New techs in the forum

[mrwho]

One thing that irritates the shit out of me is thread-jackers, someone who asks a completely different question in the middle of someone else's thread.

Speaking of which: How come we can't lick our own elbows?

/runs away LOLing!

[TheOwl]

Some newbies are good and some aren't. We are never going to be able to stop that, but we can try to help / guide them.

I replied to a thread for a newbie the other day where they were asking how to get scanning working on a CF2002.

I replied with an answer and then came along another newbie saying the complete opposite and that the machine will do something else because it has an Emperon controller in the CF2002!!! WTF?

Stupid posts like that I have to put right because it leads others on when using the forum to fix their issues.

[Guest]

You can leave them a negative comment in their reputation and drop a note in it that says something constructive like, "lets all try to help out and be constructive". They will see your comments next time they log in.

Nice to know..

[waffu22]

All you can do is speak from your own experience. Don't discredit others, but have respect for one another. We're posting to help other people, not to be the be all end all, self proclaimed guru of the forum world. This isn't a competition, and respect is earned. Discrediting someone else won't get you respect, either.

I agree.

Specially those who are new here like me.

[E Winter]

I don't see a big issue and absolutely no need to rant against all new members. If there's a problem with specific members it probably would make more sense to adress them directly.

What makes me dissatisfied every now and then are people who are just using this forum to gain quick intel - those guys don't contribute and don't even give a feedback in their own threads Not all, but some of them are newbies as well.

[Rob Sandberg]

I came across this forum about 3 mths ago and found it very informitive.
Though I am a printer tech (I know) I relate more to copier techs than IT guys.

I have been a tech since 1981 and I am still learning new things all the time.

If as a newbie I step out of line or put my foot in my mouth (or elsewhere)
please inform me as I am only human and need to inprove.

I will always try to back up my anwsers with facts and not theory.

All that having been said.....



What is all this icky black stuff.



Rob S

[TonerMunkeh]

Speaking of which: How come we can't lick our own elbows?

/runs away LOLing!

I can

[fixthecopier]

I can

OK,I am off subject but the elbow thing made me remember when I worked for Weber Carburetors, I had a friend who worked in QC. Charles was nice but he was kind of dorky looking, you might say kind of goofy. He had a really hot girlfriend and nobody could understand why. I ask him one day how he scored such a hottie. He put his safety glasses down on the tip of his nose, then he stuck his tongue out and pushed the glasses back up to the correct position, smiled and walked away.

[Rob Sandberg]

Enough Said!!!!!

[ARTHUR1975]

Yep, that indicates sheer laziness in searching for what may already be on the forums and may answer their question, after all if you want to say "Hi I'm new here..." just say it.

We must be wired like ants. It's exactly what I wanted to say but my balls were cold.