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Does it annoy you...
...when you respond to a post and the OP never re-visits the post to acknowledge the responses?
Not necessarily on just this board, but on several nest/bump boards that I frequent, I sometimes spend a good chunk of time typing thoughtful responses and it bothers me when the OP never takes 2 seconds to say "thanks for the advice"
Especially when it is not a "what do you think about John Doe" post but rather "Here is my specific situation with John Doe, if you were me what would you do" type post
Particularly on the bump, I feel like I answer the same questions over and over re: nursing, pumping,working, etc. (as do lots of other posters). It drives me crazy when I write a thoughtful post and never hear back. (not that I expect along drawn-out thank-you, but just at least acknowledgment that the OP appreciates the time other people took to help them)
I know to some degree it is the nature of internet message boards, but tell me, does this annoy anyone else or am I just weird and over sensitive about it?
Re: Does it annoy you...
Sometimes, but I am guilty of doing it at times.
Also, I feel once the OP responds then others may not add their 2 cents which may be valuable advice. It is as if they checked back and are done with the issue. Make sense?
Yes. Especially when I take a bunch of time in my response.
Like almost a year ago I gave this women wonderful advice on a trainer in her area of Minnesota that I had awesome results with. I told her our problems with our dog, how the program worked, our dog's progress and info on the trainers...
Nada, never responded back. And I was the only one who gave a response...
I can think of about 8 billion other things that happen on the boards that bother me. This doesn't.
But, now you'll have to make sure you revisit this post to thank us for our responses.
hahaha, of course
I am sure at some point over the years I have started a post and not followed up, but I would be really embarrassed if it was on a "give me advice on my specific situation" type post. 'conversation starter' posts don't bother me nearly as much when there is no follow-up
I am glad I am not the only one it bothers, but I'll try to tone-down my annoyance... I do have to admit though, (usually on bump boards) when someone asks a question that requires a lot of time to answer, and then they never follow-up, I am sometimes hesitant to answer their next question (how do I know they even read my previous post, kwim?)
A Little Bird and a Monkey Butt
I think sometimes the conversation moves faster than the OP'er expected, so they may revisit hours or even days later to read responses and assume that no one will check back if they try to reply. Especially on nat'l boards where it won't even be on the main page anymore.
But other times, it's just people being kinda rude and not thanking others.....