camibami Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 I'm in Asia. Half the time when I answer a thread, it is in the "wrong" time of day. Then I don't check back for 12-16 hours (sleeping, doing school, etc) and by then the thread is old news. And people may have responded to *my* post, but I feel dumb resurrecting a thread (particularly a "hot" one) just to respond to something that happened (now) pages back. So I just waver and think which makes me look more pathetic: answering a (at this point) long forgotten, old thread, or completely ignoring whatever was said! I think we wrong-siders need to all meet up and discuss contentious subjects in the wee small hours of the (North American) night!:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 absolutely! what contentious things would you like to discuss?:bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber in AUS Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Yes, i certainly have the same problem, or i might start something that gets buried and not responded to because it is in the middle of the night for the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 I have the same problem still, but not as badly as when I lived in China. Then I often used to find myself chatting happily with the antipodeans whilst North America slept. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keptwoman Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Yes. Perhaps that's why I often feel like the thread killer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asta Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Yes. Perhaps that's why I often feel like the thread killer. Heh - I know the feeling. I had one woman accuse me of not HSing / paying any attention to my kid because I "was on a forum all day". Um... no. This place just happens to be a fun evening activity for me... :biggrinjester: a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marylou Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 It never bothers me to see someone resurrect a thread--I don't care how old it is. If a person wants to make a comment about something, I think that's great. I mean do we do that in RL???? "Stop right there . . . didn't you bring that subject up 3 months ago when we were together????" Isn't this a DISCUSSION forum???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peela Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Oh, I dont mind resurrecting threads. :001_smile: When I get on the boards (um, with my morning cuppa), I go to the search function and put in my name. If anyone has responded to me using my name in a thread I have written in, it will come up there. That way I dont miss if someone has asked me something in a thread or made a comment on a post I have written. Otherwise I would just forget what I wrote. Other than that I check the first three pages of the general, curriculum and highschool boards and leave it at that. The west coast of the U.S. is a full 18 hours behind me. I love it :) We get Christmas almost a whole day ahead :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Keep on posting, I personally love hearing from the different time zones. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 I don't think anyone minds resurecting threads. Sometimes I start a thread and see it some back a week or evern a month later. I don't think that threads die because people have lost interest but instead because people start so many new threads daily that they move down the board pretty quickly and many people only look at the first two or three pages. If you answer an older thread, it brings it back up to the top of the board and then many time people will get a chance to answer who didn't see it the first time around. So I say just go right ahead and respond. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 I mean do we do that in RL???? "Stop right there . . . didn't you bring that subject up 3 months ago... :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannah Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 In addition to the time lag, we also have an unreliable internet connection. It happened recently that I started a thread to ask a question and then could only look at it 4 days later. I felt silly bringing it up again, but then felt that people might think I'm rude for not answering their kind replies... in the end I didn't reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlynn Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 I feel your pain! We just returned from a 3yr tour in Japan and I always felt outside the loop here on the boards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 I always have to laugh at how a thread that had only a couple of posts jumps to 100+ by the time I look again. But I'd say resurect away if it's about homeschooling stuff. If it's about vacuums, shoes in the house or in laws, well . . . :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 Those of us night owls in the Western part of the U.S. see your threads and respond to them! If you have good input, respond, no matter how much time has lapsed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElaineJ Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 I always feel this way too! That is why I seldom post on this forum, even though I read it often and have learned so much through you all. I usually worry that people will think I am rude for not responding to them until the next day. Maybe we shouldn't worry so much and just respond when we can! :) Elaine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucy in Australia Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 Haha, so I'm not the only one that overthinks things. Yep, I've not responded to posts simply because I feel I've "missed the boat" in terms of timing and everyone's moved on to other topics. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsabelC Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 I'm on Australian Eastern Standard Time and will happily discuss things at weird hours :) btw love your siggy Lucy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camibami Posted July 28, 2009 Author Share Posted July 28, 2009 See now, I here I am, responding all late again!:lol: Glad to hear other people think about this stuff, too! I think I will just respond, a day late and a dollar short, anyway. I'm not really a wealth of knowledge on much though, so ultimately I doubt the board will benefit a whole lot from my (belatd) input!:D I'm mostly here to learn from all of YOU! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
readwithem Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 Oh, I dont mind resurrecting threads. :001_smile:When I get on the boards (um, with my morning cuppa), I go to the search function and put in my name. If anyone has responded to me using my name in a thread I have written in, it will come up there. That way I dont miss if someone has asked me something in a thread or made a comment on a post I have written. Otherwise I would just forget what I wrote. Other than that I check the first three pages of the general, curriculum and highschool boards and leave it at that. The west coast of the U.S. is a full 18 hours behind me. I love it :) We get Christmas almost a whole day ahead :) You could subscribe to threads - whether you've responded or not - and get updates in a daily email. But the time that determines "daily" will probably be one of the US time zones :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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