>I seriously consider to carefully select to whom I provide help in the future.
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>I see more and more cases where people ask the same question here and on other FoxPro forums, but never give any feedback whether my answer was helpful or not. And they never say thank you as if they take free help for granted.
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>I want to help people, I really do, but when people are too arrogant, cheap or lazy to say thank you, I feel taken advantage of, and now enough is enough. I am tempted to publicize a list of whom I have in mind, but I will refrain from doing so. However, I may answer some of these people with a reference to this message in the future, to let them know how I feel.

We've all been there, Tore. The way I look at it is that even though some people don't say thank you, helping out someone in need is its own reward. Maybe even nicer when it is done anonymously.

I still remember the first question I posted online, which was on the old Compuserve FoxForum more years ago than I care to remember. I was completely green with FoxPro 2.0 and was very frustrated with a setup issue. The question was answered by Blaise Mitsutama, who was then with Microsoft. (And who I assumed was a guy, just like Tamar <g>). She gave me expert advice and fixed the problem. I did thank her, as I always try to thank anyone who helps me out, but I also remember the sense of being a stranger in a strange land. People don't always react as well as they should under those circumstances.

We all know how good you are ;-)

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