An Open Request to " gurram_forums "

[Pete Randall]

Would you please stop posting meaningless comments to old threads. Every time you do, it causes these threads to rise to the top of the list, thus obscuring legitimate requests for help.

This is not a playground - it is a technical resource, though the majority of us do manage to have a bit of fun while we're trying to help others.


Pete

[Geoff Wild]

Well said Pete.

I can't believe the old threads (6 months or more) where someone posts a meaningless comment.

I have even seen people post to old congrats threads....

I wonder if there is a way for HP to automagically close any thread once it is say....6 months old?

Rgds...Geoff

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

I can understand the difficulty in not making thread rise automatic.

A simple solution would be comments to closed threads not bumping the thread, but some of us don't believe in closing threads.

Awaiting HP's response.

Shalosh salatim bevakasha meal ha'thread

Three salads please on top of the thread.

SEP

[V. Nyga]

@ Geoff

that doesn't help - he answered to my closed threads too - annoying!

Thanks Pete for talking things out.

Volkmar

[Geoff Wild]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

http://forums12.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=136733

Now I know you were talking about a specific userid - I was generalizing as I've seen it from others....

Rgds...Geoff

[Torsten.]

Hope he will never find Volkmar's thread history ...

:-/

[V. Nyga]

:-P

but my threads are closed

:-)

[OldSchool]

then there's the individual that is posting the "I've got the same problem. Did you find a solution?" on threads 6mo - 3 years old. some w/ bunnies and some without.

tried explaining that he should start a new thread to no avail.

[Torsten.]

Never mind Volkmar - I like your threads!

8-)

[TwoProc]

Oh, crud, I just fell for it. On the previously mentioned congrats page. I need to check those original post dates. Once again, I'd *REALLY* like the ability to edit previous postings.

Who is this guy?

[V. Nyga]

@Oldschool - it's worse - he's reaktivating congrats threads:
http://forums12.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/publicProfile.do?userId=WW2462&forumId=1

@Torsten - so I've understood it ;-)

V.

[OldSchool]

@v.nyga - yep..that I understood. It just seems that for some reason, a lot of the newer users aren't reading/following the accepted "etiquette".

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi Folks:

Ah, two comments:

1. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. [ Users will be users as we all know and do as they please ]

2. I would NOT want to see closed or old (of some age) threads NOT bubble to the top of the heap. I find that on occassion, someone actually does post a useful, germane update to an old thread, and its nice to see.

Regards to all!

...JRF...

[Pete Randall]

Thanks, Jim (May I call you Jim?),

I must respond:

1. Absolutely true, though I don't think we've seen anything from " gurram_forums " (interesting moniker, don't you think?) since I posted this, so maybe it had the desired effect.

2. I have to agree. It would certainly not serve our purpose to not have threads bubble to the surface, no matter the circumstances.

Cheers!


Pete

[Tim Nelson]

You know what could be usefull to keep this forum ending up like others ?

Have a rating column along with the thread ? Allow not just the origionator but others rate the contents of the thread.

This might help others when searching for answers to skip the poor unfinished/no resolution threads and sort by rating ?

The above has nothing to do with Pete's origional subject. So just so I can maybe have 3 pts.

I agree with everyone :) Check the origional post date and determine if your input is any longer valid to a requestor that has probably moved on in life ;)

Tim

[Torsten.]

IMHO this is a brilliant suggestion Tim.

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi Pete:

> Thanks, Jim (May I call you Jim?),

But of course! I'm glad you saw fit to post your thread in the first place. Maybe (just maybe?) others will stop, look and listen :-)

Warmest regards to you, too!

...JRF...

[Torsten.]

He did it again, with another user ID.

http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/publicProfile.do?userId=WW2456&forumId=1

bored?

[MarkSyder]

He's posted three times on the same congratulations thread today. This suggests he's a troll.

Do HP monitor posts? If so, can we hope for hime to be forcibly ejected?

Mark

[Dennis Handly]

>Mark: This suggests he's a troll. Do HP monitor posts? If so, can we hope for him to be forcibly ejected?

It seems nobody has added a reply to the Moderator intervention thread about this user:
http://forums.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1189173

[Pete Randall]

I was thinking the same thing myself. If no one else has done so, I'll post to the Issues thread this morning.

While I'm at it, I'll ask if they can back-date this thread. Maybe if it appeared to be from 2002 or so, our friend gurram would notice it!


Pete

[Mridul Shrivastava]

I think there is nothing which can stop him doing this...

See one more thread after you guys started discussing about him:

http://forums12.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=501849

[Rob Leadbeater]

...and more now in the Tru64 forums...

http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=696462

Just a tad annoying. It's not as though he could get any points, as that thread's already closed !

Cheers,
Rob

[Geoff Wild]

I know HP would never go for this, but maybe something like what ebay does - have a rating system for users.

So, if I post to a thread, the owner can give me a positive or negative rating - on top of the points.

For example, someone like Pete would be up around 98% positive (why not 100 - I don't know - maybe gurram gives you a negative rating LOL) and the gurram would be around 5%!

Rgds...Geoff

[MarkSyder]

Unfortunately, Geoff, a reaction (such as this thread?) is probably exactly what he wants - in which case a rating of 5% wouldn't bother him in the slightest.