Grrrrrr Why can't questions just be answered?

[eventchic33]

Sorry minor rant. DON"T really expect answers.

Just want to know why some questions just can't be simply be answered on this BB. Are people's reading comprehension skills that bad? I'm not talking about a minor deviation from the question but answers that have nothing to to with the question.

I posted a question in H/J and was asked another question in answer. It is very frustrating to me.

Thanks all I feel better now.

[Foxtrot's]

There, there, dear. Feel better now? (pat on head) :D

[eventchic33]

Yes I do by golly!

[BLBGP]

It appears your posted your question only about 40 minutes ago...and the person who asked a question asked a legitimate and helpful question. I don't get the over-reaction - I hope you're a teenager!

[lelevic]

..and the person who asked a question asked a legitimate and helpful question. I don't get the over-reaction

I thought the exact same thing when I read the post from the H/J forum...wow.

[eventchic33]

and the person who asked a question asked a legitimate and helpful question. I don't get the over-reaction - I hope you're a teenager!


I asked a legitimate question that I wanted a legitimate answer to. I did not ask for other options. Other options did not answer my question nor did it have anything to do with my question. If my question had been "Can you give me ideas for X?" then that answer would have been applicable, how ever it wasn't.

I am also not really sure as to why the time posted matters if I was simply looking for an answer to my question and it wasn't answered.

Am I being a little snarky tonight, yeah, I will admit it. Sorry to all it may offend.

[ChelseaR]

Because these are discussion forums - not pros answer all your questions for free forums...

Need specific critical advice? Ask your trainer, tack store, saddle fitter, vet etc...

Want a variety of opinions and ideas - post here...

[amastrike]

On the one hand, you post your question and people can respond how they see fit, even if it isn't remotely helpful.

On the other hand, I agree, it's very frustrating when you just want an answer to your question, and people insist on offering other advice. For instance, I asked a question about whether a second rein should go inside or outside the forks on a running martingale.. that was answered, and then people started question WHY I was using a running martingale and WHY I was using two reins and telling me that I should be doing x, y, and z instead... I wasn't asking for training advice, I was asking for a very simple answer to a very simple question.

[Seven-up]

Have you ever eaten a cheeseburger on a cruise ship? :winkgrin:

[sadlmakr]

I used a running martingale on my Arabian on the snaffle rein. He would run away with me if he could get the snaffle bit against his teeth.
I had to have a way to keep his nose down and to keep him from taking the bit away from me. He was strong and I had to have something to keep control.
The running martingale helped me alot.
I had someone trounce me over it.
I told them if they wanted to train him out of it they could. But if he ran away with them to it would not be my fault.
She backed off and left me alone after that. '
Yes in time he did become a good horse and he stopped taking the snaffle and putting his head up so itdid no good.
You do not use a running martingale on the curb rein.
You can refer back to some of the old English riding books from the early 1900's about this. If you can find them.
It worked for me.
That is all I can say.
L.

[Seven-up]

:lol::lol::lol:

Well, that was way more elaborate than what I had to say...:lol:

[jn4jenny]

It's called a DISCUSSION forum, not an ANSWERS forum.

To complicate that matter, this forum is open to the general public, so you're bound to get people in all of these categories:

on a soapbox about their pet cause. Example: the people in Horse Care who won't shut up about Insulin Resistance, barefoot-ism, or whatever else. It's their answer to every thread.
low reading comprehension. Half the time, I'm convinced that people either didn't read the original question or were too lazy to read the rest of the thread.
uneducated on the topic but think they know a lot about it. We've all been in this category at one point or another.
People who take it way too seriously. It sounds like this might be you.

[Sansena]

OP: pms much?

(this from the poster who's known to vent to DH over County)

Seriously, take what you find helpful, ignore those that don't respond to your specific needs and know that this is very small in the big scheme of things. I, too, sometimes feel like I need to explain/ elaborate ad nauseum when I post questions here. Usually it's when I care the most about the topic..

[Alexie]

i let it get to me sometimes too though i know full well i shouldn't

if you want to get really annoyed, go and ask a question on one of the english equine BBs

[Janet]

I am also not really sure as to why the time posted matters if I was simply looking for an answer to my question and it wasn't answered. Because it is highly unlikely that someone with a direct answer will read and reply within an hour. ESPECIALLY if you are posting after 9 PM. Wait at least 12 hrs, and more like 24, before concluding that no one is answering.

[Reynard Ridge]

42

Happy?

[Bayou Roux]

42

Happy?

Don't Panic!

You are beautiful.

And this is not an HR topic. It's a PMS topic.

[Cherry]

Posted by RR--

42

Happy?
:lol:

Frankly, I think that the answers one gives to another on this board is directly in proportion to the number of years one has been working with horses.... In my case it's around 40 years so my answers tend to be a bit long and contain a lot of stuff other people think is irrelevant, but it's not. Horses are a complicated animal! I have learned that the more I know, the less I know--but I'm very happy to share with people if they take it in the spirit in which it is intended. No, I don't know everything--but I do know quite a few things after all these years..... ;) For instance, I know that 42 is not always the answer! :eek: :yes: :winkgrin: :lol:

And yes, I am old--therefore I go to bed before 9PM nowadays!

What I find interesting is that the minute you don't agree with something someone has posted some of them tend to go off the deep end..... :uhoh:

[MSP]

I think if thats all you have to rant about you are a very lucky person and should be skipping about merrily in your short and baggy boots.

[katarine]

Grrrrrr get a rabies shot OP.

Put the Jonas Brothers on shuffle and suck your thumb next time.

[zagafi]

Grrrrrr get a rabies shot OP.

Put the Jonas Brothers on shuffle and suck your thumb next time.

LOL! Yeah...because this response is so mature. For Christ's sake, she said it was a minor vent, what's the big deal?

[Heinz 57]

Don't waste so much energy being negative towards and getting upset with people that mean well and had every intention of TRYING to HELP!

[Foxtrot's]

Lots of people ask questions on this board, as well as offering discussions. If I hadn't asked a question here I would not be the proud new owner of the best cooler mailed from Alberta, thanks to a poster here on COTH.

[katarine]

LOL! Yeah...because this response is so mature. For Christ's sake, she said it was a minor vent, what's the big deal?

LOL anyone else see the irony in the above?

[HorsRdr477]

Have you ever eaten a cheeseburger on a cruise ship? :winkgrin:

I've never been on a cruise. How are the burgers?

[SuperSTB]

I am thinking I should become a vegetarian. :D

Wheew- glad I got that off my chest...

[MSP]

It depends on what cruise line you go on. Royal Caribbean is like a steak house and Carnival is like Mac Donald's.

[tidy rabbit]

It depends on what cruise line you go on. Royal Caribbean is like a steak house and Carnival is like Mac Donald's.


Good to know.

What is the difference between HTML and XML?

[ExJumper]

Do you prefer these "answers?" Or would these be "opinions."

It's a BB. If you can't stand the heat, stop posting. And posing a SEPARATE thread to complain about the responses you got in your FIRST thread is never a good idea. Like bumping a train wreck to get the last word in -- it never ends well.

[katarine]

Speaking of XML , will XM/Sirius tank? I miss Sirius Disorder already :(

[SuperSTB]

HORSES!

(just had to throw that out to keep the topic relevent)

[tidy rabbit]

Why is it that everyone on the planet does not do exactly as I want them to? Hum???

(Not limited to people, could include horses too.)

[MSP]

No computer talk, I am at work! Besides I do .NET and SQL server!

Cruising is a blast, Royal Caribbean was a good time! Went horse back riding in Jamaica man!

[tidy rabbit]

select * from PMSsystable where username like eventchic33 order by crabbiness;

[Ambrey]

Good to know.

What is the difference between HTML and XML?

It doesn't matter, because now there's XHTML. Do you prefer strict or transitional?

[tidy rabbit]

It doesn't matter, because now there's XHTML. Do you prefer strict or transitional?

extensible hyper text markup language

sadly, that's one I don't have to look up.

[MSP]

select * from PMSsystable where username like eventchic33 order by crabbiness;

:lol:
Drop Table PMSsystable
Create Table DontWorryBeHappy

Dang, its time to go home!

[tidy rabbit]

endif
var currentTime;
var timeToGoHome;
currentTime = getSysDate;
timeToGoHome = beer30;
currentTime => timeToGoHome;

[Ambrey]

if (currentTime==beer30) {
var refrigeratorState= open
var beersdrunk ++
}
else {
sleepingOnDesk=true
}

[Alexie]

if(drunk2muchwine=true)
go to bed

else
eat some chocolate

[Percheron X]

I asked a legitimate question that I wanted a legitimate answer to. I did not ask for other options. Other options did not answer my question nor did it have anything to do with my question. If my question had been "Can you give me ideas for X?" then that answer would have been applicable, how ever it wasn't.

I am also not really sure as to why the time posted matters if I was simply looking for an answer to my question and it wasn't answered.

Am I being a little snarky tonight, yeah, I will admit it. Sorry to all it may offend.

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[Alexie]

fantastic work :)

[asbjockey]

I never realized there were so many geeks on this board. :lol:

I guess I should have known when the answer was "42".

[Alexie]

dark teatime of the soul...

[equinelaw]

Sorry for the inconvenience.:)

[Seven-up]

I've never been on a cruise. How are the burgers?



I've never been either. I really wanted to know. Maybe it depends on whether you're on the port or starboard side? I wonder if they wear little lifejackets? "BEEF OVERBOARD!!!"

[Pony Person]

I've never been either. I really wanted to know. Maybe it depends on whether you're on the port or starboard side? I wonder if they wear little lifejackets? "BEEF OVERBOARD!!!"
This had me LOLing like mad!:lol::lol:

That being said, and since this thread is getting off topic...

ROLKURSLAUGHTERPARELLIGEORGEMORRISMONTYROBERTSANKY
CLINTONANDERSONNATURALHORSEMANSHIPNATURALSHOEINGDO UGSPINK!




Don't know why, but I've always wanted to do that...:winkgrin::lol:

[Dakotawyatt]

Hey, I just booked my Carnival cruise today! And the burgers on the Miracle were WAY better than on the Legend!:lol: Maybe we'll go horseback riding in Belize!:winkgrin:

[Fixerupper]

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February blues anyone?

[Pony Person]

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February blues anyone?
How did you make that heart?? I've seen it everywhere, but have no idea how to do it. Pretty sad, especially when it's coming from a stick-artist!:lol:

[One is Enough]

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February blues anyone?

That's perfect! I agree with the sentiment. I want to gag everytime I accidently look at my coworker's heart photo collage. Reminds me of CG's leg.

[Percheron X]

How did you make that heart?? I've seen it everywhere, but have no idea how to do it. Pretty sad, especially when it's coming from a stick-artist!:lol:

I just looked it up and they're called ALT CODES on a PC.

On a mac you need to go to the "Character Palette".

They certainly would help make stick art more "articulate".

The question is will they appear the same (or at all) on all different computer operating systems and browsers?

A star:

★

An arrow:

➔

The sun:

☀

Do you all see these objects as described?

[Ambrey]

or use windows character map (accessories/system tools in vista).

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[RainyDayRide]

I just looked it up and they're called ALT CODES on a PC.


A star:

★

An arrow:

➔

The sun:

☀

Do you all see these objects as described?

yes.. on my mac

character palette - who knew - the answer to a question I didn't know I had.

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♠
☏

Thanks for the new toy ...

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廿

㋜

❦

[Pony Person]

I just looked it up and they're called ALT CODES on a PC.

On a mac you need to go to the "Character Palette".

They certainly would help make stick art more "articulate".

The question is will they appear the same (or at all) on all different computer operating systems and browsers?

A star:

★

An arrow:

➔

The sun:

☀

Do you all see these objects as described?
I have a PC, and I can see them.

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

Yay! Thank you!:D I'm going to be up all night using this...

[Percheron X]

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[Janet]

I just looked it up and they're called ALT CODES on a PC.

On a mac you need to go to the "Character Palette".

They certainly would help make stick art more "articulate".

The question is will they appear the same (or at all) on all different computer operating systems and browsers?

A star:

★

An arrow:

➔

The sun:

☀

Do you all see these objects as described?
I see the star, but not the arrow or the sun.

[Percheron X]

I see the star, but not the arrow or the sun.

Thank you Janet. I had a feeling that they would only work on only certain computers.

[Ambrey]

Thank you Janet. I had a feeling that they would only work on only certain computers.

Maybe browser dependent?

[Janet]

Thank you Janet. I had a feeling that they would only work on only certain computers.
IBM T42 laptop
Windows XP 5.1
IE 6.0

[Fixerupper]

:):):)
I can't believe I got ahead of PerchX on stick art
:lol::lol:
but obviously not very far ahead :D

[PONY751]

Have you ever eaten a cheeseburger on a cruise ship? :winkgrin:

Why yes, I have. :winkgrin:

[Ambrey]

IE 6.0

That's probably why.

eta: My husband swears that Ubuntu (linux) with firefox is the way to go with those older laptops. I know you didn't ASK, but thought I'd share anyway ;)

[goeslikestink]

Posted by RR--

:lol:

Frankly, I think that the answers one gives to another on this board is directly in proportion to the number of years one has been working with horses.... In my case it's around 40 years so my answers tend to be a bit long and contain a lot of stuff other people think is irrelevant, but it's not. Horses are a complicated animal! I have learned that the more I know, the less I know--but I'm very happy to share with people if they take it in the spirit in which it is intended. No, I don't know everything--but I do know quite a few things after all these years..... ;) For instance, I know that 42 is not always the answer! :eek: :yes: :winkgrin: :lol:

And yes, I am old--therefore I go to bed before 9PM nowadays!

What I find interesting is that the minute you don't agree with something someone has posted some of them tend to go off the deep end..... :uhoh:

agree

[Peggy]

ᴪ ☃ λ ♞ ☏

How cool. Even a horse! And a sort-of pitchfork. Works just like in does in my Apple Pages program.

Mac OS 10.5, Safari

PV = nRT

[Moderator 1]

This thread has sort of turned into a "help" thread...for both tangible and intangible aspects of the board, so we moved it over here for reference!

Thanks,
Mod 1

[MSP]

I just looked it up and they're called ALT CODES on a PC.

On a mac you need to go to the "Character Palette".

They certainly would help make stick art more "articulate".

The question is will they appear the same (or at all) on all different computer operating systems and browsers?

A star:

★

An arrow:

➔

The sun:

☀

Do you all see these objects as described?

Showing up as blocks for me too. I am running IE 7 on Xp Pro SP3.

Let me try and see if you can see these.

♥ heart
☼ sun
♦ diamond
♣ club

Not a whole lot to choose from doing it this way!
http://www.alt-codes.net/

[Ambrey]

Did mine show up? I used the character map and times new roman, unicode.
☺♫☼♥

[MSP]

Did mine show up? I used the character map and times new roman, unicode.
☺♫☼♥

Yes, for me! Wow! lots of characters with that!

[SuperSTB]

Maybe browser dependent?

I'm browser dependent :D

[MajMeadowMorgans]

♥♠○◘♣• å ë

This is so totally cool!

[Janet]

♥♠○◘♣• å ë

This is so totally cool!
THOSE I can see

[furlong47]

It depends on which fonts are installed on your computer, as far as which of the symbols you can see. I can see a lot more of them at home than at work.

[Muleskick]

Because these are discussion forums - not pros answer all your questions for free forums...

Need specific critical advice? Ask your trainer, tack store, saddle fitter, vet etc...

Want a variety of opinions and ideas - post here...

Exactly this is a disscusion forum. What I dont get is when you give your opinion and make a suggestion about something you know works, some posters feel it nessecary to pick a fight and say how bad your idea is and how good theres is. Everybody developes there own programs that work for them and thus have there own opinions so if it works for them whos to say it is wrong and someone elses is right.

[Ambrey]

Holy thread resurrection batman!