On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 14:57:53 -0400, The Indexxer wrote
(in message <1jlbf2p1n1g33l8bcvpgdohvn3hevk0sc1@4ax.com>):
> On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 12:20:05 GMT, dreamer <dreamer@weaver.com> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 18:13:22 -0400, Jo wrote
>> (in message <Xns982DEC9E46B82nonononono@62.253.170.163>):
>>
>>> MinoriFan wrote in news:rbq6f2pvjguuv7je4qc40utusk5utookmt@4ax.com:
>>>
>>>> http://csv.el-toro.org/
>>>>
>>>> MET collections are available on el-toros. Unfortunately, the site is
>>>> down at the moment, but should be up fairly soon. (day or two,
>>>> hopefully.)
>>>>
>>>
>>> OK,thanks a lot.
>>> Jo.
>>
>> i'm most likely going to get slammed by someone out there for saying this,
>> but it still amazes me that people thank people for csv's but say nothing
>> of
>> thanks regarding the posts, (not that I expect people to thank posters for
>> every single post) but thanking for a csv and not evening thanks for the
>> post
>> just floors me, and if you like csvs better than the sets well do hope you
>> get all the csvs you need, who needs the pics
>
> I generally think that posters receive by far too less thanks. In the
> case of "non requested" sets (sets that the poster posts "freely",
> without request, because he thinks they might be interesting for the
> public) too many people take them for granted and not worth the
> trouble posting a short "Thank you" note. This is a big problem in
> nearly all groups and I've seen dozens of great posters disappear
> because they did not receive proper appreciation. Maybe some folks
> think "Nobody asked for these sets so why should I thank for them"?
>
> In the past I always have reduced my postings to a minimum in case I
> got no answers and have increased postings when I had the feeling that
> people appreciated them. In case of personal requests I always expect
> a reply of the requester then - even if it's only an information. In
> case I do not receive an acknowledgement this person will not get help
> from me any more.
>
> Most interesting is the fact that when postings of regulars cease the
> lurkers creep out from their holes and are amazed where the posters
> now are - but they never had thanked them for their posts before.
>
> I generally thank posters when I download a set or more, I also
> mention what I thank for because I do not download all sets. Dreamer,
> your work is very appreciated, and compared to other groups this one
> and the sister group has a relatively high rate of thankful people.
>
> The Indexxer
I always enjoy posting something I think you might want/enjoy because your
responses are always extremely considerate of the poster (and you as a poster
understand what I am saying).
--
dreamer
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