Oh, so now you're admitting to the negative attitude??Hero999 said:I admit I can be a bit rude sometimes but you're far too nice ThermalRunaway. I used to be like you (well I went even further by designing circuits for people) a few years ago when I posted on another forum then I felt that some of the posters were taking advantage so I changed my attitude.
Only to those who can't be bothered.ThermalRunaway said:Oh, so now you're admitting to the negative attitude??
I have thought about that, but then I decided that it isn't fair on the other members especially when people here bend over backwards to help them and they don't get any thanks. I would rather tell the origional poster to either think about making an effort or leaving, then at least they have the chance to at least make an attempt.There are those who post here expecting that you will do their entire project or coursework for them which you could argue is rude in itself and deserves an equally rude response. Personally, I'm choosing to ignore such posts.
I see discouraging people from asking for everying on a plate as a positive thing.There is no point in contributing to a thread unless you feel you can contribute positively, and for that reason alone I would always object to a rude attitude in any thread.
Nubes shouln't be put off. I do not think any of my canned responses are in any way rude or encouraging. I've highlighted the encouraging parts of my post in red.I am also worried that the backlash from the people who take advantage does occasionally spill over onto newbies who in their first posts ask quite valid (if misguided) questions.
I haven't seen Nigel reprimand anyone for a duplicate post but that's probably because I get there before him.HarveyH42 said:Double posts... The moderator does a very good job of keeping things clean, the duplicates will be removed and the member reprimanded/banned as needed. Not really our concern.
But we ignore it and there is a risk that it might be a genuine question?If a new member does make a bad first post, it's better they learn from the example of other threads, and leave the mistake in the past, rather then be attacked and ridiculed for it.
It goes against mine as well. Infact it not only goes against my principals, but to be honest I can't be bothered wasting my time with someone's project/coursework/whatever unless they can show that they're putting in effort their end. I think we're on the same wavelength in that respect, and as I said earlier I don't disagree with the reasons for your rude posts... just the rude posts themselves.Hero999 said:Either way, even if it isn't college work, it still goes against my principles doing someone's entire project for them.
I work with a guy like that. It's absolutely mad because he's an intelligent guy, he's a good Engineer, and he's very knowledgable. But when it comes to putting his ideas down on paper, he just can't hack it. If he tries to type it all out, it ends up looking like a child wrote it and that can come across as very slack to the end reader. His writing certainly does not reflect his ability though, I can assure you of that!HarveyH42 said:I still think it's a rude and inappropriate way to greet a new member on their first post. Speaking english and writing it are two different things, might have taken some effort just to get that first post word to atleast make some sense.
Hero999 said:I haven't seen Nigel reprimand anyone for a duplicate post but that's probably because I get there before him.
That has never been my intention.Hank Fletcher said:As someone who hasn't enjoyed the benefit of formal electrical engineering training, personally I find the discussion of electrical/electronics class projects entertaining and informative - infotainment, if you will.
I disagree, I like to hear people's oppinions and will accept constructive critism.gramo said:Starting personal opinion threads like this is just pointless
I hope they do find this thread in Google before they consider joining and if they had the maturity and objectivity to see things from our perspective, if not then perhaps it's a good thing if they decide not to join.HarveyH42 said:Have yoy considered that our forum also comes up in Google results? Even non-members and potential new members get to see how you respond to these posts. It's not a good representation of what this forum has to offer. For the one parasitic college student you turn away, how many beginners choose to keep looking else where, because this is the image you give our forum?
Now your really are talking crap!I only ask that you show a little tolerance and patience for first time posts. One post shouldn't automatical label an individual as bad, it's almost the same problem as racisim here in America. You can't determine a person's charactor from what you first see, and isn't right to believe that all of a similar appearance are of the same mentality. It's a tough thing to resist, nobody is perfect.
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