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Well, then it seems like I'm just wasting our time with this then

-tg


Vicki Frei wrote:

> On 11/21/2005 10:43:01 PM, Chris Anderson (tg at tannagh.com) wrote:
>
>>
>> I feel that making things easier on the users and empowering them to a
>> certain extent, it will make it easier to be a mod on the forums.
>> Example: Make it easier for them to mark something as resolved, and they
>> will do it. 
>
>
>
> Welllllll.... I've been living on fora since the early 90s.  I've 
> never seen stuff like that happen as a general course.  Posters get 
> what they need and go away, they don't give a darn whether the next 
> guy is able to do a logical search (since THEY don't, why should they, 
> someone will answer etc etc ad infinitum ad nauseam....), they don't 
> care whether anyone has to wade through the resolved threads to find 
> someone who needs help....
>
> Just the way it is in the support fora business, I'd say.  Been there 
> done that.... those of us who do follow whatever rules are in place on 
> whichever forum we're at are few and far between.
>
> Moving the search box and the resolved dropdown will get about 1% of 
> posters to do something with them.  Even 1% would be a help.
>
> V
>
> NB:  not meaning to be as cynical as that sounds probably....
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