Originally Posted by
Retired Fire Chief
... When I find that there are more than 4 pages of responsed I close the post and don't add my opinion. So, I was wondering, does it matter to you how many people respond to something you have posted or is it more gratifying to find that oodles of people have been moved to respond? Regardless, I will continue to read every thread created, I enjoy reading everyones comments and learn so much from all the advice.
I have had the same reaction you describe to messages that have grown to more than 5 pages. When I have seen some that are 15 or more pages long, I wonder if perhaps this is an old post that has been revived several times over. That thought was discouraging. I am not going to do more than just read the original in that case.
There is another thing that has discouraged me lately and that is the section on pictures. Many a new message in that category includes a photo right from the first posting. Has anyone here tried to do that lately? No matter how many times I have posted messages, I have never been able to add a photo until I respond to my own message or to someone's message that has responded to me. So how are pictures posted? Is that privilege only for certain members?