Top 50 Posters Extrapolated, July 2005

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[StokeLee]

Even though ive had my iMac for over 6 months now, and been a member of MR for about just as long, I think im a reader more than a poster, and have made good use of the search facility, rather than making new posts. I'm still a newbie in most things, but im learning. I have one question and it may be best to pm me back rather than answer in this thread, if i ask a question in a forum, and it doesnt get answered/solved, then what do i do?
Answer on a Pm to me.

oh And The New years party is at my mates house, Everyone is invited.

 

[Doctor Q]

Even though ive had my iMac for over 6 months now, and been a member of MR for about just as long, I think im a reader more than a poster, and have made good use of the search facility, rather than making new posts. I'm still a newbie in most things, but im learning. I have one question and it may be best to pm me back rather than answer in this thread, if i ask a question in a forum, and it doesnt get answered/solved, then what do i do?

As you probably know, we don't want you to "bump" your thread by posting to it again with no new information, because if people did that then bumps would be all over the forums. After all, nobody wants to wait for THEIR thread to be answered.

When nobody posts an answer or suggestion, it could be that nobody in the forums knows the answer, but you can't tell that for certain. To get an idea, look at the forum display and see if your thread has had many Views (as opposed to Replies). If so, people have looked but don't have any advice to give you (such as when you have a very rare or obscure problem). If there are very few Views, it could be that your thread is in the wrong forum or has a title that isn't descriptive enough (e.g., "Help!"). PM a moderator if you want it moved to the right forum or retitled.

Assuming people have viewed your thread but not replied, I suggest that you try to get more information about the problem yourself, by reading about the hardware/software involved yourself, by doing additional searches in the forums (with different keywords), by searching for information elsewhere on the Internet, or by doing experiments yourself (depending on what the problem is).

You may find that you solve the problem yourself, in which case it would be nice if you posted the answer in your own thread. Otherwise, post about what you've learned/done and the new information you share will make it more likely that somebody can help you. And by posting what you've learned, you'll give your thread a new chance to be noticed and answered.