Hi Karen,
On Friday, December 31, 2004, at 08:49AM, Karen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Hi, >With the issue of no replies to posts being brought up with the RE: >Starcraft Crashing Problem, I have had only one reply to a post and all >other issues I have had no luck finding myself have gone unanswered. As Andrew said, that is a pretty specific subject that no one here might have the answer to. Check out Blizzard's website: <http://www.blizzard.com/support/?id=msc000p> and this Google search: <http://www.google.com/search?q=Starcraft+and+mac&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8> You also have to remember that this is quite an old game now. Those of us on this list that used to play it were using coloured iMacs and B&W G3 Powermacs, there were no iBooks and Powerbooks were generally in the hands of those who would feature on 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous'! :-) Chances are the people who did play that game have moved on from this list. >This list does solve a lot of problems without the majority of >subscribers probably having to ask the questions themselves. I have >been on this mailing list for a very long time now and I have come to >know a lot of the regular posters on the list only by their regular >postings and have notice a regular interaction by them amongst >themselves. I have gathered that this list has made many friends for >some people and this may have extended outside the list by the regular >meetings. It does seem the odd posting by an unknown doesn't get the >replies as the others do. Just depends on the question. And *when* the question gets posted. Sometimes it is better to post mid-week, rather than the weekends or during an extended break (like Christmas or Easter). People go away or actually turn their Macs off, so would miss the message. When they finally get to read it. there is probably another 500 messages with it. Mixed in with mum's latest story about the veggie patch and 300 spam messages, it would be easy for the message to be lost. >This list has many many experienced users who obviously have a wealth >of knowledge and it would be wonderful for them to try a little harder >to share this. They are very much appreciated. What may seem a silly >or irrelevant question may in fact not just help one user but lots who >are a little hesitant to post just in case some sarcasm or jest is >poked at them which has happened in the past. Well, Onno hasn't posted in a while, so the fear factor should be a lot less :-) The other problem is that the question may have been answered before, and sometimes the knowledgable ones get a bit tired of writing out the same email that they have done 20 times before. A quick search of the archives is *always* the best place to start (the link is at the bottom of every message to the WAMUG list). Maybe the 'links' page on the WAMUG website could be redone, with links to favourite help sites, such as macosxhints.com. Sometimes searching for the answer provides more knowledge than just answer yo your initial question! >Personally I feel sometimes that anything I might have to say or ask >just seems unimportant to others on the list especially if there are no >replies. >If an effort was made by all to at least acknowledge postings I think >more people would feel welcome on this list and contribute more. >Every person has some valuable knowledge or experience to share that >should be welcomed. Also be aware that this list is no different to the millions of other lists on the internet. There is always the 'in crowd', the fringe dwellers, the lurkers and the frustrated posters whose voice never seems to be heard. Kinda reflects society in general, doesn't? :-) Don't be alarmed if your question doesn't get answered. Its just nobody here knows the answer! Seeya Rod!
