Forum Usage Tips For New People: There Is Nothing New Under The Sun

If YOU would have used the search function, you would have seen this topic has been brought up many times before.

Just sayin'

~Michael

Yeah, just sayin... Are you tryin to be a mind warrior in Main discussion man? :confused: We aint about that philosophical bull**** here!:p

Just Kidding. Im just tryin to "Be Like Mike".

If Solomon was so wise why did he have close to 1800 wives and concubines under the same roof. Anybody in their right mind would of know that was a recipe for disaster!

But I get your point loud and clear. I read through Ecclesiastes once a year or so and am always struck by the wisdom contained in it. With technology changing the way we market our businesses every week or so I think for a while there will be lots of new things under the sun.

Hello,

I'm a newbie here and I'm not sure if there's a thread somewhere similar to my question.

This might sound silly but how can I thank a post? I was looking for a "thanks" button but I can't find it anywhere.

Thank you for your help.

Is that so? I guess I'll just have to post more comments then. There are so many helpful tips here and I really want to thank those who posted them.

Thanks for your help tpw.

Re-reading your OP, I'm not so sure I agree with your premise.

All members follow a curve and enter conversations at a different level of understanding. Not everyone will be at the same level of depth on the same subject at the same time, and that's fine with me.

Could some people stand to use the search function? Sure. Does it help to make ANOTHER post like this, which will largely be ignored by those who need it most? Maybe, maybe not.

There are also cases where the exact same question, worded in the same way, needs new answers. In those cases it doesn't make a lot of sense to resurrect old threads as the old information may add to the confusion.

To be fair, there have been times when people ask certain questions and I will point them to a previous thread on the topic. Other times I will answer right in the thread.

I'm not saying it's a bad idea to use the search function, but there are also times when it's okay not to. Out of curiosity, do you use the search function EVERY SINGLE TIME before posting to make sure nobody else has said the same thing? My guess is that you're normal enough to say "no".

So, back to the quoted portion of your post. You say "It is the more intelligent answers to the deeper questions that keeps our forum membership actively participating in the forum" and I say...

It is the wide variety of answers to a variety of questions, regardless of a subjective term like "depth", that keeps our forum membership actively participating in the forum.

All the best,
Michael