And given the starting point for the OP is "it's so hard to break into review sites...." suggesting perusing the instruction manual given no specific questions for help on were even offered seems to be a very helpful reminder.
Some times I get the impression some come here and just expect to be lead by the hand and spoon fed everything then need to be successful. It's not going to work for them that way. Now what we can to for newbies -- Welcome by the way! -- is to point them to general information and help address specific questions they have.
Posted By: xyz23
read and move on. Encouraging them to read that post is useful especially if it takes a while for others to respond. For years we asked for that information to be more easily found. TER put it there so I'm going to point it out. My experience tells me that many skip that kind of thing when it can be very helpful for them to read it. It isn't insulting to their intelligence to give them a way to help themselves when ever possible. You'll note I also linked where I gave a quite extensive answer. -- Modified on 1/17/2017 3:37:17 PM
If they are on this page, they've already seen the admin post at the top of the page (as annoying as it is). They would rather talk to the people. Isn't that what the "Newbie Board" is all about?
read and move on. Encouraging them to read that post is useful especially if it takes a while for others to respond. For years we asked for that information to be more easily found. TER put it there so I'm going to point it out. My experience tells me that many skip that kind of thing when it can be very helpful for them to read it. It isn't insulting to their intelligence to give them a way to help themselves when ever possible. You'll note I also linked where I gave a quite extensive answer.
And given the starting point for the OP is "it's so hard to break into review sites...." suggesting perusing the instruction manual given no specific questions for help on were even offered seems to be a very helpful reminder.
Some times I get the impression some come here and just expect to be lead by the hand and spoon fed everything then need to be successful. It's not going to work for them that way.
Now what we can to for newbies -- Welcome by the way! -- is to point them to general information and help address specific questions they have.
Posted By: xyz23
read and move on. Encouraging them to read that post is useful especially if it takes a while for others to respond. For years we asked for that information to be more easily found. TER put it there so I'm going to point it out. My experience tells me that many skip that kind of thing when it can be very helpful for them to read it. It isn't insulting to their intelligence to give them a way to help themselves when ever possible. You'll note I also linked where I gave a quite extensive answer.
People miss what's in front of their faces all the time. For instance, I rarely read signs on doors, try ones marked as locked, and screw up the push/pull thing constantly. Doesn't have much to do with my intelligence, I shouldn't think.
xyz is one of the most helpful members of this board and his advice is sound. Many people glance right over that top post and pay it no mind. It is not insulting their intelligence to point out that thread. Those who have already read it, no harm no foul in pointing it out. Your post on the other hand is insulting to xyz and others and really serves no purpose on the newbie board.
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