Asking for forum support

by Simon 13 Replies latest forum announcements

  • Simon
    Simon

    This is probably an IT thing in general but people just don't seem able to ask for support in an efficient manner.

    The conversations typically go like this:

    "I'm trying to do [XYZ] and I'm getting an error message" (but no mention of what the error message is)

    or

    "I want to remove something that I posted" (but no mention of what or where it is)

    When asking for support, please include all the information that someone would need to be able to satisfy your request without having to go back to you for more information. If it's something to a link on a page, don't just say "the discusion I was having with [XYZ]" - include an actual URL link to the page !

    Having to bounce messages back and forth just means any request will take much longer than it needs to and adds extra work.

  • zed is dead
    zed is dead

    I just wanted to say that Simon and Angerhad are very quick to rectify and clarify problems if you give them specifics; i.e exact page where the problem occurs, your post number, the EXACT statement in question. I recently had a situation that I contacted the mods about with specifics, and I had a clarification from Simon within an hour. He occasionally does sleep and go to the bathroom, but the response is usually excellent.

    zed

  • rip van winkle
    rip van winkle

    Simon, thanks!

  • mrsjones5
    mrsjones5

    I second what zed said.

  • OUTLAW
    OUTLAW

    Hey Simon!..

    Check your PM`s..

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  • Simon
    Simon

    Sorry about that, while I mass-removed the spammy crap the topic counts weren't updated so the page numbering went a little off ... should be OK now.

    But I'm also going to install some patches so there we'll be offline for a short while ...

  • OUTLAW
    OUTLAW

    Hey Simon!..

    Yes it`s all fixed now..

    I wondered where JWN went..LOL!!..

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  • AnnOMaly
    AnnOMaly

    Ohhh, THAT's where all the active topics went. Thought it was me.

  • ABibleStudent
    ABibleStudent

    Hi Simon,

    Will you fix the "Contact Us" button at the bottom of every webpage so that the following error message does not occur " Sorry, an error occurred while processing your request." Some new members have expressed frustrations with not being able to contact administrators to inquire about difficulties becoming a new member. I am using Google Chrome and Windows 7 to access JWN.

    Regards,

    Robert

  • talesin
    talesin

    I ckecked in earlier today, and noticed something was 'amiss' .. no matter, other things to do .. checking back, and I see it's corrected.

    tkx, folks!

    xo

    t

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