Is It Just Me, or......

Yep, and some of us seem to be getting grumpy as well!

Its NOT u

Couldn't care less.
Dean

Hi GB

Yes, i too get sick of the same questions; sometimes when it has already been asked twice in the preceding few days. Sometimes i will do a search for what i said before and put a link to the thread, but that takes time so it doesn't happen very often. When doing a new post, you have to get past the 'have you done a search?' so no excuses. They must be the same people who would come into the grocery store where i worked and say "You haven't got anything i need" "Like what?" "This this and this" - their entire shopping list; just so some poor overworked office staff would go and do their shopping for them. GRRR

How times have people asked something like "What brand of 4wd (or caravan) caravan should i get?" My usual answer is that there are hundreds of different rigs because we all want something different; get the one YOU want and will be happy with.

Motherhen

That happens on all forums, not just this one. Easier to ask then search. Some probably ask first then do the search while waiting for answers.
You have a couple choices, either be helpful and offer a nice reply or just ignore completely.

wizzer

Yeah - Sometimes I'd just like to answer -

"Read the bloody manual!!"

CJ

sorry if i have offended some one with this as i am guilty of this in a recent post, i have done extensive searches on the net but i did not indicate this.

i must say i thought we got some great info from some kind people who are living in the areas we are planning on visiting.

regards andy

is it just me or do others get annoyed with
ive got a new car under warranty and its playing up what should i do.
its simple TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER.
maybe im just getting grumpy
cheers

Its because this site has everything all over the place and makes it near impossible to do a satisfactory search, so it becomes easier to re-ask the question.

Every topic and question has been asked a million times before.

Its about time this site became more user friendly with the various items/issues having headings like fridges, tyres, type of vehicle, fuel consumption etc, etc, etc.

Gone Bush,

This is totally off topic. I like your poem.

Regards,
Bob

but there are some out there that have really boring lives and sit on this forum watching every post and get cranky when someone who has a life and only looks at it once in a while cant make head or tail of the search and thinks well bygger it i will just post it and hope i get a reply and the grumpy mob will asleep or going to the loo between grumpy replys and they can get some help from the less grumpy out there that have a life ......
Cumon grumpys it is Australia and we do pride ourselfs in helping others, we are known around the world for that, we say "hi" to anyone we see, we wave at anyone, we smile at even grumpy people and that ptsses em off a lot but we are Aussies so we shall post, even if it has been posted we shall continue to post as we like havin a yarn .....

Damn, where’s the Landy when you need him. I know he’d put this so much better than me.

I’ve never considered this forum to be a chat room ...it’s a forum! The welcoming page invites you to “ask your question” (It doesn’t say “Google is your friend” ?). By virtue of the fact that the majority of people that frequent this site have a common interest in travelling the wide brown land, I’d have thought the entire premise of this forum was to promote and encourage the free exchange of information and experience? Am I wrong? I consider myself an experienced traveller (and a rank amateur compared to other regulars on the site) but I know that I’ve learnt a hell of a lot from people since I started asking the very sort of questions that some might now deem inane. Personally, I couldn’t give a fat rats clack if someone asks about tyres or fridges or whether the harsh desert sun will damage the faux wood grain on the Prado’s dash. Only to happy to share whatever experience I can (don’t go the faux wood grain!).

Yep perhaps the owners might encourage a new poster to do a search first but let’s be fair, we gotta start somewhere and what a great place to start! Where else could you get this information and get it so readily and in a timely fashion?

My thoughts for what they're worth.

Mick

Hi Gone Bush,

Lets just say you want a bit of info on a nissan patrol 3 inch exhaust, Okay so you type that into the search function. nissan patrol 3 inch exhaust. What come up. Please try it. Have a look & see what comes up. You are better off typing this in Google.You will find links in Google covering this subject referring you back to Exploreoz without all the other posts that have nothing to do with your submitted search I find the search function unusable in this forum. So this might have something to do with your complaint.

Cheers Macca

As a new member to this site, I'd just like to put in my two cents (and also as one who has recently posted a 'sat phone or hf?' question). :)

I'm just going to summarise my experience, my point being that a lot of question askers are probably in the same boat. After visiting this site for a few weeks, I can now see how a lot of members are on here a fair bit, contributing helpfully to most questions. So I guess you end up seeing the same questions over and over. However, for the person asking the question, everything is new to them and, in my case anyway, I never knew anything about hf or sat phones before. I did google, and even searched this forum (a lot of times when you google this stuff, exploroz forum is the first thing that comes up anyway) but, as others have pointed out, this is not always easy. Searching a term like hf brings up LOADS of threads, and a lot of them are not relevant. Someone may have mentioned hf in a response to a completely different question. When reading the irrelevant threads for a while, you eventually just post your question in the hope that some patient people will respond, even though they've said it a thousand times before.

Also, in my case, by the time I had searched and then posted my question, someone else had posted almost the exact same question a few threads down!! How embarrassing! But it hadn't been there when I started and so I had no idea. I'm sure it was frustrating for those who took the time to answer one of us (or even both of us) that we'd both asked pretty much the same thing on the same day.

One more point is that often it's not that people are asking for 'google' type answers, or for you to make their decisions, but for your OPINION. People like you, who have been doing this for years, are invaluable to people like me, who are just beginning. Your opinion counts, far more than some standard information on a site about hf radio, because you've been there and done that. You can tell me information that can only be told by people who have real life experience.

Last of all (sorry, this response has become longer than I intended), I cannot wait for the day that I've been travelling Australia for several years and I can log onto this site and see a question by some 'newbie', asking for advice on something that I am actually privileged enough to know all about. I'll feel so lucky to be in a position to be able to help them, knowing that the reason I can help them is because I've had all these experiences.

Now, I know that still, some people ask silly questions that they should google first, but this is just my story that I wanted to share because I'm sure many of the offending 'askers' are in the same boat.

And, I'll use this opportunity to say thank you very much to everyone here for your invaluable opinions, both in responses to my questions and to other questions I have found useful.

Well, after reading this thread, the underlying message is 'it's just you' (and a few other regulars) that have had a bad day!
Gee's - is it really an issue? Surely it's not worth bleating about on a public worldwide accessable forum (yes, public, not an exclusive members chat room ).

cheers mark (my real name)

Hi gone bush again,

Lets try narrow the search down lets just type " EXHAUST" search function. Give that a try, Either I'm doing something wrong and you can point me in the right direction but whole a lot of threads come up with nothing to do with exhausts. May be I'm just having a bad day every time I try to research a product I would like to buy or try, Or just ask for advice or help , That I know nothing about & hoping to find out from the experienced people like you on this forum that have heaps of knowledge they would like to share. The people that have been there done that. If I can help one person to me thats a bonus & I will & I don't mind writing a reply to the same question over & over again If I know something about what they are asking that might help them.

Cheers Macca

Hi Gone Bush,

No use getting cranky.

I enjoy the forum. I read the posts that interest me and if I can help someone I do.

If it's been asked recently I move on and don't give myself a heart attack because some poor bloke can't use the search button.


Regards
Geoff

Well, I must be a silly bugger...I use the forum as a research tool. Thought that was what it was for. Certainly a wealth of knowledge here. Sure ,I google & all
that stuff, but often the best advice is on here anyway. I can easily avoid any
posts or queries on which I have no interest or knowledge. I cant make the
"search" thing on this forum work anyway..........oldbaz.

Yes GB....it's just you...like the rest of us you are just old and cranky...and you need to take your medicine......I recommend two months of just touring your favourite destination, relaxing,and enjoying the scenery with a nice drink of your choice.

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Well heres a different slant on it ... that will probably upset a few ......

There are those who know where they are going, have an indication of the travel conditions and have bought vehicles and equipment suitable for their needs and applications.

.... and need info on some specifics.

Then there are those looking for the best choices when starting out on a travelling / camping lifestyle.

.... and are looking for experiences from those who have been there and done that.

Then there are those who are making the most of a society, over supplied with products .... Who have bought / are buying, a heap of stuff .... and then have to find a use for it and how it works ....

.... and need spoonfeeding and handholding to live the dream that is shoved in their faces with over the top advertising - that they probably wouldnt have normally bothered with.

I try to ignore the last group as they remind me of an accountant mate who is flatout connecting an air hose to a compressor ..... but has purchased enough tools he will never use or be able to use .... to stock a mercedes benz dealership workshop ..... just because he can ....