I would agree with this, with one exception.In truth, anytime I have asked questions about something to do with my Mac computer or Apple devices (my iPods), I have almost always received courteous, informative and helpful responses on this forum.
I would agree with this, with one exception.
Try asking questions about PowerPC Macs or early Intel Macs in the Intel Mac forum. The responses might disturb you.
Oh yes. The most polite response you can get is "GET A NEW MAC!"Oh, dear. Really?
There are some forums - or sub-forums - that I don't frequent that much (including those two, as it happens).
Yes, I'm doing one more round, and I've been working on it daily. To go out with a bang, I'm gathering more data than usual. Stay tuned!
One more round? Out with a bang?
What did I miss? You're leaving us?
At the outset of this thread, (July 2017) @Doctor Q announced that he intended that it would be the penultimate "Top 50 Posters Extrapolated"; thus, this - to come - might be the last.
However, I, for one, hope that he may be persuaded to change his mind on this matter.
Let's send him some presents to change his mind!I'd forgotten that. Oh dear. :'( I also hope he will change his mind.
I'd forgotten that. Oh dear. :'( I also hope he will change his mind.
Let's send him some presents to change his mind!
Look you send him some nice wine, I'll get him a new shinny calculator!Yes, diplomacy and negotiations can take many forms.....some of which have yet to be fully explored....
Look you send him some nice wine, I'll get him a new shinny calculator!
Yes, diplomacy and negotiations can take many forms.....some of which have yet to be fully explored....
The people you have mentioned I do not recognize.
Sounds like an excellent idea. Why not start a thank you thread.That is irrelevant, because this is not a "let's vote for president" game I'm proposing playing. This is not a vote. I'm not suggesting that we modify the original poster's criteria for "top poster". That can be as is. Giving kudos to specific folks can be a separate thread if at all there is any interest in having one.
I am simply giving kudos to people that I, personally, have found helpful and in alignment with the spirit of this forum. It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks specifically about my opinion, because it is just that - an opinion. If you don't recognize those folks or think they're helpful, it doesn't matter, because we're not voting for someone to receive some illusory rank/award, so we don't have to evaluate each person mentioned. It's much simpler than that. It's like saying, "Thanks" or "Kudos" to specific members. I mention people I know, you mention people you know (if you're interested in doing so), and so on.
We don't have to make an exact science out of saying, "Kudos".
Why not start a thank you thread.
To me I would find it more interesting if there was some sort of description of any particulars about those mentioned and not just a dry list of user names (which is how I am percieving your intent). Whether I read it or not I don't think matters at all to you but if those whom you are thanking deserve the mention, then they also deserve to have the context/nature of their help stated as well.That is irrelevant, because this is not a "let's vote for president" game I'm proposing playing. This is not a vote. I'm not suggesting that we modify the original poster's criteria for "top poster". That can be as is. Giving kudos to specific folks can be a separate thread if at all there is any interest in having one.
I am simply giving kudos to people that I, personally, have found helpful and in alignment with the spirit of this forum. It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks specifically about my opinion, because it is just that - an opinion. If you don't recognize those folks or think they're helpful, it doesn't matter, because we're not voting for someone to receive some illusory rank/award, so we don't have to evaluate each person mentioned. It's much simpler than that. It's like saying, "Thanks" or "Kudos" to specific members. I mention people I know, you mention people you know (if you're interested in doing so), and so on.
We don't have to make an exact science out of saying, "Kudos".
To me I would find it more interesting if there was some sort of description of any particulars about those mentioned and not just a dry list of user names (which is how I am percieving your intent). Whether I read it or not I don't think matters at all to you but if those whom you are thanking deserve the mention, then they also deserve to have the context/nature of their help stated as well.
That's a great start.Yes, not just a dry list of user names. See the new thread I created, for an example of what I'm talking about.
That's a great start.
It's in the Community section discussing helpful members of the community. You have a pretty good shot of it staying up I think.Now, I hope it doesn't get taken down by a moderator for being "off-topic" or "redundant" or whatever. I've seen a bit of my content taken down for no conceivable reason, so ... it remains to be seen if this thread will stay up![]()
It's in the Community section discussing helpful members of the community. You have a pretty good shot of it staying up I think.![]()
That was actually me.In fact, there was one thread by you, I think, about "Work-life balance" or something similar ??? that I very much wanted to reply to and it got locked by a moderator. I was dumbfounded !!!
That was actually me.
The focus became on the example I used and not the actual topic itself. Rather than derail the thread further, and particularly in light of receiving what I thought was a logical answer to my question in an early reply, I asked it to be locked.