Please don't answer questions with things like

[Jim]

Jim..... Please can we have a raspberry emoji so I can send it to Nanniemate.

Here you go

 

[Vipar]

I believe that once we can all start getting out and about. Most of the bitchyness will calm down

 

[movan]

I believe that once we can all start getting out and about. Most of the bitchyness will calm done

... and dont you start!!!

. Xx

 

[Nanniemate]

Here you go

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Right back at you <Broken link removed>

 

[glenn2926]

I do, depending on who is on my course use RTFM on ATV courses. It’s a bit rude but it does make them remember.

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[Richard n Ann]

I copied it from another thread thinking it meant 'Read The Frigging Manual' then posted it when a newbie asked a question about his motorhome and got banned by Jim. Now I'm just a lurker with a dim view of Motorhome Fun.

Yes I remember that, thought it was a bit harsh.

 

[bigtwin]

Can I tow an A frame in Spain?

A-Frames are fine; just as long as there isn’t a car attached!

Ian

 

[uzsnowdrop]

My take on it is before I joined this forum I’d never been on another forum so didn’t know the etiquette and was a bit daunted by it all .what I would say is quite a few a re ready to shoot you down in flames for quite trivial posts that are not trivial to the new member ,now I’m more thick skinned to say the least

I newly joined a different forum with a different type of vehicle, and answered a question in good faith but failed to notice that the thread was ancient. Got a few smart alec comments so just left that forum, who’d want to engage with people like that? . Mohofun members however has been so helpful technically and I guess it doesnt really matter if a question gets asked again, theres always loads of answers!

 

[Bessy765]

It is easy for those who have been there seen it done it, but if someone genuinely doesn’t know the answer a dismissive attitude may well stop them posting. Been motor homing for over 40 years, repairing them nearly as long, still learning. Not afraid to ask for help and advice if the best you can reply with is negative comments might be helpful not to.

 

[glenn2926]

I newly joined a different forum with a different type of vehicle, and answered a question in good faith but failed to notice that the thread was ancient. Got a few smart alec comments so just left that forum, who’d want to engage with people like that? . Mohofun members however has been so helpful technically and I guess it doesnt really matter if a question gets asked again, theres always loads of answers!

Always remember, the ONLY stupid question is the one you didn’t ask.

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[kevenh]

Hate it when people tell someone their post is a repeat... as though we have time to check everything we post is original.

I always want to hug the person being told off.... then they'd never post again anyway.. chased by an ol mad woman.

You mean new threads that are repeat queries - by old & new members?
Or posters repeating stuff where they can't of read much or any of the thread before posting?

It varies, but definitely the 1st scenario shouldn't be getting any negativity.
But imo it's harder to not be disappointed if a post in a thread with the same details are ignored before the new repeat of the same info.

 

[Ian Bosman]

Please don't answer questions with things like

This has been done to death
You're the 10th Person to ask this week
Use the search and you'll find loads of ...
Google is your friend.

The person who has plucked up the courage to ask the question, will feel like they have just wasted your time, they'll feel bad, and it certainly puts people off posting.

You shouldn't care if the question has been asked 500 times before, it should still be answered like it's the first time you've seen it. Some people take ages to pluck up the courage to post here and when they finally do, some of those go on to be prolific posters and can become virtual and real fiends. I count people as good friends now who certainly would never have joined this place if people were thoughtlessly rude to them on their first few days here.

If you can't be bothered to come up with a friendly welcoming answer, please don't bother responding at all, someone else will.

Hello, we have discussed this a lot recently, take a look here, That should answer your question, if it doesn't, pop back here and ask away.

Hear, hear, Jim

 

[Jaws]

Recently we've had responses like



Then, after a newbie asked a detailed question, a long standing member responding with

RTFM

Last week a response to a new members first question was

Not again!

Those responses are totally lacking in any empathy and certainly not the friendly helpfulness that the forum was founded upon.

Indeed, they are worthy of a 'Facts' response.... those who know to which I refer I am sure you will agree !

 

[pampam]

Sometimes id like to quote someone ,or thank someone personally ,but i dont know how to ,because altho im on this forum im actually a bit of a dummy when it comes to techno stuff , best regards pampam

 

[Gellyneck]

Sometimes id like to quote someone ,or thank someone personally ,but i dont know how to ,because altho im on this forum im actually a bit of a dummy when it comes to techno stuff , best regards pampam

Click "Quote" at the bottom right-hand corner of the post you wish to quote and it opens in the box below.
To add a "Like" \ etc hover over the "Like" to the left of the "Quote" and select the comment you want to make.

If you want to Private Message an individual click their avatar and then "Start Conversation".

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[Janine]

Sometimes id like to quote someone ,or thank someone personally ,but i dont know how to ,because altho im on this forum im actually a bit of a dummy when it comes to techno stuff , best regards pampam

If you want to quote someone's name, put @ before their forum name and it will link to them pampam

 

[PhilandMena]

Indeed, they are worthy of a 'Facts' response.... those who know to which I refer I am sure you will agree !

I am the said culprit you are referring too. I copied the acronym from another post and used it when said newbie asked a question about his/her new M'home. It cost me a month in Coventry. Do I regret it ?

 

[suavecarve]

I am the said culprit you are referring too. I copied the acronym from another post and used it when said newbie asked a question about his/her new M'home. It cost me a month in Coventry. Do I regret it ?

In the interests of NSYGTC again, I thought this could be used as a manual, you might like to read I thought i would use a TLA FYA

Acronym	Meaning
	AFAIK	As Far As I Know
	AFK	Away From Keyboard
	AKA	Also Know As
	ASAP	As Soon As Possible
	before	Before
	BAK	Back At Keyboard
	BBL	Be Back Later
	BBS	Be Back Soon
	BCNU	Be Seeing You
	BFN	Bye For Now
	BRB	Be Right Back
	BTDT	Been There Done That
	BTW	By The Way
	BYOH	Bat You Onna Head
	CFV	Call For Votes
	CU	See You
	CUL	See You Later
	CUL8R	See You Later
	DYJHIW	Don't You Just Hate It When...
	EG	Evil Grin
	ETLA	Extended Three Letter Acronym
	F2F	Face To Face
	FAQ	Frequently Asked Question
	Oh Please!	For Foobars Sake
	FOAD	Foobar Off And Die
	FUBAR	Foobared Up Beyond All Recognition
	FWIW	For What It's Worth
	FYA	For Your Amusement
	FYI	For Your Information
	G	Grin
	GA	Go Ahead
	GBH	Great Back Hug
	GBH&K	Great Back Hug & Kiss
	GR&D	Grinning
	H	Hug
	HB	Hug Back
	HH	Holding Hands
	HHOJ/K	Ha Ha
	HHOS	Ha Ha
	HIWTH	Hate It When That Happens
	IAE	In Any Event
	IANAL	I Am Not A Lawyer
	IBN	I'm Buck Naked!
	IDK	I Don't Know
	IMHO	In My Humble Opinion
	IMNSHO	In My Not So Humble Opinion
	IMO	In My Opinion
	IOW	In Other Words
	IRL	In Real Life
	IYKWIM	If You Know What I Mean

J/K	Just Kidding
	JAM	Just A Minute
	JASE	Just Another System Error
	K	Kiss
	KB	Kiss Back
	KOTC	Kiss On The Cheek
	L	Laugh
	L8R	Later
	LMAO	Laughing My A** Off
	LOL	Laughs Out Loud
	LYLAB/S	Love You Like A Brother/Sister
	MORF	Male Or Female
	MOTAS	Members Of The Appropriate Sex
	MOTOS	Members Of The Opposite Sex
	MOTSS	Members Of The Same Sex
	MUD	Multi User Dungeon
	NFW	No Foobaring Way
	NIFOC	Naked In Front Of Computer
	NRN	No Reply Necessary
	OBTW	Oh
	OIC	Oh
	OTOH	On The Other Hand
	OTT	Over The Top
	PD	Public Domain
	PITA	Pain In The A**
	PMFJI	Pardon Me For Jumping In (same As Above)
	PMJI	Pardon Me
	POTC	Peck On The Cheek
	REHI	Hello Again
	RFD	Request For Discussion
	ROTFL	Rolling On The Floor Laughing (also ROFL)
	ROTFLMAO	Roll On The Floor Laughing My A** Off
	RSN	Real Soon Now
	RTFM	Read The Foobaring Manual
	RUOK	Are You OK?
	S	Smile
	SB	Smiles Back
	SITD	Still In The Dark
	SNAFU	Situation Normal
	SO	Significant Other
	SOL	Stuff Outta Luck (not Us)
	STFU	Shut The Foobar Up
	SW	Shareware
	SYL	See You Later
	TANSTAAFL	There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
	TARFU	Things Are Really Foobared Up
	TGIF	Thank God It's Friday
	TIA	Thanks In Advance
	TIC	Tongue In Cheek
	TLA	Three Letter Acronym

Acronym	Meaning
	TNX	Thanks
	TNX 1.0E6	Thanks A Million
	TTFN	Ta Ta For Now
	TTYL	Talk To You Later
	VEG	Very Evil Grin
	VES	Very Evil Smile
	VWG	Very Wicked Grin
	VWS	Very Wicked Smile
	W	Wink
	WG	Wicked Grin
	WRT	With Regard To (also With Respect To)
	WTF	What The Foobar?
	WTH	What The Hell
	WTHDTM	What The Hell Does That Mean
	YKYBOTLW	You Know You've Been On-line Too Long When?

 

[Minxy]

What was that 'game' we used to play where instead of a common phrase etc you used to have letters/numbers intead and had to work out what it was, eg:

13 in a BD

 

[mapman]

Thanks Gellyneck and Janine . Like pampam always looking to learn. My attempts at using these forum attributes have been hit and miss and I have tended to avoid them. By the way there are two quote options - what is difference? Finally how did Gellyneck draw a blue circle round right hand corner ?

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[Gellyneck]

What was that 'game' we used to play where instead of a common phrase etc you used to have letters/numbers intead and had to work out what it was, eg:

13 in a BD

Had my face slapped a good few times playing that in me yoof!

 

[Gellyneck]

Thanks Gellyneck and Janine . Like pampam always looking to learn. My attempts at using these forum attributes have been hit and miss and I have tended to avoid them. By the way there are two quote options - what is difference? Finally how did Gellyneck draw a blue circle round right hand corner ?

The "+Quote" means you can select multiple responses to include in your reply.



As for the blue circle that's a trade secret so send copious quantities of cash or beer!
Simply a print screen and add the circle in picture editing software.

 

[suavecarve]

What was that 'game' we used to play where instead of a common phrase etc you used to have letters/numbers intead and had to work out what it was, eg:

13 in a BD

Dingbats

And yes I got that one !

 

[suavecarve]

Had my face slapped a good few times playing that in me yoof!

Brothel's Dungeon ?

 

[Deep Owl]

Brothel's Dungeon ?

And MUD, #138. Seems to be a common thread to Your posts, Master!

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[kevenh]

Missing from the otherwise gr8 table above (oh! Is gr8 needing an explanation? No. Only if m8 does ): -
JFF = Just For Fun
/ = or

EDIT: A lot if 8 fabrication above as gr8 auto-corrects to great

 

[daveandsan]

In the interests of NSYGTC again, I thought this could be used as a manual, you might like to read I thought i would use a TLA FYA

What does this foobar mean you talk about?

 

[mapman]

Thanks Gellyneck .The creation of the blue circle shall remain cemented in mystery for those of us not privy to picture editing software.

 

[kevenh]

Thanks Gellyneck .The creation of the blue circle shall remain cemented in mystery for those of us not privy to picture editing software.

I’m sure there’d be an android equivalent but apple has simple tools built in.
Go straight to the intermediate level with Broken Link Removed MHF help.

 

[Spriddler]

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