Making the Message Board work.........
Thursday, June 27, 2002 by Jafo | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
When people browse this board they are confronted with a list of thread topics, which, if they spark an interest/curiosity, will be clicked-on and read.
Makes sense, don't it?
Now, what strikes me as odd/strange/weird/pointless are the thread 'topics' such as....
'Help'...[that's a given]
'I have a question'.....[obviously]
'A little help'....[not TOO much]
'how to do it'....[we talkin' sex, again?]
or
'stupid newbie question'...[a question FOR a 'stupid newbie' perhaps?]
These, and several others probably really don't attract the attention that is 'wanted', because they aren't even lead-ins to the problem, except maybe to show a poor handling of a request for assistance....[so THAT'S the problem]...
It would be cleverererer to clarify the 'subject'....like...."Help, WB won't auto-load"....then in the body of the thread go into more detail.
As is the case with some of these threads, you 'almost' expect....
'Help!!!!'
[then in the thread]
'I'm being held captive by three-toed sloths in the Amazon rain-forest....who won the Soccer?'
I think you get my drift....
Makes sense, don't it?
Now, what strikes me as odd/strange/weird/pointless are the thread 'topics' such as....
'Help'...[that's a given]
'I have a question'.....[obviously]
'A little help'....[not TOO much]
'how to do it'....[we talkin' sex, again?]
or
'stupid newbie question'...[a question FOR a 'stupid newbie' perhaps?]
These, and several others probably really don't attract the attention that is 'wanted', because they aren't even lead-ins to the problem, except maybe to show a poor handling of a request for assistance....[so THAT'S the problem]...
It would be cleverererer to clarify the 'subject'....like...."Help, WB won't auto-load"....then in the body of the thread go into more detail.
As is the case with some of these threads, you 'almost' expect....
'Help!!!!'
[then in the thread]
'I'm being held captive by three-toed sloths in the Amazon rain-forest....who won the Soccer?'
I think you get my drift....
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Koasati
Reply #22 Sunday, June 30, 2002 9:57 AM
Reply #22 Sunday, June 30, 2002 9:57 AM
Ande.....Don't hate us just coz we're nutZ.......... 
feline
Reply #23 Monday, July 1, 2002 10:09 AM
Reply #23 Monday, July 1, 2002 10:09 AM
Ande, most sensible questions get sensible answers.
however, do remember that the more silly or just incomprihensible the question, the stranger the answers will be.
also, a lot of the people who have been here a while worked out a lot of the basics themselves, though simply reading everything they could find, a touch of common sense, and some experimentation.
at times we feel it would be nice if others would think a little before simply asking.
as for one upman ship, some of us have low bordom threasholds (mine is in the pecosecond range), combined with an off the wall sense of humor, so the banter umung us can get a bit serreal.
note to self - try to stop using words i know i cannot spell, like umung
however, do remember that the more silly or just incomprihensible the question, the stranger the answers will be.
also, a lot of the people who have been here a while worked out a lot of the basics themselves, though simply reading everything they could find, a touch of common sense, and some experimentation.
at times we feel it would be nice if others would think a little before simply asking.
as for one upman ship, some of us have low bordom threasholds (mine is in the pecosecond range), combined with an off the wall sense of humor, so the banter umung us can get a bit serreal.
note to self - try to stop using words i know i cannot spell, like umung
wombat_1
Reply #28 Monday, May 12, 2003 3:28 PM
Reply #28 Monday, May 12, 2003 3:28 PM
'Help!!!!'[then in the thread]'I'm being held captive by three-toed sloths in the Amazon rain-forest....who won the Soccer?'
The sloths won the Soccer ....
The sloths won the Soccer ....
jcg
Reply #29 Monday, May 12, 2003 3:31 PM
Reply #29 Monday, May 12, 2003 3:31 PM
It seems that the same questions get asked repeatedly. I wonder if their is a way to datamine the message board. Wow, I thought I'd never get to use the phrase datamine in a sentence. Except "WTF is datamine?" 
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Ingui
Reply #30 Monday, May 12, 2003 4:18 PM
Reply #30 Monday, May 12, 2003 4:18 PM
Sloths could be hired to "datamine" the board for rendundant questions ( '_' )
DarkMist
Reply #31 Monday, May 12, 2003 4:23 PM
Reply #31 Monday, May 12, 2003 4:23 PM
DarkMist could Datamine the board just for the fun of it
goodmorphing
Reply #32 Monday, May 12, 2003 5:06 PM
...i thought this was where you were going to hand out the crayons......
Reply #32 Monday, May 12, 2003 5:06 PM
...i thought this was where you were going to hand out the crayons......
wulfn1
Reply #34 Monday, May 12, 2003 8:19 PM
Reply #34 Monday, May 12, 2003 8:19 PM
*shrug* still glad someone bothered to look at my "help!" topic.
guess you have to have a phd in proper phrasing of topical querries to be vindicated on this board. mea culpa for my faux pas
guess you have to have a phd in proper phrasing of topical querries to be vindicated on this board. mea culpa for my faux pas
The DJ
Reply #35 Monday, May 12, 2003 8:41 PM
LMAO, that's a new one.
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Reply #35 Monday, May 12, 2003 8:41 PM
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LMAO, that's a new one.
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Styl-X Design
Reply #36 Monday, May 12, 2003 10:13 PM
Reply #36 Monday, May 12, 2003 10:13 PM
https://www.wincustomize.com/msgboard.asp?BID=WC&id=147878#148176
stealing my idea
I had noticed the same, maby wrong name for my post....
stealing my idea
I had noticed the same, maby wrong name for my post....
feline
Reply #38 Tuesday, May 13, 2003 4:44 AM
Reply #38 Tuesday, May 13, 2003 4:44 AM
crae, datamine is a fancy term for extracting useful information from vast amounds of data.
craeonics
Reply #40 Tuesday, May 13, 2003 8:08 AM
Reply #40 Tuesday, May 13, 2003 8:08 AM
Damn marketeers. Whatever happened to "searching"?
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Reply #21 Sunday, June 30, 2002 9:35 AM
What may appear like one-upmanship to some is really light-hearted banter and social interaction to others.
Just join in and be counted....
[If truth be known, what you WILL get here is help from the very people who write these proggies and those who skin for them....something invaluable to both the 'newbie' and the 'experienced' alike]...