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Post by Roger on Apr 23, 2020 13:36:10 GMT
Could we all make a special effort not to put off new members with negative comments? I can't say I'm surprised that our new 'nervous' member has vanished, I think I would have walked too.
We all have very different skill sets, ambitions and nerves about tacking daunting tasks. What's easy for one is really hard for another, so supporting each other is important.
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Post by simplyloco on Apr 23, 2020 14:35:56 GMT
Could we all make a special effort not to put off new members with negative comment? I can't say I'm surprised that our new 'nervous' member has vanished, I think I would have walked too. We all have very different skill sets, ambitions and nerves about tacking daunting tasks. What's easy for one is really hard for another, so supporting each other is important. I don't know who that might have been as I use the 'Ignore' function quite a lot... John |
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JonL
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Post by JonL on Apr 23, 2020 21:51:54 GMT
Yes, I found it to be a bizarre tangential attack for no reason. What purpose did it serve? What risk was this new member to anyone?
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smallbrother
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Errors aplenty, progress slow, but progress nonetheless!
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Post by smallbrother on Apr 25, 2020 7:54:01 GMT
Well I am arguably the least expert of model engineers, however, I knew my professional working stuff very well indeed. I have to say I have encountered 100% support on here, and that ties in with my working attitude which was always to take time with people learning the job.
We all step outside our "comfort zone" at some point and sneering from someone who could be helping is the most destructive thing ever.
So let's keep it positive and helpful please!
Pete.
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Post by jinks82 on May 12, 2020 17:08:59 GMT
This good to read. As a new member I'd be off straight away if I felt I was being ridiculed
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Midland
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Post by Midland on May 12, 2020 20:16:30 GMT
This good to read. As a new member I'd be off straight away if I felt I was being ridiculed Dear Jinks They are a weird lot here. Some are very good and helpful and modest. Some aren't, you pick up the situation by lurking for a while. You will find that I am not very good, try to be helpful occasionally and modesty, what a dirty word. There are a lot of very good threads with a veritible mountain of advice, examples and ways of doing things and after all we are all learning. Watch out for a suspicious character known as 'Roger', he is from a strange sect that does 'metric' speak. Good luck David aka Midland |
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