Just try to remember that not everyone is computer literate, and many people need help just turning on a PC. Granted, these people shouldn't be trying to backup their movies if they can't figure out how to use the damn computer, but that's how you learn. We were all like that at one point. I've found that some people don't even read your replies to them. I posted a solution to a problem once, 5 other people posted 5 other solutions, the guy never found out his problem. Finally I put my response in bold and he listened. That can get pretty annoying. You'd think that seeing the words Senior Member or AfterDawn Addict would get people to pay attention to your posts a bit more in that situation, but I guess not.
Hi All, i feel that i must clarify the recent posts to my thread. After reading through the posts on practically the whole forum (just in case i missed something) i found the answer i was looking for. But recent posts suggest i didn't do my homework (that wouldn't be the first time). Am i being paranoid? I joined the forum just to say thanks for pointing me in the right direction. When anyone takes the time to reply to my question i am more than grateful, even more so when those members are classed as a Senior Member or AfterDawn Addict, from this humble newbie i bow to thee. Have A Good Weekend All
Dekufru No need to bow. Glad to see you're finding things to help you out on the forum. Arniebear, creaky, and squizzle As far as paying attention to someone according to the title, that is a huge error. I've seen some Addicts good on one topic, but dense as a mudpie on others. (In fact, one only has to be a prolific poster to get an advanced title. I've seen people post "yeah man, that's right" enough to up their membership level. I'm sure we've seen some of these Senior "cheerleaders".) I wish I knew it all, but alas, I don't. I didn't even do many commentaries until I got an advanced title. Most of my posts were and are to help threads. Now that I have nothing to prove, I can ramble a bit. You will find that most often I will keep out of discussions where I'm ignorant on the subject. [bold]I guess what I'm saying here is that new members should pay a bit of attention to what and who they're listening to and be a little leery of titles. Many of the seniors and addicts know what they're talking about and are serious in their attempts to help others. However, there is that annoying group that is only looking for attention that causes problems with their prolific posting.[/bold] You can tell who these are, hare-brained methods or just repetition of others works and taking personal credit for others contributions. There one has to be careful as well, more than one person can come up with the solution for a problem. So, one can see a number of solutions for the same problem. Did I mention this helping others is a minefield in itself sometimes. Good luck guys and gals... Food for thought... enjoy what you're doing helping others, when it is no longer fulfilling or one is berating others instead of helping, it's time to quit. Also, if one is just doing it to look good, walk away. I've found it to be quite a learning exprerience helping others when I can. The more we learn the more we're able to help. Those who know it all have closed themselves off to change and are quickly becoming part of the problem. By the way there is no inference here toward anyone. I was just rambling about one of my pet peeves. Now that idea of considering most hardware as being good and attacking the problems as a software problem... Many problems I've found have been hardware associated. Most often inadequate systems. I'll often ask questions about the hardware to get a picture of what the software is working on. Granted, the preponderence of issues are with improperly used software or software conflicts (which reverts back to improper usage). Many times I make the same error and jump into diagnosing the software. Then, on certain occasions, I'm brought back to the real world and have to backtrack to the hardware to find the problem. When clearly dealing with a beginner, I try to find out the hardware in use and the software and methods being employed. I've found beginners seem to have an aversion to manuals for some reason.
