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Posting Protocol: Don't post topic and disappear. - Moneo - 08-12-2003
Many times a person will post a problem or question which get a bunch of people involved trying to solve the problem or answering the question, and then the original person disappears, never posting any kind of a response. The least the person should do is post his thanks to the participants or some kind of an acknowledgement. This could be part of a "posting protocol".
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Posting Protocol: Don't post topic and disappear. - whitetiger0990 - 08-13-2003
Thats a thought. though sometimes they cant help it. but if the cant or something suddenly comes up they should post that they may not be back for awhile.
Posting Protocol: Don't post topic and disappear. - na_th_an - 08-13-2003
many people not only post a single "thanks", but their second post corresponds to their second question...
Moneo, tha protocol is already part of the "Netiquette", but most people even know that it exists.
Posting Protocol: Don't post topic and disappear. - Moneo - 08-13-2003
Good. Thanks guys, I was beginning to think that it was my imagination.
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Posting Protocol: Don't post topic and disappear. - oracle - 08-13-2003
Yeah, unfortunately you'll never manage to get everyone, or even a good proportion of people to do that. You'll just have to make a decision when helping someone: do you want to put effort in when you may not get anything back?