my time helping out here is done. not a break. done. if you don't care, that's fine. i'm just posting this to let people know officially.
lately it seems like threads from people genuinely asking for help are derailed even as soon as the first reply and the question never gets answered.
seems like small specifics barely related to the topic are nitpicked and hashed out for pages and pages, all while ignoring the actual question.
seems like some people who seem to be "helping" are really just trying to prove they know more than someone else, yet not solving the problem.
seems like more than ever, people are calling out those who are truly helping for the way they are going about helping, all while not contributing at all to the question.
seems like helpers are getting called out for answering with a simple solution to a question instead of going to the nth degree with a fringe solution that isn't typically applicable or doesn't even solve the problem.
seems like some topics are being "claimed" by individuals and if anyone else helps, they don't know what they're talking about.
it just seems like there's more conflict rather than help these days, more than ever. yes some of what i've mentioned is par for the course for a forum. but it just seems like it's much more frequent and biting lately. maybe it's just me. i've been helping on this forum close to 15 years i think.
this forum is the best place to get information straight from the company. but as someone who tries to help, sometimes it can be brutal. i'm not sure why it has to be that way.
i've already made similar threads very recently, and this feeling came up yet again. just came back from another "forum break" and already feel this way again after one day. it just means it's time to stop.
if you do want my help, right now the best place is my Discord Server: https://discord.gg/TDFvGV4sDF
post a new thread in the "Forum" style channel. if i'm not busy, i'll help out.
as i'm on the beta team, i'll still be here and may post concerning betas, reporting bugs, asking people questions specific to bug reports, etc. but i will just not be helping with any troubleshooting or general questions anymore.
it's been mostly fun. be sure to say thanks to all those who are still helping people - it's not easy.
and remember - this is the main place for new and old users alike to ask questions from a user community, experts, and even staff and developers. it's suggested in the manuals and right in Fractal-Bot. let's be friendly to the new faces that appear every day.
if you see a question from a lost user and you're dying to post, please ask yourself if your post is going to contribute or detract from the end goal of helping someone. if it's going to detract, maybe type it out to get it out of your system, but then just hit cancel and don't post it. if your post is helping you more than it's helping the guy who asked the question, maybe re-evaluate.
eh, anyway. see you around.
lately it seems like threads from people genuinely asking for help are derailed even as soon as the first reply and the question never gets answered.
seems like small specifics barely related to the topic are nitpicked and hashed out for pages and pages, all while ignoring the actual question.
seems like some people who seem to be "helping" are really just trying to prove they know more than someone else, yet not solving the problem.
seems like more than ever, people are calling out those who are truly helping for the way they are going about helping, all while not contributing at all to the question.
seems like helpers are getting called out for answering with a simple solution to a question instead of going to the nth degree with a fringe solution that isn't typically applicable or doesn't even solve the problem.
seems like some topics are being "claimed" by individuals and if anyone else helps, they don't know what they're talking about.
it just seems like there's more conflict rather than help these days, more than ever. yes some of what i've mentioned is par for the course for a forum. but it just seems like it's much more frequent and biting lately. maybe it's just me. i've been helping on this forum close to 15 years i think.
this forum is the best place to get information straight from the company. but as someone who tries to help, sometimes it can be brutal. i'm not sure why it has to be that way.
i've already made similar threads very recently, and this feeling came up yet again. just came back from another "forum break" and already feel this way again after one day. it just means it's time to stop.
if you do want my help, right now the best place is my Discord Server: https://discord.gg/TDFvGV4sDF
post a new thread in the "Forum" style channel. if i'm not busy, i'll help out.
as i'm on the beta team, i'll still be here and may post concerning betas, reporting bugs, asking people questions specific to bug reports, etc. but i will just not be helping with any troubleshooting or general questions anymore.
it's been mostly fun. be sure to say thanks to all those who are still helping people - it's not easy.
and remember - this is the main place for new and old users alike to ask questions from a user community, experts, and even staff and developers. it's suggested in the manuals and right in Fractal-Bot. let's be friendly to the new faces that appear every day.
if you see a question from a lost user and you're dying to post, please ask yourself if your post is going to contribute or detract from the end goal of helping someone. if it's going to detract, maybe type it out to get it out of your system, but then just hit cancel and don't post it. if your post is helping you more than it's helping the guy who asked the question, maybe re-evaluate.
eh, anyway. see you around.