Forumites not submitting enough info on their posts.

JayDee · Guru

Forumites not submitting enough info on their posts.

Whenarewethere · Guru

Good idea as the one who writes about the location obviously knows where it is. The rest of us there are varying degrees of clarity.

dorian · Guru

One of my many gripes is those people who ask for technical help with a particular product and provide no links. Everyone who reads the post then has to do their own searches.

BTW, a link to the product manufacturer's web site is preferable to a link to Amazon or eBay. We want to know how it works, not how much it costs.

Dougwe · Chief one feather

G'day JayDee.

Another thing that needs to be done is get the name of the place right.

I'm not having a go at you or being smart BUT

By saying Greenlake, will not get you to 'GreenS Lake' that you mentioned. The correct name is GreenS Lake (with an S)

If you look through my posts about said lake I usually put a capital S on the GreenS.

I do agree with you though as many times I have to ask my good mate Mr Google where a place is. A little effort saves all that.

Keep Safe on the roads and out there.

Olive Oil · Senior Member

There's nothing wrong with providing a little more information. Good idea.

On one of our trips we did the three VIC lakes, Green Lake near Horsham, Green Lake near Ararat & Greens Lake near Elmore (Shepparton).

They've all got nice camping areas. smile

Eaglemax · Guru

One problem imo is with so many members but so few posting. If we are to encourage more members input here we need to be tolerant of human nature of imperfection. The point made about Greens Lake being correctly named confirms my point. If we are perceived as Grumpy Grey Nomads it isnt so good. Tony

blaze · Guru

Eaglemax wrote:
One problem imo is with so many members but so few posting. If we are to encourage more members input here we need to be tolerant of human nature of imperfection. The point made about Greens Lake being correctly named confirms my point. If we are perceived as Grumpy Grey Nomads it isnt so good. Tony

Maybe some of that could be solved by limiting replies to the OP to one reply (except for the OP), then people might think about what they are posting, not go off topic so much, better information and less bull****

cheers

blaze

Eaglemax · Guru

Exactly Blaze

STRETCH ARMSTRONG · Senior Member

Everyone is different. I don't have a problem looking up a place or simply asking the question.

SouthernComfort · Guru

Eaglemax wrote:
One problem imo is with so many members but so few posting. If we are to encourage more members input here we need to be tolerant of human nature of imperfection. The point made about Greens Lake being correctly named confirms my point. If we are perceived as Grumpy Grey Nomads it isnt so good. Tony

I agree Tony. It's pretty obvious many folks don't feel comfortable 'risking' a post and therefore won't run the gauntlet. How many threads in here actually conclude without someone having been shouted down? e.g. This thread has had 255 views and 9 contributions so far. The quiet majority will surely remain that way.

-- Edited by SouthernComfort on Tuesday 27th of August 2019 08:11:11 AM

yobarr · Guru

STRETCH ARMSTRONG wrote:
Everyone is different. I don't have a problem looking up a place or simply asking the question.

Absolutely true Stretch.A bigger problem for me is trying to decipher convoluted sentences containing no grammar.Yesterday it took me a some time to determine the intended meaning of a 49 word post that had no grammar at all,and should have been posted as 7 separate sentences. Cheers

yobarr · Guru

blaze wrote:
Eaglemax wrote:
One problem imo is with so many members but so few posting. If we are to encourage more members input here we need to be tolerant of human nature of imperfection. The point made about Greens Lake being correctly named confirms my point. If we are perceived as Grumpy Grey Nomads it isnt so good. Tony
Maybe some of that could be solved by limiting replies to the OP to one reply (except for the OP), then people might think about what they are posting, not go off topic so much, better information and less bull****
cheers.blaze

Surely you jest? Limiting replies would deny those who know what they are talking about the opportunity to correct the incorrect advice given to an OP by others who are likely to have good intentions,but are absolutely ignorant of the actual facts.Cheers.

Wizardofoz · Guru

Or your initial reply was incorrect or, some important information was missing...we all make mistakes, well at least I do! biggrin

-- Edited by Wizardofoz on Tuesday 27th of August 2019 10:19:45 AM

blissonwheels · Senior Member

Gooday,
One of my Pet Hates is the Acronyms or abbreviations that have become an epidemic today, even on TV or Radio the frequent users are asked to clarify their quote by then giving the proper words.

I also do not subscribe to this 'TIME POOR' statement.

My Father instilled in me that there is no such true truth in the statement, (that you did not have time), his answer was, that we all have 24 hours in a day and it is matter of what we do with it, therefore the answer is-: "I Did Not Make Time".

Dick0 · Guru

It's GREENS LAKE near Corop that you are referring to l assume.

JayDee · Guru

Dick0 wrote:
It's GREENS LAKE near Corop that you are referring to l assume.

Yes Dicko that is the one.

Whilst there may have only been approx 14 forumites who responded to this post, the fact is that well over 300 must have open the post.

So I am happy with the fact that those other 300 plus now may gain some help from this post.

Jay&Dee

Tony Bev · Guru

My interpretation, before I joined the forum, was, and still is

Until we actually know everything, there are things that we do not know, we do not know

I therefore fully expect to read a question along the lines of

"What is wrong with my fridge"

From a first timer, who probably does not know, that there are more than one type of caravan fridge

This is about the best travelling forum, I have come across, for newbie's to obtain information

I have certainly learned a lot about travelling in Australia, from the more learned members

I hope that the more learned people would excuse grammar mistakes, and just be a bit more tolerant

denmonkey · Senior Member

I vote for spoons of cement for everyone to harden up. biggrin

I get where you're coming from on most of it though.

I thought it was the younger generation that was intolerant of opposing views. evileye

For me, I can't be offended by anything someone says online. It's words on a screen. around 30 seconds after I've replied or turned my screen off, I've forgotten all about it.

So for those who wish to debate a topic with me or have a differing opinion. have at it. I'd prefer scathing honesty vs padding my emotions with false agreement , I won't get upset and maybe we both learn something.

luv yas all Brett

yobarr · Guru

Tony Bev wrote:
My interpretation, before I joined the forum, was, and still is

Until we actually know everything, there are things that we do not know, we do not know

I therefore fully expect to read a question along the lines of

"What is wrong with my fridge"

From a first timer, who probably does not know, that there are more than one type of caravan fridge

This is about the best travelling forum, I have come across, for newbie's to obtain information

I have certainly learned a lot about travelling in Australia, from the more learned members

I hope that the more learned people would excuse grammar mistakes, and just be a bit more tolerant

Hi Tony...like you,I try to ignore grammar mistakes,but the post I referred to was actually made today,and contains absolutely NO grammar.......zero,zilch,nil,nada. This makes it exceedingly difficult to determine the authors intended meaning. Cheers

KevinJ · Senior Member

"It deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe."

yobarr · Guru

dKevinJ wrote:
"It deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe."

Hi Kevin...I am well aware of this,but the post I refer to had no capitals,no commas,and no full stops. Cheers

KevinJ · Senior Member

Sorry, it was not meant to offend, it was just tongue in cheek. I actually posted it to the Jokes page yesterday.

yobarr · Guru

KevinJ wrote:
Sorry, it was not meant to offend, it was just tongue in cheek. I actually posted it to the Jokes page yesterday.

Hi Kevin....I certainly was not offended! I believe that I have seen elsewhere what you have posted,and it is very true.If it is indeed your own work,well done! Cheers

-- Edited by yobarr on Tuesday 27th of August 2019 06:23:13 PM

KevinJ · Senior Member

Its certainly not my work; too clever for me. Thats why I put it in quotes.

yobarr · Guru

KevinJ wrote:
Its certainly not my work; too clever for me. Thats why I put it in quotes.

Wish I could put things in quote marks.For some unknown reason,when I post from my iPad,apostrophies and quotation marks simply disappear? Cheers

KevinJ · Senior Member

This post is from my iPad. The previous post was from my laptop.

This is typed with quotes but disappears when posted.

"This is typed with quotes and stays as quotes"

You do it by holding down the quote button till you get a pop up menu. Then you select the middle quote.

I have noticed question marks replacing quotes sometimes.

-- Edited by KevinJ on Tuesday 27th of August 2019 07:01:15 PM

-- Edited by KevinJ on Tuesday 27th of August 2019 07:02:19 PM

elliemike · Guru

Dougwe wrote:
G'day JayDee.

Another thing that needs to be done is get the name of the place right.

I'm not having a go at you or being smart BUT

By saying Greenlake, will not get you to 'GreenS Lake' that you mentioned. The correct name is GreenS Lake (with an S)

If you look through my posts about said lake I usually put a capital S on the GreenS.

I do agree with you though as many times I have to ask my good mate Mr Google where a place is. A little effort saves all that.

Keep Safe on the roads and out there.

Where are the Kimberly's ?

the rocket · Guru

blaze wrote:
Eaglemax wrote:
One problem imo is with so many members but so few posting. If we are to encourage more members input here we need to be tolerant of human nature of imperfection. The point made about Greens Lake being correctly named confirms my point. If we are perceived as Grumpy Grey Nomads it isnt so good. Tony
Maybe some of that could be solved by limiting replies to the OP to one reply (except for the OP), then people might think about what they are posting, not go off topic so much, better information and less bull****
cheers
blaze

Oh. That would make reading our site boring. I rather like the bulL++++. sorry cannot find those stars on my keyboard. I love popcorn n people going off topic is just like meeting at happy hour. Bring on the fun.

yobarr · Guru

KevinJ wrote:
This post is from my iPad. The previous post was from my laptop.
This is typed with quotes but disappears when posted.
"This is typed with quotes and stays as quotes"
You do it by holding down the quote button till you get a pop up menu. Then you select the middle quote.
I have noticed question marks replacing quotes sometimes.
Edited by KevinJ on Tuesday 27th of August 2019 07:01:15 PM
-- Edited by KevinJ on Tuesday 27th of August 2019 07:02:19 PM

Thanks Kevin....I will see if I can master that! Cheers

KevinJ · Senior Member

Happy to help.