| Re: Etiquette
To tell the truth, when protocols are established but get ignored or overlooked, it makes it a little easier when the members police themselves rather than having the mods rag on people. We like to write about whatever we like to write about but having to police a forum over a common sense issue becomes awkward.
I mean, let me be candid... the very same thing Alex described has happened to me. I read a post and wrote a reply that amounted to "Why are you writing to me about this?" and then realized I wasn't in the Manny 911 forum! Doh!
Then, other times someone will write a post, I'll want to write but can't because I don't have the time and forget about it because there's no feature to "Keep this post new". Eventually someone will chime in and I'll say "Oh, yeah... I forgot to write back...". Then, I write back.
Other times people will eagerly chime in because there isn't a gigantic sign that repeats what I have posted in the past and what's been asked before: please let me answer first. A lot of folks don't read the "Please read this before you post" section of my forum either.
So, what to do?
Well...
We accept that people are well-meaning, for the most part, and chalk it up to an oversight.
We allow ourselves to be reminded about things without taking offense.
We use common sense when posting.
We maintain a sense of humor.
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