Recipes

[DiAnne]

Some write really long posts and I do not have the time or patience to read them so I just skip them (even within threads).

[on the bay]

@chickenbutt

I was surprised you said this cause I also enjoy reading

your posts

[Kachina624]

We seem to get many newbies who have questions but are clueless about board etiquette.   They ask questions which may take some time to research, then they disappear forever.  I'm sure they are also clueless about notifications and probably don't know how to find their original post to read responses.  Responding to them is often a waste of time but I hate to ignore them too....

[dooBdoo]

        It does seem like common courtesy to return at least one time and respond after asking a question or requesting support, but as others mentioned there are so many reasons people decide to let a thread go dormant.  (As a side note, if someone starts a thread and wants it closed, they do have the option of clicking "report inappropriate" on their own, original post and asking the moderators to close the thread.) 

        It might be a very personal reason that prompts someone to leave a thread, and I try to be sensitive to that.  I guess I don't want to place controls or judgments on others, because I'm  not in their shoes and can't know why they do what they do.

        I don't start many threads, but I try to reply when I can -- but I don't like for it to appear that I'm bumping the thread up for more interest or comments (as @IamMrsG said).

        I also want to reinforce @ECBG's post -- using the "@ plus nickname" feature (and being sure to choose the name from the pop-up menu to activate the feature) helps many of us find an older thread.  Otherwise, we might not know we were mentioned.   This link goes to a "how-to" thread I posted months ago with instructions about using this feature:  http://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/quot-quot-Nickname-Now-Triggers-Notifications/m-p/1994088...

        Using "hearts" helps, too.   Unfortunately, some posters have disabled the "hearts" feature and don't use or look at "Notifications," so they also might miss replies to their posts.

        To me,  it's not a waste of time to reply to a post/thread whether the OP (or someone asking a question or requesting support) returns or not.  

        I agree with @Mmsfoxxie.  Think of all the eyes that see what we write...   even if the original poster doesn't see it,  others might benefit from our answers or our supportive words.   I suppose I think of it as "giving without expecting to receive."  So, really, it's not fruitless to be willing to help, share, or encourage because we never know who might've needed to see what we chose to write.

[adoreqvc]

 Bumping a thread is when the OP replies, but I reply to many QVC cyber pals who replied to me on my thread, because I was brought up with good manners, respect, good etiquette, and many times a reply is warranted when someone replies to you.

Some may consider this bumping up a thread, I consider it as having respect, common courtesy, good etiquette, and well taught good manners since I am from the old school where all these things mattered, and that was the way I was brought up.

[GCR18]

Doesn't bother me.  I usually post and move on.

[dooBdoo]

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ChynnaBlue wrote:

I appreciate a thank you or a response when I get one, but they're not why I post and I'm not bothered when I don't get acknowledged.

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        That's not why I post, either, @ChynnaBlue.  I think if we place too many expectations on others, it can turn posting into a chore rather than a pleasure.   But I realize not everyone agrees.

[dooBdoo]

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@chickenbutt wrote:

It used to bother me, but I had to just stop letting it.  I am ignored a lot, as I'm not in any group or not a chit-stirrer.  That's fine.  But one just needs to not let it get to them.  Bigger fish to fry, eh?  

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@chickenbutt  Hey, Chicken........just wanted you to know you are NOT being ignored!!   

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       I agree, @2blonde!   I think all of us feel like the "invisible poster" sometimes, but the hearts and notifications have helped a lot, in my opinion.   We love you, @chickenbutt!

[dooBdoo]

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@3cupcakes wrote:

@IamMrsG  What is bumping the thread?  (I am still not very post savy.)

thank you!

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        @3cupcakes, "Bumping" on a forum is replying to a thread to move it up to the top of the page to get more attention, more replies, that sort of thing.   It's considered discourteous to others, and it's against the published standards on the Q Community and usually against standards on other forums, too.

[chickenbutt]

If the OP of a given thread keeps bumping up their own threads it's also known as 'threadpimping'.   (Hey, I didn't make that up!)  hehe