Dear Fodor's,<BR>how long does my message stay here? Should I check within 24 hours - when do you wipe it off?

Mandy<BR><BR>If you want to ask Fodors something, email them. They generally don't reply to posts.<BR><BR>The answer to your question is, that if it doesn't get deleted for rudeness it stays for ever. It just migrates downwards. At the moment there are about 400-600 active threads a day, so if you post a question and no-one answers you will be 8-12 pages back 24 hours later. Every time it's answered it will go back to the top.<BR><BR>Sometimes it's busier than that and sometimes it's less busy. It's usually quite quiet at the week end presumably because most folk access the Internet from work.

topping, for Mandy<BR>

What's this topping bit? If Mandy wanted more info, she should top it herself.<BR><BR>Topping without a reason is not fair to others who post new messages and want theirs to be seen.

they can top theirs too<BR>

Hi<BR><BR>it stays at the top as long as people reply.<BR><BR>then it seems to descend into a life hereafter, unless someone tops it<BR><BR>Peter<BR>

What is this topping business? I don't know how to do it - is that what you do if you want your question to remain at the top? If so how do you do it? I find this site fantastically helpful!!

You just did it, Mandy. Any message you add to a thread, brings it back up to the top.<BR><BR>Even if you just say &quot;top&quot;.<BR>

up again, they keep falling down, you realize. but anything you post here brings them back up.<BR>