I just wanted to re-emphasize the point about providing feedback. My last 'sabbatical' I took from this forum was after I had worked out an incredibly complicated (in my opinion, at least) problem for someone. This took a lot of time and effort on my part and I was quite proud of what I came up with. The person showed their appreciation by....

...well, by doing nothing, actually. That left a very bad taste in my mouth and I decided to take a break from the board - for several months.

I don't expect anyone to send me roses or anything, just a simple 'that worked' would be fantastic.

That's the give-and-take dynamic of a board like this.

If you post a question, you do it because you need help. If we provide this free help, it is generally not out of the goodness of our hearts. We want something back. That something can be simple relief of boredom, or the fear and respect of all our peers (a guy can dream, right?) But mostly, it's to exercise our brains and learn. That learning process is kinda difficult without any feedback.

The process should be:

- You ask
- Someone answers
- You tell them if it worked or not.
- And a 'thank you' wouldn't kill you, either.

- Chris