How do we move on?

One of the most annoying parts of this forum(others may be the same) is the ammount of posters who come on with a query or ask for advise,then when the Post is answered by others with suggestions or really positive answers,the original poster does not have the manners to reply or acknowledge the posters who have tried to help, which makes some reluctant to post advise,

However, made up for by the ones who are grateful for the advice and come back and say so. Unfortunately the sort of thing you describe JVB is just a fact of life and one we have to put up with, if we are to fulfil one of the forums main functions, to pass on help and advice.

 

.Sorry ,you must mean fact of modern life

Just seen this and wanted to make a brief comment. I started to look at CT some time ago and then started to post later. My main reason was to seek, and if possible give, advice in regard to European touring in the main.

I had no expectation other than that I was communicating with fellow members who may be able to give advice and no expectation that anyone other than posters will be at all interested in my posts or, indeed, take any action that may be implied as being required.

If I want to get a message to the club then I contact them. 

In regard to people thanking others who have responded to a request I always do so but it may not be immediate or,to each person.

I have now started my visits by looking at the latest postings, as the european touring discssuions seem a bit thin on the ground at the moment, and I have to say that has resulted in less visits to CT as scrolling through postings there seems little of interest to me personally.

One of the most annoying parts of this forum(others may be the same) is the ammount of posters who come on with a query or ask for advise,then when the Post is answered by others with suggestions or really positive answers,the original poster does not have the manners to reply or acknowledge the posters who have tried to help, which makes some reluctant to post advise,

I do think, if not being thanked is putting anyone off helping with advice then maybe they are giving it for the wrong reasons. There could be many reasons why someone does not come back and say thanks, they may not even have seen it in the first place. After all there are quite a few forums out there, perhaps they got help elsewhere first. Or, there could be any number of personal situations that stop someone from reappearing here. Please don't stop offering help just because you don't get thanked for it, someone else might come along and read that thread later and be very grateful for the information - you never know THEY might say thank you too.

Alison

Over 90% of questioners don't offer a thank you for an answer...it's the same on every forum

Sorry if i am to old not to understand why people are reluctant to acknowledge help

A thought provoking post TG which I doubt none of us regulars can really answer. It needs those who don't frequent here very much or not at all to speak up. I have no problem with the rules or guidance or the way moderation is done, in fact I would not like to see this change. A thank you is nice but the bottom line is, forums are only as good as the content and the application which facilitates its use. Hopefully the latter will improve very shortly but the content is down to users and the Club. From where I am sitting it does provide an avenue for users to help each other but in my view it should be another way the Club communicates with its members. This is not the case, in fact the downside appears to have been the Club has become more guarded in what it publishes both here and in the magazine fearing the debate it inevitably provokes. To move forward I would like to see it be more open and informative with members to counteract miss information and rumour which in itself results in bad publicity for the Club.

peedee

DK, - David, I wasnt referring to anything in particular and I thought that I'd made it clear in  a subsequent post that I wasn't at all concerned that my OP had been moved because I had been unsure where to put it myself,

In answer to other posts, -I was merely musing about where we were heading, and posed a number of questions which I hoped would generate discussion, which they did. I was certainly not challenging Ts&Cs which are very necessary in such a forum. Neither did I suggest any political view and was surprised at the mention of that. 

I remain a tad dissaponted to see that there is still a tendency for some members to show anoyance when they perhaps disagree with a post. Such a reaction is not necessary, and detracts from the value of the discussion.

TF

I thought there were a lot of balanced replies and didn't detect any annoyance.  

Thats Cool, happy to be wrong!

TF

This forum doesn't move very quickly nowadays, you only have to look at the time gaps between posts. Users have come and gone for a variety of reasons, but I think some find it a rather frustrating prospect at times actually contributing. It was originally set up without the capacity to post photographs, and sharing links I find can be hit and miss. This makes the forum a difficult and unlevel playing field. I recall mentioning this to Rowena some time ago, certainly pre baby days, and her very nice response was that the new look website would hopefully deliver a lot more. But that was a very long time ago, and I am guessing that the forum has lost a few other regular contributors, who may have got fed up of waiting to see something consistently lost on its travels. 

There is an awful lot of very helpful technical advice, some great sharing of places to stay and visit, and a lot of fun and friendly banter, but a good forum needs more than just members input. Hopefully it will get the HQ attention it deserves, (not talking about moderation here by the way), once the new website is launched. Soon, sometime soon.