I have an idea- callin g all BYC regulars...

[SarahFair]

Wh-what if I get one wrong?
I dont wanna get yelled at

 

[WriterofWords]

I will do what I can,, another suggestions,, no rude comments or belittling words to beginners who may ask what someone else considers a stupid question.

 

[Backyard_Chicken_rancher]

I do this already when I can sometimes I have no clue what the answer is any more then they do but I do try my best and will keep it up.

 

[CoopCrazy]

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I always just try to say , "I would" or " In my opionion" .. Also if I dont know the answer I will reply with " wish I could help but I am sure someone will" it moves their post into the recent posts so it can be seen...

 

[AHappychick]

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you dont have to have the answer but even just saying sorry wish I could help would bump them back so that maybe someone else who does have the answer will notice it and respond.

Writerofwords yes being nice is of the utmost importance. Many people only know what a neighbor told them, to most chickens are just livestock, and mis information is rampant.

If someone takes the time to join then they are open to info no matter what they may be doing or how they raise their chickens presently.
For instance if a person came on and said

"help my chickens are sick and dying. I feed them corn and let them live in the barn rafters whats wrong oh and some just disappear or are killed...? "

we cant answer with something nasty, rather we can explain what to feed them and the importance of a secure coop ect... if the person asked they are probably open to change and learning but if people jump down their throats and call them cruel or something like that they will just leave the forum and continue on their way.

Same thing when a newbies first post is a medical question and it gets unanswered most do not know about the search feature at the beginning and often responses are just telling them to "go do a search"

anyway thought it would help a little if less posts got lost since there is no real way to regulate how people respond or how nice they are but at least if everyone gets a response we have done something

 

[eenie114]

I will DEFINITLY do this. I read the post you are referring to and it was really sad. Also, hit as many of the new member intros as you can! Remember how much you checked that 1st post, wondering if everyone was nice?

 

[3goodeggs]

Alright, I just realized what I do. I wrote an answer according to my experience, realized that MY experience was not just like THEIR experience, and deleted it. I do that about three times a day. Maybe my skin is thinner than I thought. Maybe I answer more than actually get posted.
By the way, I think Sarah is one funny lady!

I think we have all disappeared for a while because we are waiting for our turtle heads to regain enough courage to pop out of the shell again!

 

[eenie114]

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[ChickenToes]

I try to answer a few everyday, but I'll step it up and try to answer at least 4 or 5. I looked the other day and there were over 700 pages of unanswered posts...I realize a lot of them are auctions or buy/sell/trade, but there are also a lot of emergency posts.

 

[HEChicken]

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Ummm...I hate to say this but....WHAT is the "unanswered post button"? I feel like a goof that I've never noticed this feature - where is it? I usually just hit the "recent posts" button at the top and look at the first page.....