Can we get some help with the "I need help" postings
Aug 19, 2012 12:15:30 #
Aug 19, 2012 12:20:41 #
dasloaf wrote:
why can't people just say what they need help with? I'm serious! Love to see it move to the FAQ section.
Exactly. That way, posts with valuable info about the topic will have a better chance of being read at a later time if the seeker uses a keyword in Search. (eg, "I Need Help with memory card!" )
Aug 19, 2012 13:06:08 #
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Aug 19, 2012 14:03:52 #
photoman022
Loc: Manchester CT USA
I totally agree with the original post. If the poster just gives a generic "need help," I skip it. If it's a need help that I can actually help with, I'll open it.
As to people believing that it doesn't take much to open a thread, it would take even less work for a poster to tell what they need help with.
As it is, I open only a few of the posts on UHH because they either don't apply to me (and my knowledge base) or the original poster is too lazy to say what they need help with.
As to people believing that it doesn't take much to open a thread, it would take even less work for a poster to tell what they need help with.
As it is, I open only a few of the posts on UHH because they either don't apply to me (and my knowledge base) or the original poster is too lazy to say what they need help with.
Aug 19, 2012 15:46:56 #
RacerDan wrote:
quote=dasloaf It would be really, really nice if ... (show quote)
I agree...I need help and a one or two word description...is going to get the right people looking at your post
"Need help with macro"
"Need help with PP"
"Need help with landscapes"
Aug 19, 2012 17:00:52 #
dasloaf wrote:
It would be really, really nice if you say what kind of help you need in the title of your postings. Instead of saying " I need help", why not say, I need help removing background, How do you do this! Please, or even better have the Hedgehog, start a section, I need help, so all the titles can blend into one!
Aug 19, 2012 17:04:52 #
dasloaf wrote:
It would be really, really nice if you say what kind of help you need in the title of your postings. Instead of saying " I need help", why not say, I need help removing background, How do you do this! Please, or even better have the Hedgehog, start a section, I need help, so all the titles can blend into one!
Totally agree. It would be nice if people would read the rules around here because that is stated in the rules. Keep from using general topic headings such as "help". That way viewers can quickly identify if they can help you or not. Part of the reason I don't participate around here much anymore. No one seems to care that there is an established order of things or a way to make things easier for the other members to help you.
Aug 20, 2012 13:47:40 #
I'm with dasloaf and the others favoring more descriptive language. It is time-consuming for those of us who have jobs, etc. to click in and then have to click back when we see that we are not interested or cannot help. I know a click isn't hard, but a few more decriptive words is not hard either. I tend not to open these threads when I'm rushed and I may be missing out.
Aug 20, 2012 14:08:27 #
I asked the same question last week and got pretty beat up by the responses....
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-58278-1.html
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-58278-1.html
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