Please help someone - answer their message!

Geoff · 13-02-2003, 02:43

There are many messages on SheffieldForum that have had no replies. You can quickly and easily view all the "unreplied messages" by clicking this link: http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/search.php?search_id=unanswered

So, please go ahead and reply to those poor people without replies!

RPG · 13-02-2003, 15:40

ive taken heed of this and replied to this unanswered topic

lol, as well as 3 others

Malaika · 13-02-2003, 18:51

I put up a subject, for my own market research really, thought it might get replies, funny as it had about 400 reads or something, but no replies. I tried to delete it in the end, decided it wasn't working and maybe someone would 'steal' the idea I was aking about. Oh dear, the paranoia.

tamarindl · 30-08-2005, 05:55

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Originally posted by Geoff
There are many messages on SheffieldForum that have had no replies. You can quickly and easily view all the "unreplied messages" by clicking this link: http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/sear..._id=unanswered

So, please go ahead and reply to those poor people without replies!

unable to use link, do i need to put in a search word or option as it just seems to take me to the search page. cheers.

JoeP · 30-08-2005, 06:35

Good point!

I've just tried the same and it asks for search criteria. I have a feeling that since the original posting was made back in 2003 the serch engine on the site has been modified.

Joe

tamarindl · 30-08-2005, 08:05

lol, i wouldn't be surprised.... didn't notice the date. funny i don't know how i came across this message thread then. seemed like a good idea and was going to have a look through to see if i could help anyone out.

BasilRathbon · 18-02-2009, 14:59

It must be soul destroying to go to all the trouble of posting an intelligent and well-thought out message on the forum and find either no-one replies or they wait ages before adding to your thread, by which time you've long since given up watching the thread.

Minimo · 18-02-2009, 17:28

I went through a stage of really worrying about it if nobody responded to my threads. Now I don't worry. If nobody responds the topic has not struck a chord with anyone, so just try something else.

I find it fascinating to see how many more people look at a thread than there are posts, sometimes a difference of thousands.

probedb · 18-02-2009, 17:33

Nothing like resurrecting a 3 1/2 year old thread!!

Minimo · 18-02-2009, 21:15

Well, why not?
Think how many people who have joined since this thread was started.
In fact, when it goes a bit quiet, perhaps it might be fun to resurrect some of the more interesting old threads, to see if opinions have changed or to have new input.

tomarse · 19-02-2009, 04:36

I've been starting to get worried about something else; I have the ability to kill threads, it's brilliant and scary at the same time, I don't do it on purpose but people often stop replying after I post something.

NB. I apologise if I've frozen one of your threads, I'm sure it was very interesting and I wish I could bring it back! :'(

mh01 · 19-02-2009, 04:43

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Originally Posted by tomarse

i've been starting to get worried about something else; i have the ability to kill threads, it's brilliant and scary at the same time, i don't do it on purpose but people often stop replying after i post something.

Nb. I apologise if i've frozen one of your threads, i'm sure it was very interesting and i wish i could bring it back! :'(

the truth is out there! Lol

Conker2 · 19-02-2009, 05:24

I've tried the link. It takes you to the search box, but all you have to do is go to 'Find Threads with' under Search Options, and change the option to 'At Most' 0 replies, and it takes you to all the unanswered threads.

I'm going to go and look at them now.

Conker2 · 19-02-2009, 05:35

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Originally Posted by BasilRathbon

It must be soul destroying to go to all the trouble of posting an intelligent and well-thought out message on the forum and find either no-one replies or they wait ages before adding to your thread, by which time you've long since given up watching the thread.

Having used the search box, most unanswered posts are adverts or queries, so it looks as though this doesn't happen very often.

BasilRathbon · 19-02-2009, 09:03

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Originally Posted by Conker2

Having used the search box, most unanswered posts are adverts or queries, so it looks as though this doesn't happen very often.

Ah, but you can specify the search to just show threads in a certain section of the forum, like this, which just brings up those in "General discussions".

Looking at that list, it seems a shame that a lot of people have gone to a lot of trouble to either try and start an interesting debate or find out something important and we as a forum have collectively let them down.

Rioja · 19-02-2009, 09:07

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Originally Posted by BasilRathbon

Ah, but you can specify the search to just show threads in a certain section of the forum, like this, which just brings up those in "General discussions".

Looking at that list, it seems a shame that a lot of people have gone to a lot of trouble to either try and start an interesting debate or find out something important and we as a forum have collectively let them down.

I wonder how many of those shall remain replyless after you have highlighted them

I know what I'll be doing in my lunch hour

shaz112 · 10-03-2010, 12:42

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Originally Posted by BasilRathbon

Ah, but you can specify the search to just show threads in a certain section of the forum, like this, which just brings up those in "General discussions".

Looking at that list, it seems a shame that a lot of people have gone to a lot of trouble to either try and start an interesting debate or find out something important and we as a forum have collectively let them down.

I agree with you, I'm gonna have a look now.