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<blockquote data-quote="2old4this" data-source="post: 12590" data-attributes="member: 174998">Here's the dilemma:if someone DOES reply &quot;sorry, can't help&quot; , on whose behalf is that person making that statement? No member can speak for other members.&nbsp; Nor would it be sensible for every member to repond to every post s/he couldn't help with.And nor should it be the job of a moderator to repsond to each and every post, or to speak on members' behalves.&nbsp; When I used to be mod here, I came in for the occasional criticism that I was too keen to leap in and answer - that I should have given other members a chance.The board is not a kind of &quot;ask the moderator&quot; agony column, It is the members who need to be answering posts. 2oldPS: hope this doesn't come across as trying to tell the current mods how to do their jobs. They do a great job. This was just my twopenneth...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="2old4this, post: 12590, member: 174998"] Here's the dilemma: if someone DOES reply "sorry, can't help" , on whose behalf is that person making that statement? No member can speak for other members. Nor would it be sensible for every member to repond to every post s/he couldn't help with. And nor should it be the job of a moderator to repsond to each and every post, or to speak on members' behalves. When I used to be mod here, I came in for the occasional criticism that I was too keen to leap in and answer - that I should have given other members a chance. The board is not a kind of "ask the moderator" agony column, It is the members who need to be answering posts. 2old PS: hope this doesn't come across as trying to tell the current mods how to do their jobs. They do a great job. This was just my twopenneth... [/QUOTE]

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