Comments on: Why you need to be on the WordPress Support forums http://matty.co.za/2010/03/wordpress-support-forums/ Web developer, WordPress enthusiast, avid musician and blogger Thu, 10 May 2012 07:37:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Matty http://matty.co.za/2010/03/wordpress-support-forums/comment-page-1/#comment-3447 Matty Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:52:32 +0000 http://matty.co.za/?p=768#comment-3447 Hi Dave, Thanks for your comment. Yeah, I get that "what computer is the best at the moment" question at times as well. My answer, over the last few months, has become "I work on a Mac", at which point people tend to stop talking (because hey, it's a Mac). :P Glad to hear you'll be popping over to the support forums. See you over there. :) Cheers, Matty. Hi Dave,
Thanks for your comment. Yeah, I get that “what computer is the best at the moment” question at times as well. My answer, over the last few months, has become “I work on a Mac”, at which point people tend to stop talking (because hey, it’s a Mac). :P

Glad to hear you’ll be popping over to the support forums. See you over there. :)

Cheers,
Matty.

]]> By: Dave Jones http://matty.co.za/2010/03/wordpress-support-forums/comment-page-1/#comment-3446 Dave Jones Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:23:36 +0000 http://matty.co.za/?p=768#comment-3446 “you know computers, right?” - why also does knowing about computers mean that I am some how qualified to tell you what the "best" computer to buy right now is? Do you get that as well? :-) Also, thanks for bringing to my attention this really good point. I feel a certain amount of responsibility to give back to a community that gives so freely (for the most part). I will definitely try and help out a few folks at the support forum as a result of this. “you know computers, right?” – why also does knowing about computers mean that I am some how qualified to tell you what the “best” computer to buy right now is? Do you get that as well? :-)

Also, thanks for bringing to my attention this really good point. I feel a certain amount of responsibility to give back to a community that gives so freely (for the most part). I will definitely try and help out a few folks at the support forum as a result of this.

]]> By: Matty http://matty.co.za/2010/03/wordpress-support-forums/comment-page-1/#comment-3444 Matty Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:07:13 +0000 http://matty.co.za/?p=768#comment-3444 Hey Chris, Thanks for your comment man. Yeah, the whole "you know computers, right?" thing seems like an unwritten rule amongst non-computing types (if you meet someone in computers, they'll know the exact answer to your blue screen/spinning wheel of doom issue). :P Yeah man, the Codex is a great starting point for theme and plugin developers alike. The code sections aren't necessarily the kind of resource that Wordpress users who don't code can really get into and find solutions in though. Often, the solution is required as soon as possible and the user doesn't have the time to a) learn the code and b) find the solution in that code. As great a resource as it is, as you said, pasting the link isn't always the solution. P.S Nice to see my RSS feed is working. ;) Hey Chris,
Thanks for your comment man. Yeah, the whole “you know computers, right?” thing seems like an unwritten rule amongst non-computing types (if you meet someone in computers, they’ll know the exact answer to your blue screen/spinning wheel of doom issue). :P

Yeah man, the Codex is a great starting point for theme and plugin developers alike. The code sections aren’t necessarily the kind of resource that WordPress users who don’t code can really get into and find solutions in though. Often, the solution is required as soon as possible and the user doesn’t have the time to a) learn the code and b) find the solution in that code. As great a resource as it is, as you said, pasting the link isn’t always the solution.

P.S Nice to see my RSS feed is working. ;)

]]> By: Chris M http://matty.co.za/2010/03/wordpress-support-forums/comment-page-1/#comment-3443 Chris M Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:46:17 +0000 http://matty.co.za/?p=768#comment-3443 “you know com­puters, right?” - lol, tooo often mate, tooo often! I know what you mean mate, tons of questions and so very few answers, regardless of the level of difficulty and it's most often the easy questions where someone has simply dropped a link to the codex, which is really annoying! I try to help out where I can and think after this post I'll do so more often, because I like to ask questions there too. “you know com­puters, right?” – lol, tooo often mate, tooo often!

I know what you mean mate, tons of questions and so very few answers, regardless of the level of difficulty and it’s most often the easy questions where someone has simply dropped a link to the codex, which is really annoying!

I try to help out where I can and think after this post I’ll do so more often, because I like to ask questions there too.

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