, then it will be your own responsibility  Jenant, keeping this forum moving |
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Post by chicken2012 on Aug 13, 2015 16:38:47 GMT
One thing I'd like to add to what you have said if I may, Jen?
I am noticing that people are asking questions that have been very recently been asked and are still very much active topics, sometimes even just a single thread below on the same board. By all means if you can't find the answer to a question after a brief look on the forum, then ask away, but sometimes the answer is just one thread below your own, so please just comment on that thread.
I am not saying do not ask questions, as questions are a major part of the forum, but please, as I have said, just take a moment to make sure your thread is not a straight duplicate of one just a couple of threads below it!
Hope that makes sense to you all!
And Jen, if you disagree to this then delete it.
Thank you!
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Post by Jenny on Aug 13, 2015 16:48:22 GMT
It's typical of human nature chicken, they don't always look. It's easier to ask the question than go looking. But to add, I hate FAQ's and wouldn't like to be a new member fobbed off with them, but there is a popular ant information board which runs on similar lines  At the same time of course we need a forum to keep moving, so it's finding a balance. |
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Post by Jenny on Aug 13, 2015 17:43:17 GMT
Even if the questions are replicated, it can be easier to track individual members problems by having seperate threads instead of the hijacking method. They see it as their own personal bit of advice/attention just for them to. I have been answering the same information for nearly 10 years now, and try not to sound like I am repeting myself in my answers. But as the new generations come along, they see it as a new fascinating world of keeping ants which is great  If you keep asking, then we will keep answering is our motto here, as it's what keeps a forum alive. |
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Post by Wood~Ant on Aug 13, 2015 18:39:35 GMT
Put basically it is better for new ant keepers to start a new thread even if there is one which covers the same question, as by doing this it does not get buried in another newbie member thread and all members can offer the best of advice to each individual. Posting on an existing thread, even on the same board such as the New Ant Keepers may be more likely to be missed as I find they get covered up faster by other posts.
I always look for new threads from newbies to answer first before moving on to posts/threads from our more experienced ant lovers.
I hate forums that come across as showing elitism, so that is why all members questions are seen as important and I don't want to miss them if they are hidden away in someone else's thread.
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Post by chicken2012 on Aug 13, 2015 18:40:47 GMT
I get what you guys are saying, but what I mean is where there is a topic straight after another that is the same.
so like: subject 1 date started:13 Aug
subject 2 date started:12 Aug
Where both subjects are the same.
At the same time I understand what you say about post requirements Myrm, I didn't even think of that, so I guess my post is, really, invalid.
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Post by Jenny on Aug 13, 2015 18:55:44 GMT
Yes Myrm is right, there is a posting incline to see all the boards. The most important boards to access for newbies straight away are available to them, and boards are monitored on a regular basis there after as to there access.
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Post by chicken2012 on Aug 13, 2015 19:39:15 GMT
Yes Myrm is right, there is a posting incline to see all the boards. The most important boards to access for newbies straight away are available to them, and boards are monitored on a regular basis there after as to there access. Yeah, I forgot about that, so like I said, my point is fairly irrelevant as users may not be able to see where the same question is posted in the first place. Sorry! |
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