Cross-Posting & other forum issues

Dave,
Every forum does have different rules. Some post
those rules, some don't. There are also unwritten rules. The best way to learn the rules is to observe the behavior of the regulars at a forum first. If you are unsure of a post, it never hurts to email admin and ask first.

On the topic of cross posting, some forum owners (including me) prefer that you not cross-post because if a visitor to a forum see the same posts the he just saw in another forum he is less likely to stay and look around. Some who do cross post offer as an explanation that different people visit the different forums.

Good manners dictate that you learn and follow the rules of whatever forum you visit. It also helps to have a thick skin and expect to be flamed every now and then :-)

Willie Crawford


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Sorry Willie:

In the offline real world, if one has a problem that needs an answer, one picks up the phone book, heads to the yellow pages, and calls every business on the list with the same set of questions until one finds someone who can provide the required help....not exactly the same but a very, very, close parallel.

I see cross posting as a means to getting an answer more quickly than posting on one board and waiting a day to see if there is a rsponse, and then then having to post on a nother board and wait again, and again, and again.

Not every reader of every board reads every other board and in this pattern the answer to a problem or help may not be found on just one board....granted a lot of us visit several boards but still the answer a person seeks may be from someone who doesn't visit every board.

Just my spin on it.

Cornell


Coming soon...the countdown has begun

I'm not disagreeing with you Cornell, just saying
that some board moderators consider it unacceptable and will delete posts they have seen on other boards. Individual personalities even
enter the picture. I've watched boards and certain
individuals seem to post in a way that cause them to be likely to have their posts deleted. Moderators read individuals or form opinions of them and their quirks and preferences come into play. Just the way it is.

Willie


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I agree with Cornell. Some people love to visit 3 to 4 boards, like myself personally. I post on a few different ones. Some boards you can post on and get many responses immediately and others you may get none or 1 or 2. In today's time and age people don't like to wait. Not to mention when posting to a few different boards you get a nice variety of opinions.
I don't personally know what anyone else thinks or does but I do it because of the variety. I am not looking to disrespect anyone or anything like that. I am just someone that is on a quest for knowledge. Not to mention I like to collect interesting posts for my scrapbook. They serve as motivational tools for myself.

Just one dog's opinion
The big Dog!