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jayK
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posted: Apr. 12, 2008 @ 10:09a 
Gertrude23 said:I'm not getting the underlying current (or proper etiquette). Is posting a 'thank you' a nice, friendly thing to do or not?IMHO posting just to say "thank you" is not necessary, that's what the + button is for. If you have something specific to add about the deal, by all means post it, but dozens of people posting "thank you" doesn't add anything to the thread, and it can drown out posts that actually contain useful information. |
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trksh22
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posted: Apr. 12, 2008 @ 10:58a
Gertrude23 said:
I'm not getting the underlying current (or proper etiquette). Is posting a 'thank you' a nice, friendly thing to do or not?
I know that some people use the FS forum to post "thanks" in order to keep a "log" of offers they replied to. I think that is that is the only way that they can do that. That way, they do a search of their user name, see that they posted in "X" thread, and that's how they know where they got a freebie from.
Some people also use it to up their thread count so that they are no longer a "new member" or maybe it will put them in the 1k club.
Some people just post "thanks" because its all they know, which isn't always necessarily bad.
I know that most members who have been here for a while and who do not like the "thanks posts" would prefer that people only post when they have something useful to add. Things like: "Here is the corrected link" or "I tried this offer 6 months ago and never received anything" or "If you call in, you will get it faster" or even "thanks, I have a brother who has cancer and he will find this booklet useful". Those kinds of posts are generally not frowned upon.
Again, these are just my observations so I could be oh, so wrong. Wouldn't be the first time.
Suggestions: Have a better way for members to find threads they have responded to AND/OR allow members to see Threads that they have marked green. |
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ThursdaysChild
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posted: Apr. 12, 2008 @ 1:39p
trksh22 said: Suggestions: Have a better way for members to find threads they have responded to AND/OR allow members to see Threads that they have marked green.Yes, we know that "today" shows the last 20 threads you posted in, but I can see that's not useful if you're trying to keep track of freebies (I save a screenshot). Can you search the freebie forum and find all the threads you've responded to? Could a similar something be done to find all threads you greened (or redded)? (and by the way, where are the "forum tools" in Modern or betaModern view?) |
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wckdiAbLo
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posted: Apr. 12, 2008 @ 3:45p
whats the point of the post count anyways? is there an advantage to having a high post count? i've been around a while and i don't recall any "perks" for having a high post count. fill me in if there is another reason besides respect among peers. |
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Gertrude23
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posted: Apr. 12, 2008 @ 11:56p
Good replies. As I thought about it more, I'd rather not see a plain TY post. It's inefficient to get a "new posting" email and follow it just to see someone posted at TY. Appreciate input. |
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jayK
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posted: Apr. 14, 2008 @ 2:17p
Get rid of the http, https, ftp, and mail buttons in reply.php and replace them with a single "link" button. |
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MVP9596 (Staff)
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posted: Apr. 15, 2008 @ 8:54a
I agree, I think it's pretty confusing to have multiple linking options. |
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PartialwrtX
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posted: Apr. 17, 2008 @ 1:13p
Muffin suggestion I post these here, so here goes: 1. When sending a personal response to a user, don't send the canned response as well. Just respond with the actual message itself and nothing else. 2. When sending a personal response, send it from your username account so that we know who we're talking to instead of the Moderator (staff) username. Most of the mods and I have a pretty laid back relationship where we kid around and poke fun at each other so it would be nice to know who's bustin' my balls.  But when messages come from a Moderator (staff) username, I have no idea who I'm talking to. 3. FW should have a page with a listing of staff usernames (not real names, there's no need for that) and a listing of what their function is. It seems like FW now has a bunch of new people and I don't really know what their roles/functions are. That way, when I have a question for mods, I'll ask one of the mods. If it's a question for developers, I'll ask the developers. It's a good way to build a better working relationship between the community users and staff. |
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PartialwrtX
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posted: Apr. 17, 2008 @ 1:46p
TM1 said:Sounds like Partial got spanked again.  No no, not this time... There was nothing provocative/juicy to post about today to stir things up a bit... 
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LuZeR
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posted: Apr. 17, 2008 @ 4:55p
you should add alerts by topic ie alert me when new post in electronics camcorders |
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jayK
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posted: Apr. 17, 2008 @ 9:33p
PartialwrtX said:3. FW should have a page with a listing of staff usernames (not real names, there's no need for that) and a listing of what their function is. It seems like FW now has a bunch of new people and I don't really know what their roles/functions are. That way, when I have a question for mods, I'll ask one of the mods. If it's a question for developers, I'll ask the developers. It's a good way to build a better working relationship between the community users and staff.I think this is a good suggestion...it wouldn't take much time to implement (a simple thread in this forum would be fine), and it would provide users with a window into how FW is run. I can't think of a downside to this. |
Moderator Comment: Back on topic, please. I WILL be cleaning out these non-suggestion-related posts... or having MVP do it. Per your suggestion, though, I did hear talk of an About Us that includes our "human" side... names and faces and roles - oh my! — Apr. 18, 2008 @ 1:23pm
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PartialwrtX
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posted: Apr. 18, 2008 @ 2:35p
To the mod comment ----^, just to reiterate, when I said names I meant usernames, not necessarily actual names... I don't know if you want people's real names on there... |
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jray225 (Staff)
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posted: Apr. 20, 2008 @ 11:41p
ThursdaysChild said:How about different mod replies when topics are locked. The standard "the topic is covered here" doesn't always fit.
For example, in this OP in the Finance thread "securely parking a million dollars," the reason for locking was that the topic is covered in the Liquid Account Rates-only thread. But it's also covered in the CD rates thread, and really, since a question was asked, it should be linked to a discussion thread rather than a rate thread. Can the mod message "the topic is covered here" link to more than one thread? The moderation team isn't an expert in all of the Finance forums and where all the information is located. If you send in a moderator alert on the thread with this information, then yes we can edit the Moderator message with multiple links. |
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jray225 (Staff)
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posted: Apr. 21, 2008 @ 12:01a
PartialwrtX said:Muffin suggestion I post these here, so here goes:
1. When sending a personal response to a user, don't send the canned response as well. Just respond with the actual message itself and nothing else.
2. When sending a personal response, send it from your username account so that we know who we're talking to instead of the Moderator (staff) username. Most of the mods and I have a pretty laid back relationship where we kid around and poke fun at each other so it would be nice to know who's bustin' my balls. But when messages come from a Moderator (staff) username, I have no idea who I'm talking to.
3. FW should have a page with a listing of staff usernames (not real names, there's no need for that) and a listing of what their function is. It seems like FW now has a bunch of new people and I don't really know what their roles/functions are. That way, when I have a question for mods, I'll ask one of the mods. If it's a question for developers, I'll ask the developers. It's a good way to build a better working relationship between the community users and staff.
1. Agree no reason for multiple canned responses. The personal reply along with the canned response all in one PM should suffice.
2. Disagree, this causes mod shopping, and "this moderator doesn't like me" issues. If the moderator chooses to let you know, then that is their choice. I would like to see a reply button to the message that allows you to respond to the original moderator alert, and then have it opened backup for the moderation staff to review. 3. Yes and no. I have no problem with you knowing who we are, but there is a process for getting issues addressed correctly. That is using alert moderator to a message, or sending in a support ticket for bigger issues. Then it can be logged correctly and forwarded to the correct people. |
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jayK
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posted: Apr. 21, 2008 @ 12:27a
jray225 said:The moderation team isn't an expert in all of the Finance forums and where all the information is located. If you send in a moderator alert on the thread with this information, then yes we can edit the Moderator message with multiple links.The mod team should take advantage of the expertise in the community...subject matter experts (both mods and regular users) could be designated in each forum, and if a mod is unsure about what to do with a specific thread, a secondary discussion could be created on what the SMEs think the mod action should be. This would be easy to implement if true threading were added within FW topics, but for now it could be a thread in this forum, or a separate forum available only to SMEs. This is similar to the "discussion" page on wikipedia article, and I believe Kuro5hin/scoop has a feature like this for separate editorial discussion. |
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