Question

"Donald Mackenzie" <reaper_nz@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> How often do people respond when they have corrected any problem they have
> asked about?
>
> I don't read here all the time, but I do see these long threads with
> suggestion, counter suggestions (and abuse) but not many of them seem to
> have a message from the OP about whether the fault was fixed and what had
> actually caused it.
>[/color]
How often? Not many.

At least "some" of questions here are asked by people who can't afford to
have a qualified mechanic fix the problem (or maybe it is not cost effective
on such an old car, or they will sell it instead). So some of the problems
may never get fixed.

Donald Mackenzie wrote:[color=blue]
> How often do people respond when they have corrected any problem they
> have asked about?
>
> I don't read here all the time, but I do see these long threads with
> suggestion, counter suggestions (and abuse) but not many of them seem
> to have a message from the OP about whether the fault was fixed and
> what had actually caused it.[/color]

Great question! I learned that nobody should ever vote for Democrats. ;-)
--

- Philip

On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 09:45:48 +1300, "Donald Mackenzie"
<reaper_nz@hotmail.com> wrote:
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>How often do people respond when they have corrected any problem they have
>asked about?
>
>I don't read here all the time, but I do see these long threads with
>suggestion, counter suggestions (and abuse) but not many of them seem to
>have a message from the OP about whether the fault was fixed and what had
>actually caused it.
>[/color]
I don't have a percentage on hand but I do recall people responding
that the problem was indeed fixed. It would seem to be a low
percentage. I venture to say that some have probably found their
solution but haven't bother to post it. Some may have other
situations happen that their original question has become moot.

At least though, it gives the original poster other avenues or options
that he/she may not have thought of before. It is ultimately up to
them to weight what makes most sense to them and pursue it
accordingly. It also goes to show that there are people who are
willing to help (correctly or not).

Why do you ask? What is the main purpose of your inquiry, if I may
ask?

"Donald Mackenzie" <reaper_nz@hotmail.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
>How often do people respond when they have corrected any problem they have
>asked about?
>
>I don't read here all the time, but I do see these long threads with
>suggestion, counter suggestions (and abuse) but not many of them seem to
>have a message from the OP about whether the fault was fixed and what had
>actually caused it.
>[/color]
....probably got tired of all the wild ideas and variations and
took the damned thing to the dealer...
--

-Gord.
(use gordon in email)

"Viperkiller" <nothing@nothing.net> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 09:45:48 +1300, "Donald Mackenzie"
> <reaper_nz@hotmail.com> wrote:
>[color=green]
>>How often do people respond when they have corrected any problem they have
>>asked about?
>>
>>I don't read here all the time, but I do see these long threads with
>>suggestion, counter suggestions (and abuse) but not many of them seem to
>>have a message from the OP about whether the fault was fixed and what had
>>actually caused it.
>>[/color]
> I don't have a percentage on hand but I do recall people responding
> that the problem was indeed fixed. It would seem to be a low
> percentage. I venture to say that some have probably found their
> solution but haven't bother to post it. Some may have other
> situations happen that their original question has become moot.
>
> At least though, it gives the original poster other avenues or options
> that he/she may not have thought of before. It is ultimately up to
> them to weight what makes most sense to them and pursue it
> accordingly. It also goes to show that there are people who are
> willing to help (correctly or not).
>
> Why do you ask? What is the main purpose of your inquiry, if I may
> ask?[/color]

Just that some of the threads on here have that many suggestions it could
help others with their problems if the OP posted what was done to solve
their problem. I have seen abuse, in some newsgroups, of people that have
posted the same question as someone else - even when the previous post gave
no obvious solution.

I'm not saying anyone should be forced to respond - but out of courtesy it
would be nice.

"Gord Beaman" <gord@islandtelecom.com> wrote in message
news:l0h221dqkdpiekpole525lkeorehmhe0pn@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> "Donald Mackenzie" <reaper_nz@hotmail.com> wrote:
>[color=green]
>>How often do people respond when they have corrected any problem they have
>>asked about?
>>
>>I don't read here all the time, but I do see these long threads with
>>suggestion, counter suggestions (and abuse) but not many of them seem to
>>have a message from the OP about whether the fault was fixed and what had
>>actually caused it.
>>[/color]
> ...probably got tired of all the wild ideas and variations and
> took the damned thing to the dealer...
> --
>
> -Gord.
> (use gordon in email)[/color]

Thanks Gord,
Having just read a couple of posts by some of the 'experts' on here it's
easy to see why some would give up.

"Mark A" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:u-adnbYFnYSVf73fRVn-3A@comcast.com...[color=blue]
> "Donald Mackenzie" <reaper_nz@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:cvqn5o$18f$1@lust.ihug.co.nz...[color=green]
>> How often do people respond when they have corrected any problem they
>> have
>> asked about?
>>
>> I don't read here all the time, but I do see these long threads with
>> suggestion, counter suggestions (and abuse) but not many of them seem to
>> have a message from the OP about whether the fault was fixed and what had
>> actually caused it.
>>[/color]
> How often? Not many.
>
> At least "some" of questions here are asked by people who can't afford to
> have a qualified mechanic fix the problem (or maybe it is not cost
> effective
> on such an old car, or they will sell it instead). So some of the problems
> may never get fixed.
>
>[/color]
Thanks,
You could be right - I've recently sold a car because whenever I got one
problem solved another would show up.

On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 09:45:48 +1300, "Donald Mackenzie"
<reaper_nz@hotmail.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
>How often do people respond when they have corrected any problem they have
>asked about?
>
>I don't read here all the time, but I do see these long threads with
>suggestion, counter suggestions (and abuse) but not many of them seem to
>have a message from the OP about whether the fault was fixed and what had
>actually caused it.[/color]


Recently on-line?

Quick lesson: U should think of the Internet as a vast resource for
opinions (most of it wrong and biased) rather than a resource for
answers.

Plus, the right answer for poster#1 does not necessarily means it
applies to you. As we engineers are taught, the answer becomes
obvious when the correct questions are asked. So a lot of it DEPENDS
on how and what questions are asked. IT'S BROKE, HELP ME is about the
worst possible question of all time.

Hang around long enough and u will be able to distinguish the garbage
from the good stuff. Just like reading books or newspapers, they are
biased too u know... surprised?

On Sat, 26 Feb 2005 22:00:44 GMT, "Philip"
<1chip-state1@earthlink.n0t> wrote:
[color=blue]
>Great question! I learned that nobody should ever vote for Democrats. ;-)[/color]


And I learned that republicans are really all brawns and zero brain.
Makes you feel good now but your children will be paying for it. You
know who ended up losing the Civil War.

"bobb" <None@NoWhere.com> wrote in message
news:u9o221t9p1qler5sdop08b4fv30uh71c6o@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 09:45:48 +1300, "Donald Mackenzie"
> <reaper_nz@hotmail.com> wrote:
>[color=green]
>>How often do people respond when they have corrected any problem they have
>>asked about?
>>
>>I don't read here all the time, but I do see these long threads with
>>suggestion, counter suggestions (and abuse) but not many of them seem to
>>have a message from the OP about whether the fault was fixed and what had
>>actually caused it.[/color]
>
>
> Recently on-line?
>
> Quick lesson: U should think of the Internet as a vast resource for
> opinions (most of it wrong and biased) rather than a resource for
> answers.
>
> Plus, the right answer for poster#1 does not necessarily means it
> applies to you. As we engineers are taught, the answer becomes
> obvious when the correct questions are asked. So a lot of it DEPENDS
> on how and what questions are asked. IT'S BROKE, HELP ME is about the
> worst possible question of all time.
>
> Hang around long enough and u will be able to distinguish the garbage
> from the good stuff. Just like reading books or newspapers, they are
> biased too u know... surprised?
>[/color]

I agree, but in some cases someone elses end result could be the best place
to start for the later person with the same fault.

And for your point on questions - you would wonder why the 'experts' on here
don't start by trying to clarify the fault rather than jumping in the deep
end with their suggested cures.

I do know the 'It's broke, fix it' problem, we get this at work all the
time. Generally the item is brought to us for repair by someone from a
warehouse and all they got from the guy using the item was 'doesn't work'

"lurker" <lk@enron.com> wrote in message
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> You know who ended up losing the Civil War.[/color]

Is that a trick question? Abraham Lincoln was a Republican.

lurker wrote:[color=blue]
> On Sat, 26 Feb 2005 22:00:44 GMT, "Philip"
> <1chip-state1@earthlink.n0t> wrote:
>[color=green]
>> Great question! I learned that nobody should ever vote for
>> Democrats. ;-)[/color]
>
>
> And I learned that republicans are really all brawns and zero brain.
> Makes you feel good now but your children will be paying for it. You
> know who ended up losing the Civil War.[/color]

"The Children have been "paying for it" ever since Social Security was
begun. And as you should recall, the South lost officially )although there
are STILL pockets of resistance).
--

- Philip

On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 20:30:34 +1300, "Donald Mackenzie"
<reaper_nz@hotmail.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
>And for your point on questions - you would wonder why the 'experts' on here
>don't start by trying to clarify the fault rather than jumping in the deep
>end with their suggested cures.[/color]

Show offs? Just know enoug to be dangerous? Certified Mx wannabes?

[color=blue]
>I agree, but in some cases someone elses end result could be the best place
>to start for the later person with the same fault.[/color]

This NG is in the pits. It doesn't help that these politicos wannabes
keep spamming this ng.

Go to cartalk.com instead, real, moderate cars repair info.

On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 18:25:57 +1300, "Donald Mackenzie"
<reaper_nz@hotmail.com> wrote:
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>
>"Viperkiller" <nothing@nothing.net> wrote in message
>news:kat121lgboo1a236l0l1ofmqi4kg70cr6v@4ax.com...[color=green]
>> On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 09:45:48 +1300, "Donald Mackenzie"
>> <reaper_nz@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>>How often do people respond when they have corrected any problem they have
>>>asked about?
>>>
>>>I don't read here all the time, but I do see these long threads with
>>>suggestion, counter suggestions (and abuse) but not many of them seem to
>>>have a message from the OP about whether the fault was fixed and what had
>>>actually caused it.
>>>[/color]
>> I don't have a percentage on hand but I do recall people responding
>> that the problem was indeed fixed. It would seem to be a low
>> percentage. I venture to say that some have probably found their
>> solution but haven't bother to post it. Some may have other
>> situations happen that their original question has become moot.
>>
>> At least though, it gives the original poster other avenues or options
>> that he/she may not have thought of before. It is ultimately up to
>> them to weight what makes most sense to them and pursue it
>> accordingly. It also goes to show that there are people who are
>> willing to help (correctly or not).
>>
>> Why do you ask? What is the main purpose of your inquiry, if I may
>> ask?[/color]
>
>Just that some of the threads on here have that many suggestions it could
>help others with their problems if the OP posted what was done to solve
>their problem. I have seen abuse, in some newsgroups, of people that have
>posted the same question as someone else - even when the previous post gave
>no obvious solution.
>
>I'm not saying anyone should be forced to respond - but out of courtesy it
>would be nice.
>[/color]
I see your point. I agree that it would be nice to know the final
disposition of each thread.

How often do people respond when they have corrected any problem they have
asked about?

I don't read here all the time, but I do see these long threads with
suggestion, counter suggestions (and abuse) but not many of them seem to
have a message from the OP about whether the fault was fixed and what had
actually caused it.