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by jaqui

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top 100 list as a contact list to ask questions, without even bothering to learn anything about the person they are sending the question to are becoming a real pain in the SPAM list.

I've started getting peer messages from members who I have never seen post anywhere on here, asking me how to do stuff with Flash, Java and Javascript.

what a joke huh? anyone who reads my posts knows I do not use, or support the use of, all three of those. Why would I help someone to implement them? :D

As far as I'm concerned, mining the top 100 for contacts to ask questions is spamming the peers asked, unless it is on a subject that the person being sent the question does post answers / comments in favor of.

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by tony hopkinson

Not enough to get stroppy about, I rarely reply to anyone who can't manage to post the question in public.

I think a few types who don't know anything are using it as a way to conceal their ignorance. 'Unfortunately' I have no more time to explain how to build a corporate network in private than I do in public.

Besides I'd have to PM someone in the top 100, because I don't know how to. :p

by jaqui

I'm pretty sure that you would pm someone from the top 100 that is a network admin / engineer and knows how. :D

like if I needed help with a db design I wouldn't ask a website / graphic designer.
[ most website databases are not well designed ]

by dawgit

I think that would be called "Rude". It would seem presumptuous at least. I'm gald I'm not up there on the list. A question though, are most of those inquiries from a particular part of the Globe? Or has the whole World gone off the deep end? -Or- Take it as a complement. -d

by w2ktechman

but not too regularly.
However, I dill look them up to post a reply to thier post. If they did not post, I ignore and delete.

Sometimes they did post and I missed it (if I had answered a question and then not checked back). In these cases I apologize for the delay and try to answer back.

If it is a peer that I know, I usually respond back in an email. That is if I read their email the week it was sent :^0
I sometimes skip reading yahoo mail for a week or more..

by hal 9000

W2K and the Scummy One are just so unreliable all the time. :D

Neither of them have any Ethics as they insist on earning a living instead of handing out their knowledge instead of working. :p

Col ]:)

by hal 9000

Yes I know just how much you like these Languages/Technologies but at least it shows that they are actually looking at what the people on that list actually do. After all you are getting questions about what you actually do well sort of anyway. :)

I understand that Smeg is getting a few of those as well but nothing relating to Web Usage. Seems that some of the people are actually doing some digging to find an answer for their individual problems at least.

I actually saw 5 questions from the same person one day recently each sounding more desperate than the last. Pity that I was actually working that day and away from home where I play on TR. B-)

But now that I have your attention Jaqui I want to install Flash into a Web Page working on the .Net Framework and I want to incorporate both Java and Java Script into the .Net Framework as this is the best solution to Web Site Development that I'm developing so how can I do it? Because I'm so adept in doing things like this I'll need a Step by Step list on how to implement this. I await your urgent response. :^0

SO SORRY I'll send you a PM instead of posting my question here. No as I've gone to the trouble of posting it here I'll copy & Paste to the PM. ?:|

Col

by jaqui

and you'll get a complete non response, since it's garbage that should not be on a website related. :D

by hal 9000

That's not what M$ Told me. :^0

They are really into security I know this because they told me so. :D

Col ]:)

by jdclyde

if they are someone that just joined, they can pissoff.

if we have crossed paths in the discussions/questions, I MIGHT answer if it is something I know already and takes absolutely no effort. otherwise I recommend they post it to the board to find someone that knows that part.

by jaqui

getting bombarded with stupid questions in peermail from new members?

*note, do not use alternate account to send jd links to eye candy

by jdclyde

there has just been one peer that sends me links of interest, the rest I pretty much ignore..... ]:)

by captbilly1eye

By replying, you supply them your email address in the return address field.
No way, Jose!

Most of the ones I get are from middle eastern 'Professionals' that don't deserve a response, anyway.

by jdclyde

is very important.

There are certain countries where IT jobs are being farmed out to. I will NOT assist IT jobs farmed to these countries, in anyway, shape, or form.

Same when "they" ask about certs and which are the hot fields.

Why would I help someone take bread off my table?

by older mycroft

How they were homing in on me. I assumed I was forgetting them.

All the time I spent trying to figure out which post they were referring to and all the time the OP didn't exist.

Most of 'em I just ignore though.

But it is annoying!

by w2ktechman

The easiest way is to look them up, if they havent posted anything, ignore and delete. If they have posted, post back in a recent posting.
That is the Scummy way at least :D

by jaqui

don't even have the time to look them up on TR.
I just ignore and delete them.

Though I'm still trying to find the post about 3d screensaver from freeze.com I supposedly made mentioned in one.

by rob miners

the Top 100 has nothing to do with answering questions. It appears to me that it is based on the amount of posts the user has contributed. :)

I do what the majority does, Delete, Reply depending on who it is or post back in Furums.

Now if TR could just fix the search so that you would be able to search questions instead of discussions, it would make life easier.

On another note I would like to see this incorporated into into the bottom of each posters question as a reminder.

How do I rate the answers to my posted Question?
Click on the answer. Click the Mark "Helpful" button displayed below the post. You may mark more than one answer as "Helpful."

:)

by hal 9000

Is made up of those who participate on TR and it geared to Questions answered, Posts made and Blogs Submitted if the last is still going.

I believe that the Old TRI was a group that helped the PTB at TR to shape the site and as Jaqui was always so forthcoming I think that he was part of this group who was responsible for misleading the PTB on TR on which way to proceed.

They where a shady lot who where not advertised over the site but sort of existed in the Background doing whatever. There where just a few references to them at different times in a fairly Cryptic fashion but whoever they where they are the ones responsible for making things the way that they are today. So now you know where to place the blame. :D

[b]It's all Jaqui's Fault so lets blame him.[/b] :0

Col

by jaqui

that's the point, the top 100 is site activity only.

some peers don't bother with using the questions on the site, they use the top 100 members to send them questions privately. With no attention paid to what the peer being asked knows about.

by rob miners

They want you to answer all their questions without posting in the Forums. :)

That's no bloody good. You won't get a Thumb! :)

Jeeze mate, you must be popular, nobody peers me for information unless it has to do with a question that has been posted. :)

by oh smeg

Not only are the Avatars no longer working but the entire site isn't loading right. I just tried to change user accounts and it took something like 5 minutes to load the page incompletely.

Jaqui what have you been up to this time? :D

Col

by cg it

For me, it's become a resource for "how do I"

crack passwords, reset password, reset BIOS passwords, setup a home network, and it also has become a

"How come" and fill in the blank with anything from printer doesn't print to bios doesn't see my new drive.

Ah well, consumers and kiddies will be consumers and kiddies.

by boxfiddler Hot topic

sometimes all I see is a name, sometimes nothing. Then I open a thread and the avatar is there... very weird.

Tonight the usual advertiser .coms have been freezing up making for very slow page loads, though oddly I could click links and go to another page.

Very weird. A ghost perhaps. ;)
Or maybe that durn broken HAL9000 remotely fiddling with things.

by jaqui

I have been getting no problems with page loads, avatars or any such nonsense.

must be a windows bug. :p

my linux boxes are immune to them. :D

by hal 9000

Not here Boxxy one.

Everything was working perfectly when I last looked but earlier today the Site wasn't showing any Avatars.

Perhaps you need to find a Windows Teacher who can Edumicate you on how to use Windows. I know that it is a Cheap, Second Rate, Faulty OS but even it sort of works almost right some of the time. :p

On this Debian Box things where displaying perfectly till today and now that the Site has been fixed everything is working Perfectly again. :0

[i]Edited to Add[/i] So does this mean that I'm to be punished again and forced to use Windows till I'm good again? :^0

Col

by jaqui

links of interest you say?
like eye candy? ;)

actually most traffic related to TR in my inbox is from people in my contacts list. :D

if someone can't be bothered to use the site resources correctly, I'm not going to bother answering them.

if it's about a recent comment I made, I'll answer them, in the thread. ]:)

if it's an old one, I have no idea where the thread is, so it's on the ignore list.

by jdclyde

is when it IS about a current discussion but they don't link to it and of course you CAN'T FIND ANYTHING that isn't current on this @#!%#@!^#@'en site....

I say that in the best possible way, of course.... ;\

by the scummy one

Bringing a WinSlam again. I have had no problems recently -- wait -- never mind, I was using PCLOS all week.

by the scummy one

I am not that smart -- without the mouse, how can anything be done??? :^0

Ok, personally, I have limited Linux knowledge, and am just a sad and lowly user. Not even a power user :(
I even prefer KDE over Gnome :0

While I can get around a bit with the command prompt, to me the full interface is much better for a desktop OS.
However, its a tossup for PC BSD or PCLOS, and for bloatware linux, SUSE works fine for me as well.

by jaqui

that is happens far more frequently when you are near the top of the top 100.

the top 10 specially get them.

by rob miners

Is it OK if I send the Linux questions to you. :)

Seriously though, I hadn't thought of it like that. :)

by jaqui

a Hal9000 unit that is already bonkers use windows?

and be driven completely insane?

so it does something silly like direct io so that io crashes into the earth at 1,000,000 miles per hour?

why would we suggest that?

by jaqui

Cus 1,000,000,00 MPH is much better than 100,000,000 MPH

silly Hal9000,
1,000,000,00 = 1,000,000 = 1,000,000.00

when you can't even remember number differences from different locales you are in need of repairs.

by boxfiddler Hot topic

It used to be my primary resource for learning things. All I had to do was pop in, cruise the questions until I found one that looked like my own and then read the responses.
Especially the last several weeks it's been chock full of questions that can easily be answered with a simple google.
Bummer.

by cg it

Also, like you Boxie, seems to me that the "high school kiddies, nothing else better to do" are in Q&A.

Ah well, lets there's the off topic discussion eh?

by boxfiddler Hot topic

A fresh with potential for excessive stimulation (and flaming) was started yesterday.
And the music threads certainly push me to dig deep in the memory. Probably a good thing? lol

by w2ktechman

these things have always been here. Just a bit more these days. That is why I have become much more selective in answering.
Of course I dont gather thumbs well while being too selective though, and I often miss ones that I could have helped on.

by cg it

Just me I quess but rather not be a part of remedial help desk for remedial people.

by hal 9000

Gathering Thumbs isn't something that happens with the Kiddies who ask those silly questions they never rate them so what are you missing out on?

But since you asked so nicely I'll give you a few thumbs. :D

Now how many more do you want? :D

Col

Message was edited by: Beth Blakely

by boxfiddler Hot topic

I think that the problem lays with Firefox. It's been funky since its most recent update.

by cg it

yeah the music thread certainly has gotten those memory neurons firing...lol...

by rob miners

created a Hotmail account and now I will use that for TR. :)

Should keep everything seperated. :)

by hal 9000

Visit as well Jaqui.

She is a lovely old Dear who everyone loves with a vengeance. If you don't she will Rip your Bloody Arms off. :D

She's currently on her way to pay W2K a visit and Knock the Scum right out of him so after she finishes there I'll get her to pay you a visit. Just remember that I told her that you called her a Fat Ugly Wench so be prepared for her when she arrives. :^0

OH I should add that groveling while it may look impressive is no good when Aunty Jack is upset but it is marginally better than being silly enough to stand up to her. As it causes less pain to be suffered by the offender. :^0 :D :^0 :D

Drat what is that Maniacal Laughter when it's needed. :(

But no matter what you think it's still better to have Discovery Hit your puny planet at 1,000,000 MPH or 100,000 MPH than at 100,000,000 MPH as the damage is far less. Not something that I'm really interested in though as I see no need for that Pathetic Little Planet to continue to exist. :0

Bye Now won't be seeing y'all Latter as none of you will be around any more. :p

Col ]:)

by oz_media

I was just browsing through contacts crap and found a bunch of people I never heard of who count me as a ocntact.

So I traced one down and looked at forum profile, which led to this discussion.

That's why I use a freebee online acocunt for online contacts (which I rarely check or clear out, sorry guys), and just hand out my personal address to a trusted few.

by oz_media

Q&A has gone to crap, I don't even bother browsing it anymore. A never ending list of people asking test questions, doing homework and looking for ways to crack stolen boxes.

What a waste, it was WAAAAY better before, when we had tech points and you NEEDED points to post a question.

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