[wp-forums] bumping threads with an attitude..

[spencerp]

>Which, being both an adult and a moderator, you resist the urge to participate in. Correct?

Yeah, no doubt.. Of course..some people with itchy tigger fingers.. might snap though..  However, it won't be me.. this wasn't brought up about JUST ME, please note.. ;)


>A majority of members will not read docs, or perform a >search, or take instruction on how to find the information they >need. They want to do something or fix a problem or be >provided with a solution, and that's what they are focused on. >When it comes to forum users *in general*, especially of the >sort of support forum we are discussing, they will not know >the rules, nor care about them. Even after you firmly (but >nicely!) inform them.

Yeah, of course.. it's been like that for how long now lol.. =) 


>Nor should we expect them to know, or even care. You see, >the forum rules are not for them. They're for us. They are a >guide to help know what to do in a situation. When someone >posts multiple times on some topic we know it's fine to >delete the extras. When they 'bump' a post we know to step >in and explain there are *better* ways to go about it.

Yeah, that's true as well.. But then again, they SHOULD read them, and follow them, even though the majority don't do it.. sigh.. Or.. it will be anarchy in the forums, 24-7.. sigh.. =( 


>Continue to do what you can to inform members on how to >use the forums 'correctly,' but keep in mind that (again in >general) they will always need to be informed of the rules.
> 
> We are the ones who should *know* them.

Yeah.. will do! ;) =) Thanks for sharing Kaf..

spencerp