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Thread ID: 29398 2003-01-18 13:51:00 PressF1 frustrations - solution Greg S (201) Press F1
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115052 2003-01-19 20:16:00 > Unfortunaly my problems are unique to me no one else
> in the world has had these problems before.

Been there, and there's always somebody who's had it too.
If they havent, then you've got something new (like new hardware) and others will have i due time :-)

> I
> sorted them out my self even though I am a retard.
> I think some of these people are trying to get a
> record number of posts and they reply to questions in
> a hurry with a stupid reply.

Hmm.... Perhaps, but I believe it was honeylaser who said Quality not Quantity is what counts. That is what I stand by :)

> No wonder they get flamed they deserve it.

Oooohh... That's a little harsh?!

> If the poster has posted scant details its because he
> doesn't know.

Errr... Im gonna quote Clueless on this one:
>Hopefully, the poster that was running through their own gateway wouldnt need to be told about declaring their OS anyway.

> Unless they are Clueless!
> I still forget to post my OS when refering to my own machines, but since
> everyone here just seems to somehow know that my 'doze challenges
> will be with Vanessa/98, and my Linux challenges will be with Sam/SuSE8
> my forgetfulness doesn't seem to be a problem.

> Its no problem just ask him to supply more details.
>
Agreed - Which is what happens :-) 		Chilling_Silence (9)
115053 2003-01-19 20:31:00 Ted,
When you finaly "sorted them out my self even though I am a retard", i very much hope that you considered all those who tried and failed to find a solution for you. I hope that you bothered to let us know what fixed your problem, so that those who care could add to their knowledge base.

We are ALL learning here.

.Clueless 		Clueless (181)
115054 2003-01-19 20:37:00 >
> We are ALL learning here.
>

I very much agree....
Look at you (And me) with Linux. You seem to have come a long way, as have I, and many others who've tried it out with the help of this forum! 		Chilling_Silence (9)
115055 2003-01-19 20:56:00 So, the consensus appears to be:

1) We love F1 people just the way they are.

2) The advice is usually first class, even if it occasionally takes a committee to produce it.

3) We could provide better help to newbies if during their first 5-10 posts they were prompted to enter their system and software details.

Now we need to draw Bruce's attention to this thread ]:)

Cheers

Billy 8-{) :D

On reflection, a reminder to make their subject line decriptive enough to attract the appropriate expertise wouldn't be a bad idea either. When using slow dial-up connections it can take an age to work through the new posts so obscure subjects can get skipped. I'm on Jetstream but I still skip if short of time. 		Billy T (70)
115056 2003-01-19 21:41:00 Gee, go on holiday for a few days....

I don't think people should ***** at others who try to help. But then people do a lot of things that I don't agree with (drive like morons, drink too much, watch Shortland Street).

We have tried to make it abundantly clear what people should do in asking a question. Sometimes they tell us the version of the RS232C driver and everything else when the problem is hardware. Sometimes they tell us the colour of the power cord when the problem is software. They don't always know what information is relevant, neither do I.

If people need to supply more information, usually someone will ask for it.

Greg, don't let the buggers grind you down. The people you help are the ones that matter. Any kind of criticism in writing can appear worse than it is meant. However, that being said, it would be nice for people to put away the flamethrowers.

robo. 		robo (205)
115057 2003-01-19 21:46:00 Welcome back robo Clueless (181)
115058 2003-01-20 00:01:00 We were just keeping the fires going for you robo.

Hope you had a great holiday.

Cheers

Billy 8-{) :D 		Billy T (70)
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