To find it very irritating when people don't come back to threads?

[BlingDreaming]

And I'm not just talking about the threads where something exciting/terrifying/overwhelming is happening and we're all desperate to know - those are sad when you don't hear but generally, I tend to assume that possibly the OP has something else to do.

But surely when someone asks for good party ideas, or information on something, a simple "thanks" wouldn't go amiss? When I email a friend asking for something and she emails back, I reply?

Or am I just missing the point of the internet...?

Yes my most hated phrase on MN is:

Bump. Anyone else?

Sorry, do you expect an answer?

no I detest

I love to

That is indeed the only time I have typed retro-fitted acronym, I think there is a real term for it somewhere but can't think of it. Backronym maybe.

Backronym

Oh I thought meant laughing at people when they are having a bad time and you don't like them. Or something.

No, snurk is like a slightly dirty-sounding snigger laugh giggle.

In fact I have put myself out on 2 threads today and had response at all.

I am very hurt

I may flounce

Trillian Sorry, I have been detained on another thread.

Backroym - who knew? I shall start inserting it into my conversation as much as I can

OrmIrian I was very interested by what you had to say on your other threads. Thankyou

Thank you everyone for everything.

(playing safe)

Huh? Why were you thanking me?

I hope you had a good time on your other thread abdad, and gained many useful pieces of advice.

(is that polite enough?)

YANBU. It really annoys me when people don't say thanks after you've been to a lot of trouble to post information.

I'm not asking for a medal, just a general "Thanks everyone," would be nice. Come to think of it, the worst offenders have been on other forums than MN

Thank you everyone!

"No, snurk is like a slightly dirty-sounding snigger laugh giggle"

Ah ha! so the person who me was sniggering at my problems. Hmm not nice.

Thank you for you help with this.

my problem is I have so MANY threads I'm on, and threads I've started that I can't even remember what I posted on/started this morning let alone yesterday.

If I've been busy chances are I've totally and utterly forgotten I've even asked a question - let alone go back, find the thread, read the responses and thank people

I don't have time for thread watching - Active convo's and threads I'm on keep me busy enough as it is!

FAQ - you'll see the consensus is you don't have to thank everyone, or go back every two days. It's more if you ask a specific question for a reason, get a response, you acknowledge it and then disappear... the rest of the thread then carries on alone. By acknowledging, you're saying, "thanks, I don't need any more comment if you want to comment, go ahead, but its no longer my issue"

Aw Bling, you're very welcome!

24 hrs now and not a whisker of the OPs. 2 thread, I ask you 2 threads.

Go and say something to them woman. You know we need to take stance on this, it's now or never.

or even a ??? or

whydidyounotanswermeignornamous

You know feline? I will! ha

yes, please do.

Have done