Thread: Advice seekers

Originally Posted by Wongo

Got another one last Saturday, replied on Sunday and haven't heard from him since.

Some people just don't know how to show their Appreciations. Maybe he just doesn't have a computer.

Maybe he thought your advice was rubbish

That's what I think.

Acouple of years ago now, I posted some pics of something i had made. One of the replies from a very experienced and well known forumite commented that he had always wanted to try out that particular type of timber. I PMd him for his address, cut up a dozen or so pen blanks and posted them off a tmy own expense. I was quite happy to do so. Not a word came back, not even an acknowlegdement that the parcel arrived. Nothing at all.

So it is not just the newbies looking for advice.

Good manners go a long way to keeping these forums as good, informative and entertaining as they are.

Hey Wongo - the leg fell off my horse, can you come over and fix it?

I must admit I try and say thanks, sometime I forget (please is another good word)

And yes I do get a bit peaved when I do something or help someone and hear the sound of deathly silence.

and when a thankyou does turn up one feels pretty good.

I'm on my way.


Seriously all it takes is "Thanks". Its not that hard.

Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker

Hey Wongo - the leg fell off my horse, can you come over and fix it?

Just shoot the horse and send it to the knackery, or if in France butcher it up and have a big bbq.

Peter.

BTW you don't have to thank me for these suggestions.

I had a related, but different experience recently. I had been having "some difficulties" with a member, and it was eventually all resolved (I thought it was, anyway). A couple of weeks later, in a gesture of goodwill, I sent the member a PM asking if they'd like to try some samples of a particular product which I knew would be right up their street, but I didn't even get a "no thanks" in reply. I guess that tells me how the land really lies.

Yes etiquette & politeness are going the way of the dodo. Sad sign of the times, they probably did try to reply to you by texting, or were too busy on the smart phone to reply.

Other bug bear is others who copy & reproduce your material, images, text etc elsewhere without so much as asking, they don’t care about permission or consent, or even a credit attribution. People think they are anonymous and hide behind it but it’s amazing how easy it is to track them down if you really need to.

Originally Posted by Mobyturns

People think they are anonymous and hide behind it but it’s amazing how easy it is to track them down if you really need to.

What, you go and knock on their door?

Sorry this is slightly off topic need to vent.
this is not forum members
Whats worse is when you do a quote including design, costings, etc spend many hours/days on it only to find that they were only stealing your design to do a bad job of it themselves

Originally Posted by murray44

What, you go and knock on their door?

Electronically - yes.

Originally Posted by Mobyturns

Electronically - yes.

hahaha

A cyber hitman?

Originally Posted by Wongo

A cyber hitman?

Yeah

Although they may need to be careful what they wish for.