I advise folks on few things like cameras, hifi and computers and keep getting mail from folks every now and then. This is of course nothing to do with the forum. Couple of weeks back I got one such message from the US (someone I know gave my reference and urged him to contact me) and I responded, it was about a decision to buy a digital camera. As ususal I give my opinion on a few within the budget specified. Yesterday I got the message (one liner) that they bought the camera. I was curious to know which one they decided on and reponded with a question "which one?". I get a reply with just one line of text saying "The one you said I should get". It was a hopeless situation for me since I did not actually remember what I had advised him to buy. Anyway I had to go through my old mail and dig it up to see what I had advised them to get. There were three models I had picked and I still do not know what they got
What I am trying to say here is that folks do not even have the courtesy to respond in a decent manner via email. Surely a couple of lines would not hurt and if the model was indicated it would amout to feedback for me. If this is the standard of how people communicate, what do you expect from them on the forum?
Here a bunch of people come for help, get it and also come back to either thank the adviser or give feedback so that others may benefit. Majority of folks do not even know how to communicate well and are extremely reserved, the lurkers you talk about on the forums, not just this one but so many others as well are such kind of people who have nothing to contribute.
