You are replying to a 4 year old post.
Ain't we allowed to reply on the old post?
Sure we are.
BUT replying to an old post WITHOUT adding any relevant info is frowned upon, not only because it adds nothing, but it may also make some less attentive members reply, and then another one will reply, etc. while the OP (original poster) is already well past the original issue and most probably won't ever report if any of the suggestions have been found meaningful/useful.
BTW, in theory the scheme of a thread about a help/assistance request should be
1) the OP asks the question, hopefully providing as much details as possible
2) one or more willing helping members try to suggest a meaningful, well thought solution to the OP's problem (and nothing else)
3) the OP tries the suggested solution and reports whether it worked or not
4) one or more loops to #2 until the issue is resolved or deemed to be unresolvableWhat actually happens in practice most of the time is
1) the OP asks the question, usually omitting any meningful detail
2) a number of other members either throw half @§§ed or vague/generic recommendations or ask for meaningful details
3) some of the good guys that actually make and sell commercial tools take the occasion to say how their tool would work instead
4) some spammer take the occasion - possibly years later - to mention their tool - even if already mentioned (and excluded) before
5) a willing helping member doesn't notice the date of the before last post and there may be a loop to #2
6) the thread having been posted to "floats" to the "recent posts" and a number of people will read it (AGAIN), won't notice the dates of the original posts and will add some comment (good or bad) and again a loop to #2 may happen
7) the original issue likely won't be solved anyway (or at least we will miss any confirmation on what - if any - worked), the forum database will increase (a little) in size, lots of members will have lost (a liittle) time reading an old, likely irrelevant thread and entropy will win another (little) battle.jaclaz
You Forgot #8
8. A bunch of people will read this long post of 7 bullet points and never get those precious minutes of their life back P
You Forgot #8
8. A bunch of people will read this long post of 7 bullet points and never get those precious minutes of their life back P
Still, if those people manage to get up to point #7 they will have learnt something that in the years will save them multiple times the little precious time lost today.
… one day they will thank me for those bullet points … roll
jaclaz
… one day they will thank me for those bullet points … roll
jaclaz
Where is the button to just sticky this to the front page for ever and ever?