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Nancy Young[_2_] Nancy Young[_2_] is offline
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Default Serious question about new people

Bob Terwilliger wrote:
> Marty wrote:
>
>> At this point in the thread I have to ask... Why is it not alright
>> if they don't stick around?
>>
>> Who decided there was something wrong with someone who accesses a
>> newsgroup only once, or rarely, to ask a question pertinent to that
>> group's charter topic? Why is it NOT alright if they get their
>> answer and move on?

>
> Common courtesy dictates at least a "Thank you" for answers to
> whatever question was posed. Don't you agree?


Besides, they *don't* ask questions, they make a big show of
saying hello, I'm new here, this is a little bit about myself, blah
blah blah. So people say HI, welcome, blah blah and they
disappear.

nancy