RandomBox Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 Say, that I had a sticky problem and also say that the forum that it was originally posted on yielded no results for a few days!Would be considered (?) in bad taste (?) to pose the same exact question (verbatim) on a second forum as a desperation act?On a similar inquiry, would be considered a conflict of interest (or unethical) for the same moderators to be heading multiple forum sites?Hmmmm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfProRM Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 What I'd suggest is that if a problem doesn't yield any results, you might reply to your original topic to bring it back to our attention... If you think it belongs in a different forum, just say so, and one of the moderators can move it. Crossposting (as it's commonly called) isn't really necessary. :)Just curious what you mean by your second question... Why would it be a conflict of interest? If someone is knowledgeable in multiple facets of computers, why not have them moderate more than one forum? We have a pretty peaceful forum here, and no one forum is "elite" so how would it be unethical? The forums aren't exclusive (anyone can post in any forum). The main reason they're separated is to keep the similar topics together, that's all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomBox Posted July 24, 2003 Author Share Posted July 24, 2003 argh! Changed your avatar again huh?I mean in multiple forums: such as (lets say) TechFocus forums and ArsForums! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfProRM Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 Don't think we can stop you from doing so. Nothing wrong with using multiple forums. I post questions from here in the MozillaZine.com forum all the time And about moderators, it's hardly a conflict of interest... Our very own ChrisP is also a moderator at a different forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengeek Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 I'm a member of a few forums and look daily at quite a few more and I've often seen the same person ask the same question on three or more of them. Personally I think it's the way to go if you want an answer in a hurry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeber Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 I agree completely with Ryan. Since I now run a dual-boot system, I may have a question that concerns the interaction between my Windows and Linux partitions. I might want to post questions in both the Linux and Windows forums, to get answers from those who wouldn't have a reason to visit the other forum. I would, however, reword the question to make it apply to the forum I posted in.And as Ryan said so well, we have no interest in telling you in which outside forums you may or may not post in. Many of us belong, and even mod for, several forums. The more the merrier (or should I say, the more you ask, the more likely you are to receive an answer). All we do ask is that you don't abandon the SFNL forums. We like all our members, and while we're willing to share, we wouldn't want to see anyone leave for good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nlinecomputers Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 You have to post on mulitple forums if you want to get answers. I can't know ALL the answers. I am brilliant but there are limits. I often post questions on more then one forum. I also use more then one search engine as well. Both for the same reasons. You get access to different sources of information. More then one possible answer can be found that way. You've got to cast you nets wide to catch a school of fish.If you do find an answer on another forum I hope you would update the question posed here so that we can learn from the information as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havnblast Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 I think we are all guilty of the above - the more resources a person has available to themselves the better your going to find your answers and the correct answers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomBox Posted July 24, 2003 Author Share Posted July 24, 2003 Heh, Heh, Heh!I have been foiled for the second part of my original question! But as you may had noticed, I actually tried my darnest NOT to mention SFNL and LockerGnome Forums as the two specific ones that I had in mind!I do have a few reservations about these two issues:One is of fidelity/allegiance related! But I am a big boy and I can get over this part!The second part regarding the moderating of multiple Forums is a little harder for me to come to terms with! The conflict of interest issue is the part that (somewhat bothers me)! Please donot cuss me out for saying the following but the specific issue is this: (errrr..... I am gonna beat around the bush on this one so that I don't get hit by a fly swatter) There are only 24 hours in a day and is there enough time in a day to be able to Moderate more than a single forum, especially in light of ALL the other tasks one may have in real life???I have heard ChrisP (Nerdiest of all Geeks) mention that he has pretty "good time management skills" but it still amazes me how much he can do in a 24hour period! Does he have a time machine or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeber Posted July 25, 2003 Share Posted July 25, 2003 No one here would dare swat at 'ya. Now, if you were a mosquito... You bring up a good point, one I've considered many times as it applies to me as well. And I'm glad you mentioned a specific concern. Sorry tosay, but "conflict of interest" had me confused (even more than usual).First of all, and this applies to the "posting in other forums" question as well, we are all individual users first and foremost...seeking knowledge, sharing knowledge, just talking...and our first concern is naturally going to be personal first, group second. I moderate because I like to be actively involved in these forums.I'm very devoted to both this forum and LG. I have 3 dogs and 4 cats. I love 'em all. And I spend as much time as possible with each of them. But you're right, I can't be with any one of them 24 hours aday. So I schedule and prioritize...and I enjoy the help of others. That's the secret to dual-modding (if you will) or being a mod in any one forum...split up the chores between several people, living invarious time-zones, and you can be pretty sure someone will be around most of the time. If Scot were trying to run this forum by himself, as you say, he wouldn't have time for anything else. This is all myopinion, as always, and I hope it answers your question a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomBox Posted July 25, 2003 Author Share Posted July 25, 2003 Thanks for the lo-down Jeber ........ Why the heck would your ....I'm very devoted to both this forum and LG. I have 3 dogs and 4 cats..... make me laugh out loud >> I have no clue! But it was tff for some reason! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeber Posted July 25, 2003 Share Posted July 25, 2003 It looked weird when I typed it. One of those things where you had to be inside my brain to make sense of it. And no one, me included, really wants to go there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nlinecomputers Posted July 25, 2003 Share Posted July 25, 2003 I just want to know if he considers us the dogs or the cats....Uh on the other hand I don't want to know that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeber Posted July 26, 2003 Share Posted July 26, 2003 I think the point I was trying to make was that, in my life, I have many things I care deeply about, all pretty much equally, but I don't feel like I have to love one more than the other. I love each of my companions the same, and I care about the forums I'm involved in equally.Am I getting more understandable...or digging myself in even deeper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryB Posted July 26, 2003 Share Posted July 26, 2003 Jeberthis might make you feel better, I understood where you were going.. even the cats and dogs part......funny.. for some reason I believe , I should really start to worry about me now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomBox Posted July 26, 2003 Author Share Posted July 26, 2003 No, No! Jeber! I knew the exact tact you were taking to explain yourself with the analogy of your dogs and cats! But for some reason it made me crack up! I did not mean as I was laughing AT you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeber Posted July 27, 2003 Share Posted July 27, 2003 I did not mean as I was laughing AT you! biggrin.gifI knew that! The laughing you heard was mine...at me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomBox Posted August 20, 2003 Author Share Posted August 20, 2003 This maybe too late an example on this topic that I had started eons ago, but I am going to pose the question here probably as a closing salvo on this thread!On August 19th, I started the "THIS or THAT" game here and I would be inclined to think that it may also be a useful post for the LockerGnome Forum but I just can't get myself to Copy from here and Paste there ...... for the reasons that I had asked about!I am stuck between a rock and a hard place about this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeber Posted August 20, 2003 Share Posted August 20, 2003 My opinion...it's a fun activity, and would be fun in any forum. Potpourri over there would be a most appropriate place for it. Once or twice I've started the same thread in both forums. But beware...a lot of our members also belong to Lockergnome...so be prepared for a couple of friendly jabs about it. But I do not consider it wrong or inappropriate. In fact, I'd love to see a Linux forum as vibrant and helpful there as we have here. I feel guilty when I refer members there to this forum, but I always remind them that it's ok to belong to more than one forum, and not to leave LG in favor of Scot's. It's the right of every user to seek out and support any forum or BBS that helps them or gives them a chance to help others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomBox Posted August 21, 2003 Author Share Posted August 21, 2003 I am too chicken to do it Jeber! It is akin to telling the same joke twice to the same person (and them smiling the second time around just to be politically correct)! Oooooomph!You may have noticed that I could not even take sides on the "Scot Finnie or Fred Langa?" THIS or THAT question and opted to say "Scot Langa"!Now, I wanna know who answered "Chris"[The Nerdiest of all Geeks] to the "Serdar Yegulalp or Chris Pirillo?" Question (heh, heh, heh!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeber Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 It reminds me of the stand-up comic who had a room full of tourists one night who loved every bit of his routine. So he decided to "re-run" the entire show the next night. Unfortunately, the same tourists thought the next night would feature a different comic, so they all attended the show. Result...same comic, same audience, same jokes. I believe he's now doing quite well selling insurance.It's a chance you take. "Serdar Yegulalp or Chris Pirillo?"Uh, don't they both contribute to CPU magazine? "Pirillo" is easier to type. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomBox Posted August 22, 2003 Author Share Posted August 22, 2003 Serdar Yegulalp has had a great newsletter called "Windows2000 Power Users" and I had made the question as a link intentionally so that you can click on either one >> just to make the question more informative but me thinx you may have missed it! Check out his newsletter here http://www.win2kpowerusers.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeber Posted August 22, 2003 Share Posted August 22, 2003 I'm just pulling your chain a bit...I am kinda partial to Chris, though. Now, are you going to share this game with our buds over in the LG forum? You really should, you know. Look how popular it is. I'm curious to see how involved the gnomies get. Our friends here sure have a lot of good entries.Creating fun was my main motivation in joining these forums. Now you've got a good contribution to that goal. Go for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomBox Posted August 22, 2003 Author Share Posted August 22, 2003 But but but, what about all those Tourists on the bus?????I will do it but I am gonna use you as my crutch when posting! Hope you don't mind! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeber Posted August 22, 2003 Share Posted August 22, 2003 I always pictured myself as more a prosthetic limb than crutch, but whatever works! I'll help anyway I can...except for taking credit for coming up with this neat little game. That's all on you, bud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b2cm Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 There are those who tend to be more inclusive and just to all their involvements. They give this forum the spirit of welcome. They make people who come and visit to want to stay. There are also those who value group discipline and solidarity more. They give this forum the spirit of belongingness. They make those who stay feel that the forum is also their own. They are all strengths of this forum.Of course, all of them are kind, patient and humorous, and willing to share their thoughts and experiences to help others. It is a wonderful community---the cats and dogs, included. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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