Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 1 Oct 2011 11:59:45 -0700 | Subject | Re: When to re-post or give up on a message | From | Mark Knecht <> |
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On Sat, Oct 1, 2011 at 10:54 AM, Shea Levy <shea@shealevy.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > If a new thread is posted to the list without any response, how long should > the poster wait before losing any expectation of a response? Under what > circumstances should the poster then re-post, and when should he just give > up on that thread? Sorry to have to ask this on the list, but I can't find > it on the faq anywhere. > > Cheers, > Shea Levy
Hi Shea, I'm a long, long, long time lurker, seldom poster. I'm not a developer but like to read about at least the big issues here.
My experience on getting a response here has a lot to do with what my request is. I only post here when I cannot find another place more appropriate on my own. I'd say that out of the 20-30 threads I've posted here over the last decade at least 95% have been responded to. Most have gotten a response in a day or two. Some have taken a week.
My follow-up strategy is oriented around getting someone interested in my issue. Typically what I do is post everything I think is of interest on the first post, and following that keep working it on my own. If I haven't received a response in a day or two, not including weekends, then I'll typically respond to myself with more information gathered since the first post. Sometimes it's taken 2-3 posts to get the eyeballs of someone who's working on the area I'm concerned with.
HTH, Mark
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