A polite request
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A polite request
There are a number of threads currently where posters are asking for help in deciding which of several hotels to book, or for comparisons of a number of apartments - you know the sort of thing.
Unfortunately, it rarely seems to occur to these posters that they should post the links to these places, leaving it up to others to do the spadework.
Please, if you are starting a thread like this, post the link. It's much easier for you to do this once at the top of the thread, than it is for the rest of us to have to scour the 'net looking for the right one. After all we are not telepathic, and we may not get the right one.
Unfortunately, it rarely seems to occur to these posters that they should post the links to these places, leaving it up to others to do the spadework.
Please, if you are starting a thread like this, post the link. It's much easier for you to do this once at the top of the thread, than it is for the rest of us to have to scour the 'net looking for the right one. After all we are not telepathic, and we may not get the right one.
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One problem may be that some folks don't realize <i>how</i> easy it is to post links. Some are not so tech savvy and assume it must take some voodoo html coding/super secret skill
In fact right now as we speak there is a thread on the Help Forum asking how to post links . . .
That is why I often go to the trouble of trying to find the link to the flat/cottage/hotel/guided tour/whatever (even to other threads/TRs a poster says to to go look for) and post the link.
Not always possible - but I do try.
In fact right now as we speak there is a thread on the Help Forum asking how to post links . . .
That is why I often go to the trouble of trying to find the link to the flat/cottage/hotel/guided tour/whatever (even to other threads/TRs a poster says to to go look for) and post the link.
Not always possible - but I do try.
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I immediately found these threads where the poster is asking about a tour and did not provide a link.
http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...-to-turkey.cfm
http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...mithsonian.cfm
I'm guessing this is for a hotel:
http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...i-in-siena.cfm
I've seen many threads where people ask for thoughts about hotels and apartments but do not give links.
http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...-to-turkey.cfm
http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...mithsonian.cfm
I'm guessing this is for a hotel:
http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...i-in-siena.cfm
I've seen many threads where people ask for thoughts about hotels and apartments but do not give links.
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Cold - here's another apartment thread.
http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...osta-brava.cfm
And another.
http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...n-bellagio.cfm
http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...osta-brava.cfm
And another.
http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...n-bellagio.cfm
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Annhig, Your point is very valid, and I'm gullty of often not bothering if there isnt a link. The real problem is that this thread will probably sink without any of those people reading it. It would be good if your suggestion could be added to the Fodor's guidelines.
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I've been searching the google world for Hotel Eingang on Einbahnstraße for so long it hurts. I know there are thousands of them but all that google has are photos of front doors. Jeeeesch! I know -- silly, but it's Friday night, I think.
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Ann - can you provide an example of what you are talking about please?>>
sorry, cold, oh course I should have posted a link!
one thread, and I'm in breach of my own suggested guidelines. Duh!
but there was a lovely fodorite there waiting to catch the ball when i dropped it.
thanks, adrienne.
of course, I could claim that I deliberately failed to post a link to make my point, but sadly I'm not that sophisticated ......[space left for sobbing emoticon]
sorry, cold, oh course I should have posted a link!
one thread, and I'm in breach of my own suggested guidelines. Duh!
but there was a lovely fodorite there waiting to catch the ball when i dropped it.
thanks, adrienne.
of course, I could claim that I deliberately failed to post a link to make my point, but sadly I'm not that sophisticated ......[space left for sobbing emoticon]
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annhig--I could not agree more with your point. However, I agree along the lines of janisj: new posters don't have a clue anyway.
In fact, they probably would not even NEED our help at all if they knew how to post a link or do a search. Or read a map. Or buy a guidebook.
Shameful Disclosure: Once, not even as a new poster, I posted the question "Where should I take my kids in Europe on Spring Break?" Yeah, within the post I gave my guidelines (e.g., no car rental possible), but still...
I think I got 20 answers, not one of them rude (!!!!). And I used one of the suggestions!
In fact, they probably would not even NEED our help at all if they knew how to post a link or do a search. Or read a map. Or buy a guidebook.
Shameful Disclosure: Once, not even as a new poster, I posted the question "Where should I take my kids in Europe on Spring Break?" Yeah, within the post I gave my guidelines (e.g., no car rental possible), but still...
I think I got 20 answers, not one of them rude (!!!!). And I used one of the suggestions!
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