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I'd like to make a suggestion to people who post questions or ask for input. Please acknowledge the responses!

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I'd like to make a suggestion to people who post questions or ask for input. Please acknowledge the responses!

We are all here supporting each other and providing insight and guidance. I personally find it frustrating when I take the time to respond and the response isn't even acknowledged with a "like." So many times I never know if my input helped, didn't help, or if it was even seen.

Again, just a suggestion.

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  1. Jessica Ferland

    I get that and don't feel the same wa6. I enjoy being part of this community and leaving comments. I don't need to know that it was acknowledged.

  2. Anonymous

    I enjoy helping too Jessica, that's why I'm on here. Without some type of acknowledgement or feedback on the response, I don't know if it was seen, helpful, off-base, etc.

  3. Anonymous

    I don’t need acknowledgment, but it would be interesting and possibly helpful to others to see what advice, if any, was taken and the results.

  4. Anonymous

    Great point. It sometimes feels like missing the last few pages of a book so you don't know how it turns out!

  5. Anonymous

    Exactly! Don’t leave us he hanging… like what happened?? Do tell as we say in the south.

  6. Anonymous

    I love the phrase do tell!

  7. Anonymous

    I agree! We want to know how things went, the result from the advice given or those who have said thank you, that goes far!

  8. Anonymous

    I personally embrace being able to share information and assisting. I don’t require acknowledgment or a “like” as there is enough satisfaction in the helping of others.

  9. Anonymous

    While I agree and also love helping people, for me it's common courtesy to say thank you or acknowledge help. Just like I always say thank you when someone holds a door open. As I said, I'd like to know if my insight or advice is helpful. Maybe I can learn something too if it's not! Thank you for your reply!

  10. Anonymous

    I see your point. Thanks for your response as well.

  11. Anonymous

    Agree. Many times we do spend a lot of time and thought with the reply.

  12. Anonymous

    I didn't see the OP saying it's for vanity metrics. They said it's they would like to know if the advice helped.

  13. Anonymous

    Why?

  14. Anonymous

    To know whether the advice was helpful.

  15. Anonymous

    I get it, we all may not use this website the same way. Your suggestion is if it was or wasn't helpful recognition. Good ask. In my POV, then we get into interpretations of the 'thumbs up', sounds like you would feel you are correct of that it was helpful, when a thumbs up could just mean I read it. So, that really leans towards what we all deem for that to mean. Without it becoming an argument, how about find value in the answers that work best for the poster's situation and if they choose to respond, that would be great, if not, maybe there were so many responses, way after the fact, that may not be continued to be reviewed. Tough call, really.

  16. Anonymous

    I agree that some people get so many responses it would be hard to keep up. Again, it was a suggestion based on my feeling of thoughts going into a black hole.

  17. Anonymous

    Thanks for your insights, I’ll make sure I recognize responses to inquiries/posts as I go forward. Again, thank you for your time & advice in this forum.

    Over the years, I have really appreciated this site & ability to post and receive answers from those in this community. Truly a treasure here!

  18. Anonymous

    Great analogy.

  19. Anonymous

    That's a big assumption on how I interpret likes/thumbs up. I actually look at them as acknowledgement that the input was seen. Yes, if there are multiple thumbs up, you don't know if any came from the OP, but when there are none, then you don't know if the response was seen or possibly helpful.

  20. Anonymous

    I agree! It’s a sign of acknowledgment but also the post may have hit home to some and they agreed. Either way I’m not collecting “vanity” likes, I’m hoping my posts make an impact. This is how this system is set up. Maybe if they added emojis it would express a feeling.

  21. Anonymous

    Agree with this. It's nice when others read about the issue and the responses and they learn something or end up getting advice that helps them too.

  22. Anonymous

    Love this! It’s helpful to know the advice was helpful or if the original OP has an update. I want to know how your stories end. Let us hear some success stories too! Great post!

  23. Anonymous

    Updates would be great!

  24. Anonymous

    Oh no I hope not. I enjoy helping, reading and hearing results.

  25. Anonymous

    Great point. I know we all get busy but as others have pointed out, we all really want to help on this site.

  26. Anonymous

    Oh I hope not! I think this site serves a valuable purpose. But I've also noticed the same thing and I know that personally, I'm not as active as I used to be.

  27. Anonymous

    Maybe some see it that way but I don’t. Acknowledgement is what many have asked for. And all we have is to upvote or reply.

  28. Anonymous

    Completely agree. For me it's acknowledgement it was seen.

  29. Anonymous

    In addition it provides metrics. It’s not about collecting likes it’s about helping others and using that feature helps the OP see their post made a difference in some way. Women appreciate acknowledgement here.

  30. Anonymous

    Yes! Just like saying please and thank you in person.

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