Proper attitude for asking advice.

Advice
#1
  1. Have a good sense of humor.
  2. Have a thick skin.
  3. Seek real people,as opposed to virtual ones, with experience. There are lots of helpful people here, and some even know what they are talking about.
#2

Nailed It
It’s a lot like talk radio, anything comes

and goes, filter as needed and desired.

#3

Best to agree with …
4. Best to just be polite and agree with the QCC folks, when they show up (and they eventually do) … reminds me of those new Vonage commercials “we allllll bbbuunndddle…”

#4

As one who has been a lurker…
for many years, I have noticed that all the informative and knowledgeable paddlers seemed to have flown the coop !



Guy

#5

HaHaHaHaHaHa
That is both #1 and #2. But not the usual meaning of #1 and #2.

#6

Greeks knew the proper attitude.
Kneeling at the feet of Socrates, gently clasping his knees, looking fondly into his eyes.



“Sock, Baby! What rec kayak should I buy?”

#7

Excellent demonstration, Dr.!
The Doctor has given us a great illustration of points #1 and 2. :wink:


#8

And when you’ve asked for advice,
and someone has taken their time and shared their knowledge, it would be nice to say “thanks.”

#9

“What rec kayak should I buy???”
“How should I know thyself?”

(As spoken by Grouchotes to Freedonia’s first Olympian K1-er.)



Oh, and on that first point of kneeling worshipers (hopefully neither bearing gifts nor play’n horse), is that before or after drinking the cup of hemlock-laced kool aid?



Oh, to have, the life un-feta’d,

but we goats say “cheese,”

iota devil - he’s clever!

#10
  1. Figure out how to reply
    As in - reply to the message that you are interested in, not the last message in the thread.
#11

Well -
leading me to ask why you are still visiting…

#12

What we have here
is a failure to communicate.

#13

they have fled this coop
but they are still clucking on facebook :wink:


#14

Like, like, like, RavenWing
Now we need to get Celia over there, too, where her knowledge and expertise would be valued.

#15

Can’t Visit Porn Sites At Work

#16

bullseye sissy …

– Last Updated: Sep-13-12 10:41 AM EST –

..... I can not believe how many OP's ask a question and never show up on their thread again to say thank you for responding or even participate with their post responders .

Not all , but very many ask a question or start a discussion and that's the last you hear of them . Even well into an OP's question p.netters are showing up and responding , trying to be helpful .

Don't know how others feel about it , but it damn well pisses me off . Makes a person feel like they've been taken for a ride , used as the fool who responds to someone's inquiry but is ignored afterwards for their efforts .

I basicly just quit responding to most all questions asked by posters names I don't reconize or have had previous conversation with ... damn shame too .

It's not just me who gets this "look , the fool answered me silent treatment" , it's practically all the old faithful p.netter's names I've come to know over the past 6-7 years .

Personally I think if an OP ask a question or starts a useful conversation up , they should be required to respond at some point during the thread ... or be black listed , banned or just plain ignored in the future .

For awhile I was occassionally deleating my responses if the OP had not chimed back in after about a week to their responders , but often that meant someone who replied under my reply got deleated as well ... and that wasn't right either .

I know , I know ... just learn how to deal with it , right ?? Well , that's what I try to do and I guess this little rant is part of that dealing for me ... also very unusual for me , but you hit the bullseye sissy and one of my bells sounded .

No response required , just letting off some steam ... sorry







#17

Agree! NM