Does this happen to others as well?

strollin · 07 Oct 2010

I've had this happen quite often on several different forums (including this forum). Someone asks a question and I post a solution. The OP doesn't acknowledge my post at all. Hours later, another poster comes along and posts a virtually identical solution (sometimes almost verbatim) and the OP comes back and tells the 2nd poster thanks for a great solution or whatever as if they never saw my post.

Why does this happen? Does it happen to others as well?

mickey megabyte · 07 Oct 2010

maybe it's your avatar putting people off

DocBrown · 07 Oct 2010

Invisable ink for your posts ?????

Dwarf · 07 Oct 2010

It's just one of those things that can happen on Forums.

ken9122 · 07 Oct 2010

It happens to everybody.

bigmck · 07 Oct 2010

I have always considered it "Rude" for another poster to put the same info as a previous poster like it was his idea.

bh4mr1ck · 07 Oct 2010

Invisable ink for your posts ?????

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Sorry, just had to do it!!

Airbot · 07 Oct 2010

strollin said:

I've had this happen quite often on several different forums (including this forum). Someone asks a question and I post a solution. The OP doesn't acknowledge my post at all. Hours later, another poster comes along and posts a virtually identical solution (sometimes almost verbatim) and the OP comes back and tells the 2nd poster thanks for a great solution or whatever as if they never saw my post.

Why does this happen? Does it happen to others as well?

Yeah, it happens to others.

Dark Nova Gamer · 07 Oct 2010

As everyone has said, it happens to others as well. Myself included. :)

Best thing you can do is ingore it and take pride in knowing that your solution in the end worked, regardless of someone posting it after yourself.

derekimo · 07 Oct 2010

Happens all the time.