Bill, with all due respect (and I really mean that) if I did any of the things you said "don't do" then that would be enough said. My original comments weren't about one post it was about my larger experience on the forum. I included a reference to my latest post as an example of the larger issue.
The fact that you could not even wait 12 hours for an answer is exactly what I was going for. You made your initial post at this time stamp:
March 25, 2020, 11:35:13 AM »
You then added more data:
March 25, 2020, 12:41:43 PM
Then you follow up with a post time stamped:
March 25, 2020, 08:14:33 PM
This to me is the "tell" and why I posted
#8Nobody responded to your initial posts, made in the middle of a work day (Wednesday to be exact), you got miffed, maybe a little paranoid even and posted the following:
March 25, 2020, 08:14:33 PM
I thought this was a relatively simple question. Is there some reason that nobody is answering???
When people read such items, and your posts on this thread, they get turned off, they take this as a personal affront to their generosity in answering your questions, openly, freely, and as a gesture of good will, sharing their knowledge free of charge. Granted, not on your time line, but theirs. In this case, you looked the gift horse in the mouth, made a post, and then a thread (this one) that may now alienate those same people who were assisting you in the first place. Burning bridges is not something I suggest for anyone.
Again, just my two cents as someone who has been around since 1995 on various forums and/or newsgroups...To say I've been around the block with end users similar to yourself a few times would be an understatement. The ball is in your court so to speak
Once again, enough said.
Bill