Thanks for nothing

PSDF350 · Feb 1, 2005

how and why do i need to lighten up. the quote of mine that you quoted i thought was just the way it should be he was saying things that i said but never said. so maybe you should lighten up. sorry if that sounds rude but hey if someone is saying something about me that is wrong i'm going to set the record straight whether you or anyone else likes it. now on to thread titles thought the first 2 were decent. but i knew when i started this one it would generate responses thats why i started it. as for waiting for a response how long am i supposed to wait first was more than 24 hours ago. second is comming up on 24 hours. this is not my first forum so i know it doesn't usually take this long to get feedback. but in all fairness i have gotten many pms from Larryrb who has been very helpful. if i have offended anyone i appoligize

PSDF350 · Feb 1, 2005

( ( quess the only way i am going to learn anything here is by reading other threads. )

That is a good start, and I would recommend it.

You posted at 10:30pm on Sunday night, and are unhappy with your results obtained within 21 hours? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif It takes time to sit and write out responses to open ended questions like yours, and it was dark for half of that 21 hours.

As one of the original viewers of your first posts, I read that you wrote off my brand (NH): "(I) dont think i will get a New Holland even though there the closest. they just dont seem up to being in the woods."

I just didn't feel like taking the time responding to your open ended questions when my only area of actual experience has already been blown off.

)maybe you should have. the reason i wrote it of was becuase by looking at them they dont seem up to the task i have in mind. but if you feel i was/am wrong you should have said something. becuase to be perfectlly honest NH was one i was truelly planning on getting till i took a look see. then i decided against.if i'm wrong set me straight.

DmansPadge · Feb 1, 2005

( how and why do i need to lighten up. the quote of mine that you quoted i thought was just the way it should be he was saying things that i said but never said. so maybe you should lighten up. sorry if that sounds rude but hey if someone is saying something about me that is wrong i'm going to set the record straight whether you or anyone else likes it. now on to thread titles thought the first 2 were decent. but i knew when i started this one it would generate responses thats why i started it. as for waiting for a response how long am i supposed to wait first was more than 24 hours ago. second is comming up on 24 hours. this is not my first forum so i know it doesn't usually take this long to get feedback. but in all fairness i have gotten many pms from Larryrb who has been very helpful. if i have offended anyone i appoligize )

Ok.. one more and I'll shut up. I'm the one that said to lighten up and I still stand by that. You are more than welcome on TBN and just because you didn't get an immediate response I don't think you need to say things like "thanks for nothing" or complain about not getting quick enough service. Nobody on here "deserves" anything special?? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif You came to this site to get info... nobody promised you'd get it?? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif Give people time to respond and I think you will see that your question will be answered.

I am not trying to be an *ss... I'm just saying that this is a wonderful site and I don't think anyone is justified in talking down TBN because they were not happy with the amount or speed of info they got.

All that said... welcome to TBN! /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif And if you can't get the info you need... send ME a pm. I will respond even if I can't answer your question.

Henro · Feb 1, 2005

I thought this was a nice place but my mind is changing. i have posted 2 topics and have had only 1 reply 

The way I look at it is that expectations lead to disappointments.

Perhaps if we post a question and get no replies, or few replies, it is because those who viewed the initial question just did not have anything to contribute. Or maybe they did not understand exactly what was being asked. Or maybe this…or maybe that…

Sometimes it might help to ask second time, perhaps limiting the range of the question somewhat if necessary. Or asking in a different way.

Everyone here when they reply are volunteering their time and effort when they do so. Should we expect a reply when we ask a question? I don’t think so. Should we be grateful when we get a reply. I certainly think so.

Expect less and you may enjoy more, here and elsewhere.

txdon · Feb 1, 2005

PSF350, a belated welcome!!!! I look, I did not respond. I usually respond to the Kubota 5030 questions because I have had mine for a little over a year. Your question was specific to the 5030-cab and you already had priced them and wanted to know if it was a good price. Over the last 2-3 weeks there have been about 2-3 other threads asking the exact question and it has been answered already and can be found via the search engine. I guess I was a little lazy not answering your question but sometime just a little catching up for new members is expected. I know, I lurked for about 3 months and searched every topic on the tractors I was interested in.

Also The tractor you are buying has many options you must choose before you can get an accurate price and all members do not know the price of the options they did not get. You did not list the options. I'll ask about them in your Kubota post.

Oh, by the way I have a post in the attachments thread that is also unanswered. It took me a week and several calls to find the answer, it was 1 1/2". I blame no one but myself because the topic was very narrow and not very interesting. This is still the best site and group of guys around. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

Farmall47 · Feb 1, 2005

Well said, Henro.

isucrazy · Feb 1, 2005

Now yer cookin! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif You wouldn't happen to know what happened to the the game of hockey would you? A few fellas were talkin like it was outlawed or something a while back but I couldn't seem ta get a response as to what happened to their sport? Thanks . /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

PSDF350 · Feb 1, 2005

some of you guys are a bit uptight aren't you. like i said in previous post I started this thread to generate a response. so lighten up. as for reading previous post been there doing that.

isucrazy · Feb 1, 2005

? I just want ta know waz-up in the hockey world. Thought you might shed a little light /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif I bet yer gettin some real interesting P.M's!

PSDF350 · Feb 1, 2005

( ? I just want ta know waz-up in the hockey world. Thought you might shed a little light /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif I bet yer gettin some real interesting P.M's! )
are you talking to me? if so i have recieved a couple pms and they were informitive. as for the hocky world lost me there.

isucrazy · Feb 1, 2005

Thanks anyway. Good luck with the tractor hunt.

Theowegian · Feb 1, 2005

See, you DO get REPLIES to YOUR questions! .... they just happen to be negative ones.

Actually, this is a good time to pose a question....since you've managed to p_$$ off more than just a few TBNers

....Now what was your question???? /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

dwight

PSDF350 · Feb 1, 2005

i've asked my questions but obviouslly to many of you only have time for someone with a high post count. then when someone points it out all anyone wants to do is whin about saying thanks for nothing. lets get real guys this one thread has generated lots of replys in such a short time but yet the real threads with real questions nobody can be botherd. but i quess your all to busy posting here than to give some help. This is not directed at the few who have posted and PMed me again i thank you

To the rest of you whinners Thanks For Nothing

Kiohio · Feb 1, 2005

Hmmm free site with free advice........
All we want is a little courtesy and a chuckle from time to time.
If you think you didn't get responses before...........
There is a great group of people here, they take time out of thier busy schedules to answer questions and they enjoy that.
When people get critical and start demanding well.........
Those same good people have better things to do..........
Chill out, be nice and try a little brown-nosing instead of snapping back at everyone.
No-one is trying to hurt you.

Take it easy and good luck in your search.

KO

JimR · Feb 2, 2005

You really need to lighten up a little. When I came here many people helped me out with my tractor questions. I didn't have any of the problems that you are having. Why? Because I did my research using the search engine here. No one likes to answer the same old question that was answered recently. Take it easy and people will answer your posts. If not, try re-phrasing them a little bit. Don't be so pushy. This is a friendly site if you keep the peace. Stomp on people and you will get ignored. I wish I could help you out with your questions. But I only have a little Cub 2750 with 27HP. The bigger machines are out of my league for now.

After reading your last post I may be wrong. You may just be on the wrong website if your that unhappy with us here.

Golfgar4 · Feb 2, 2005

First David, welcome to TBN! /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

Seems like your initiation here has been.........um.........just a bit difficult. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif For that, I, and I am sure the vast majority of members are sorry. Nobody wants to become involved in a group/organization/club and feel unwelcome or hassled right from the start.

I'm sorry that you feel that your earlier posts were ignored. I don't believe that that was anybody's intention. There have been a number of comments that offered some possible explanations for the low number of responses, and all of the explanations are valid. Receiving few, or even no responses to a post is a fairly frequent experience to almost everybody here. Just go to any of the forum indexes and review the posts, and you will see many examples of posts with no or very few responses. I know I've had my share of them. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

Is it frustrating to get no responses to a post you make? You bet! You feel ignored, and you start to think that everyone else is snubbing you and they think that your question/comment is unimportant. Please believe me, that is the furthest thing from the truth.

If you've done any reading of past threads, and based on your comments I have to believe that you have, then it should be very clear to you that overall, the people that frequent TBN do so for 2 main reasons. The first is for their love of tractors. The second, is for their love of helping out other people that have the same interests.

It's unfortunate that this post has taken a bit of wrong turn. I don't believe that it was anybody's intention for this thread to become a shouting match. To be honest, I was very tempted to just close it and end it. But I've decided to use it to help illustrate that with some reasonable restraint, everybody here can get along and work together to answer questions and have friendly, positive discussions.

So EVERYBODY.....please take some deep breaths and let's get back to talking tractors. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

mark777 · Feb 2, 2005

Golffgar4,

Seldom do I find myself in complete agreement with anyone. This is one time I do. I believe you have summed up the majority of members and their selfless offers of advice and experiences shared here in hopes to help solve or assist in other members problems.

IMHO, starting a thread with "Thanks for nothing" is insulting, abrasive and contrary to everything TBN and it's members are respected for.

Regards, Mark

rozett · Feb 2, 2005

Welcome to TBN, David!

Golfgar4 has said it all pretty well. My suggestion would be to take a week and look thru the forum and read some of the threads that would be of interest to you. Besides good technical advice, you'll get a sense of how most go about asking questions and how most answer them. You'll see that humor often works its way into threads. You'll see that some have a religious fervor for their color (brand) or subject. I know I did when I first got here. Most will lose that over time (I did). I know of no one that cares about post count...... except maybe when it comes to Bird. You'll see that Bird is a wealth of great advice, always given without prejudice, always positive, and never a bad word said about anyone. Not mention VERY often. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif Other than that post count is irrelevant.

So, sit back, read some. I think you'll get the sense that most of us here do not live up to your first impression of TBN.

OkeeDon · Feb 2, 2005

I quickly glanced through the replies and I don't see where anyone has mentioned this. You seemed very surprised that there was only 1 reply from 237 views. You should understand that there is very little correlation between the number of views and the number of replies. There are over 16,000 registered members of TBN. If you had more than 16,000 views and no replies, then your concern about being ignored might be valid. But, in 237 views, the most likely answer is that lots of people are interested in your post, but no one had an answer! You might get 1 reply out of 1 view if the person who knows the answer happens to be the first one to respond; but it's equally likely that you won't get a reply out of 2370 views (or whatever number), because the right person hasn't looked, yet. Then the coincidence might be that the next 50 people all respond!

Now, as far as lightening up is concerned, the only reason I read this topic was because I wondered who could possibly be P.O'd at TBN, and why. When I read your reasons, it was obvious you expected to much, put the wrong "spin" on views vs. replies, and are just possibly a teensy bit paranoid...