A "Thank You" Would Be Nice!!

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Yesterday a member put up a Thread that he needed help locating part #'s for his Stern Machine and really needed help since he couldnt locate the manual nowhere.I sent him a PM asking him what he needed help with and that i have a manual and i would be more than glad to help out.It took me about 30 mins. looking for all the part #'s for this guy and PM them back to him and Stern manuals are not like bally or williams they are cluttered with stuff.Til now i havent heard back from him not a hello, Thank you,NOTHING!.This just makes it worse for someone else who needs help and wont have me wondering if im just wasting my time.Thanks,Mike
 
Maybe he doesnt like it when you dont use spaces after periods, commas and exclamation points ?



Just kidding :)



I've learned that generally people don't act the way you think they should. It would be nice if people just acknowledged in a simple way a gratitude to an act. That's what seperates the nice people from the selfish bastards. Generally, I type help to people without strings attached and that way i'm not disappointed very much.
 
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Maybe he doesnt like it when you dont use spaces after periods, commas and exclamation points ?



Just kidding :)



I've learned that generally people don't act the way you think they should. It would be nice if people just acknowledged in a simple way a gratitude to an act. That's what seperates the nice people from the selfish bastards. Generally, I type help to people without strings attached and that way i'm not dissapointed very much.
If it was something off the top of my head i wont care but going through the manual page after page is a little time consuming.I put this thread up just to remind people to at least say thank you even if it was a little bit of help
 
As someone who has helped people on other forums and sometimes here :). I know exactly what you mean.

So for everybody who hasn't said it. "Thank You!"

Who knows, maybe it will catch on.
 
someone doesn't reflect well for their parents then...
basic manners, Thank You, Excuse me, Sorry, Please

I try to teach these words to my boys.
 
30 mins is a fair bit of time to spend looking something up for someone, BIG shame on them for not thanking you...nevermind....you'll know who NOT to help next time.





john


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30 mins is a fair bit of time to spend looking something up for someone, BIG shame on them for not thanking you...nevermind....you'll know who NOT to help next time.





john


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Ohh yes i know who NOT to help
 
Yeah, that would grind my gears too! I always tell the people that help me here thank you, sometimes more then once. Its the least I can do. And I always pay it forward by helping others here myself. Lets face it, my pins and arcades would not be as far along, if it were not for help, the internet, and my own digging and learning.
 
I did something similar for a member here (he was local too!) and never received a thank you from him either. Luckily thats only a small percentage of the members here.
 
but,thats that ebay thing,you dont put feedback after you buy something,you give feedback after you have recieved the goods.you supplied the part no's but,perhaps they are waiting to get the parts then they will thankyou then?

say thankyou,find out its wrong then have to say thankyou again for the info allover?

but,yes,i see where your coming from,its still always nice to say thanks,after all its just a 6 letter word!
;)
 
Get used to it. Happens daily. Most of the ADD people around here are mainly focused on 2 things when something goes wrong. The problem and the solution. If it's something they need to know, the question and answer are the only things they care about. The follow-up/ thank you part of it usually gets forgotten. Most people will also buy something from you and then hound you until they receive the item, but only 1% of those people will ever let you know that the actually gets there. Rather than "Got it Thanks!", communication just ceases altogether. Not sure why but it seems the norm here.
 
Get used to it. Happens daily. Most of the ADD people around here are mainly focused on 2 things when something goes wrong. The problem and the solution. If it's something they need to know, the question and answer are the only things they care about. The follow-up/ thank you part of it usually gets forgotten. Most people will also buy something from you and then hound you until they receive the item, but only 1% of those people will ever let you know that the actually gets there. Rather than "Got it Thanks!", communication just ceases altogether. Not sure why but it seems the norm here.

This.

BTW - I have given away and mailed stuff (all on my dime) to people and never heard anything back from them. Its no biggie. I don't need to be thanked for anything though, so I don't get all bent about it. You helped someone and thats all that matters.
 
I agree that you definitely went out of your way and deserve some recognition but it hasn't been that long. I know that there are many times that someone on here or elsewhere has helped me and I get busy at work and then home to take my three kids to all of their stuff and it is easily a day before I am back on here to even get the PM's/emails. Give him a day and I am sure you will get your thanks.

Either way I want to say thanks because it is the members like you that make this place what it is and gives all of the newbies a reason to stick around. My hats off to you and all the other great members here.
 
While I always try to express gratitude for help, I never expect it when I provide help. It's nice when it's received, but since I go in with the expectation of not receiving it, it doesn't bother me. However, I try to keep all the relevant help in the thread instead of a PM so that it may help someone in the future. I sometimes will post a thank you in an old thread if it helps me and I have seen others do the same.
 
Hell, it'd be nice if people would leave feedback for sales as well. I'm always appreciative of peoples help and tell them so. I also leave feedback religiously, but that is not always reciprocated. I figure no news is good news.

Thanks to all who take the time to help others with their problems.
 
I help people because I'm helpful, not because I want thanks. If I topped helping everyone that failed to thank me, at least half of the members here would be cut off.

And I wouldn't consider "one day" long enough to be sure the person got your info. Sometimes shit happens and you don't always get a chance to log in and check every day...
 
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