On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 8:30 PM, Sherwood McGowan < sherwood.mcgo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > +1 from me too. The other thing is that when you answer to say the problem >> has been solved this goes into the archives meaning that people can use >> Google to answer their own questions rather than having to even ask the >> list. >> >> There have been times when I've searched for a solution to a problem, >> found like 10 answers, and nobody has said whether they work or not so you >> have to try all of them. >> >> -- >> Cheers, >> >> Matt Riddell >> > > Believe me mate, I feel you, on that note. Not only because of my time when > I was asking more questions than I was answering, but also from the > standpoint of wishing the answers were a little more prevalent for the > searching party to find so that I didn't see soooo many repeats on the list > ;-) > > Cheers guys! > > -- > Sherwood McGowan > Telecommunications and VOIP Consultant > > -1 Since I was the number 1 poster on this list a couple of years ago, I think I can speak with some authority. I just assume that if that person does not ask any more questions, that they have either solved the problem on their own, or I helped them by giving the answer or steering them to it. I don't need a public or private "Thank You" When I was posting all the time, I figured the ratio of "Thank you" emails to silence to be about 20 to 1, maybe as high as 50 to 1. People are busy, under a deadline or whatever, I offer help and do not expect anything in return, not even a thank you. Probably because I have and will be one of those people, although my questions are usually a little over the top for the list or can be pointed to something in bugtracker, I have asked many questions when I was stuck and under an all nighter deadline. I would like to thank anyone out there that has helped me over the many, many years dealing with Asterisk and VoIP. It is a blanket thank you for all times I simply moved onto then next hurdle to get my deliverables out on time and working properly and neglected to post a thank you. Before there was any documentation, voip-info amd this list was my savior. The volume of traffic has fallen to almost nothing over the last year or two. I wonder if Digium could post totals as it did when I was shocked to find my name as the #1 poster. It would be cool to see who is the #1 poster now, but I am more interested in what I perceive to be a huge fall off of posting. It could be my email server, since I was getting notices from the list about excessive email bounces and removing me if I did not click a link. That seems to have stopped, and I don't think it was on my side. Back to getting credit or a thank you. What I have received by answering questions or helping to troubleshoot is worth way more than a thank you. I get some name recognition, paid work, large call centers, Sr Positions in high profile jobs. Enough to make a nice living, whether I am independent or in a salaried position. Asterisk has literally taken me all over the world. My last trip was to Iraq, but I have been to Senegal, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Ghana, Liberia to help rebuild the infrastructure for USAID. I don't really do job searches, I am usually offered a job or project and approached by the client. For the Dept of State, I set up prepaid call centers to answer questions and getting a reservation at the various Embassies about obtaining a visa to come to the US. It is called the US visa Information Service For DoD/Dos, I cannot really say much except I can say is that I am probably one of the few Asterisk people that were issued a Glock and M4, bullet proof vests, armored cars, and a PSD team.. How many VoIP guys were taking ak47 rounds while I was on top of the Iraqi Government building, setting up the Motorola Canopy system. Luckily the AK is no sniper rifle by an means. I was in IZ and the shooter was in the redzone. I don't need thank yous, although they are nice. I truly have never expected anything when offering help or ideas. I do see why someone "should" be thanked, even if for nothing more than trying to help, and certainly a resolution to the problem for the archives, but I am not holding my breath. Additionally, having multiple possible answers is not a bad thing. A similar symptom could be caused by many different things. Having several different answers is a great help to me. At least there are many possible answers to try. Judging by who was involved in any archived thread, I can usually pick the correct answer the first time. Thanks for listening to my perspective, Steve T
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