As far as I know we have never strayed away from our roots here at VDR, we have always had a great bunch of people here willing to answer any & all questions that were posted, as stated above, please do not be afraid to ask anything. BJ
As far as I know we have never strayed away from our roots here at VDR, we have always had a great bunch of people here willing to answer any & all questions that were posted, as stated above, please do not be afraid to ask anything. BJ
I had to read Bistro's signature contents in order to know what the heck he/she was referring to in his/her last post. Don't know that I read it correctly but am sure of one thing--he/she lost me!!! :D
Am also sure I am gonna get a reply soon.
Help me DrDMJ---where are you?
Ok, thanks. What are those little plastic things on the end of your shoelaces called?
They're called "aglets"....:D....and another name for the ARG-234 Non-striped Palocomplex RAM Controller and Pixelator Module in the Windows 98 Registry and Underneath the Motherboard Pre-Conditioning Hydracooler is "Thingy".Quote:
Originally Posted by JPnyc
Uh....I'm a "he"....at least the last time I checked. ;)
Thanks, but that implies that they're smaller versions of something called an ag, doesn't it?
Yes....I believe that's is correct. It's what they used to say in the old times whenever they attempted to tie those old hooked shoes... "agh, agh, agh,..."....I guess the name stuck.
Yeah....go ahead...ask me any question.... https://discussions.virtualdr.com/im.../2009/08/8.gif
Hi jet486,
I have to take exception to your description of VDr as a place only for 'experts'.
True, many of the mods and posters are experts in their fields, but IMHO, there is no better site for those , like myself, who are 'tech-challenged', to not only get assistance with the easiest of issues, but to further their learning, and in the most civilized of arenas. The knowledge imparted for free is unending, and the aura here of ....'there are no stupid questions'....along with the 'humor' invoked sometimes...is unparalleled on the WWW.
I hope you stick around and enjoy all that VDr has to offer.
.....just my 2 cents....:)
My first time back in a while..but when I first found this forum I was thrilled...that is when I was working on PC's and never a problem this forum didn't help me with.
Now I'm into designing and I'm hoping to find the same support...I love this site and sorry to hear it has been "down in the dumps"...but heads up...things can only get better if you are on the bottom only one way to go and that is up...so let's all be positive about this ...sounds like to me the people behind this forum are willing and able to get it back to top notch...Good luck...
You'll be hearing from me...
CarriesPC
We're not really down in the dumps now. This is an old thread. We're actually getting more users now than we have in ages.
Ages like in 3 years or so.
I'd just like to say thanks for the kind comments that have been posted. We always have, and always will, strive to make this the friendliest tech forum on the 'net, and now that folks can find us again things are starting to look up :)
bistro, no offense regarding my reference to gender. So many times I have referred to "he" on some forums and I quickly get a response stating that "I am a she". ( I am trying to be politically correct these days. ;) )
I strongly suspected you to be a he to spout those descriptions that everyone knows the meaning of so well except those less knowledgeable like myself.
EDIT: Think I had better add the fact that the lady folk also know a bunch about computers and can relate their experiences quiet well :D
Okay..guys...everytime I've posted a reply in the last few days .. I get an email saying "old thread"...please tell me how to just go with the new threads...I feel I'm way behind times...
Thanks,
None taken. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by buf
CarriesPC: Not sure exactly why you are getting those emails. Can you provide a link to those posts? Although there usually isn't a hard and fast rule as to what's an "old" thread, a good ballpark figure would be a couple of weeks or so...or a thread where the problem was resolved a few days ago and the post is not contributing any new information (that would be a subjective call by the moderator)....an exception would be a running commentary-type thread such as this one...but even these have to have a reasonable limit after people stop posting. I'm sure a mod or an admin will come along here soon and say "No, no, no....Bistro hasn't a freakin' clue as usual! Here's what an "old" thread is:.....". :D :D
Actually...they would be a lot nicer about it....maybe.....I hope..... :o
Hmm, I wasn't aware the emails said that, even if it was an old thread.
WOW this is one loooooong thread man!
I only read the first and the last pages so please forgive me if I miss a point or two.
I have just arrived here today after a seemingly long time away to post a question that I have been wondering about for a few days, but I would like to comment on this subject first if I may.
I was disappointed to read the beginnings of this thread as, through experience, I had come to the conclusion that this site (for me at least) is the raison de être of general IT forums. I have posted on a few - sometimes duplicated across a few for a speedy response to a difficult question. This one always came through with a useful response and usually the quickest also. This is the site I would recommend. Skipping to the end of the thread is much more reasurring though, the fact that the thread is so long indicates that any current issues (I am unaware of them myself) have a healthy and enthusiastic community already taking steps to deal with this.
Without delving too deeply and only offering on initial comments, here is my piece:
I found this site not long ago really when I had novice querys which quickly developed to more complex ones. The fact that this site deals with the latter well kept me here and will I'm sure for the foreseeable future, but what brought me here can't ever fade away for the interest of maintaining a thriving community. To look at this broadly; any valued human commodity can never retain a desirable balance without good management and asset knowledge. I saw references to a poor survey response from such a broad base of users and being a candidate for such reports I would just like to say that when I have been offered participation in a survey I can be put off by the deep, numerous, probing nature of most, even though I feel I want to offer my input as a minimum for valued information I find here. I currently have no internet acces at home and time at work limits me in this respect also.
More input from your users
To circumvent the excuses I myself make for not participating in any long surveys I think a great way to accumulate data from more users would be to advertise key topics of user research questions daily, with perhaps a couple of radio buttons to accept taking just a few seconds. This would net some input from occasional users who would never bother with larger surveys. The latter could be reserved for more frequent users, perhaps based on number posts/logins.
These are the thoughts of a lesser but grateful user.