[mr_matt_t]

Greetings All

First post. Excellent site that gets used regularly by myself for invaluable tips and travel information that has saved me dollars and gained me status. On several occasions I have found myself being able to provide facts/answers to a question (without responding), disagreeing to an answer provided (without responding) and verify an answer being provided (without responding).

I guess my first question is directed towards 'lurkers' as I certainly have been for some months now - 'Why do you not post?'. As this question may not induce a response, to all the regular posters - 'Was your first post a question or an answer?'.

I am a firm believer nothing in life is for free and hoping over time that I can give back some of what I have taken from this excellent site.

Cheers
Matt

[straitman]

Originally Posted by mr_matt_t

Greetings All

First post. Excellent site that gets used regularly by myself for invaluable tips and travel information that has saved me dollars and gained me status. On several occasions I have found myself being able to provide facts/answers to a question (without responding), disagreeing to an answer provided (without responding) and verify an answer being provided (without responding).

I guess my first question is directed towards 'lurkers' as I certainly have been for some months now - 'Why do you not post?'. As this question may not induce a response, to all the regular posters - 'Was your first post a question or an answer?'.

I am a firm believer nothing in life is for free and hoping over time that I can give back some of what I have taken from this excellent site.

Cheers
Matt

mr_matt_t,

Welcome to AFF.

As the former lurker I believe that you are the best person to answer your own question. From my perspective I've no idea about my first post (or last week for that matter)

With your +ve attitude and offer to give back what you are able I'm sure that you'll be an asset to the site. We look forward to hearing more from you.

[oz_mark]

Hi mr_matt_t,

I will add my welcome as well. As is the case with straitman, I really don't remember what my first post was about - but over time I have asked questions, answered questions, and got involved in exchanges of opinions.

I hope that you enjoy it here, and look forward to your contributions.

Cheers

[serfty]

G'day mr_matt_t, may I add my welcome to AFF.

Here's a link to my first post here: http://www.frequentflyer.com.au/comm...html#post61448 ; giving some now redundant advice.

I've learned many thing on these boards and have been able to contribute as well. This sharing helps us all enhance our travel and related experience.

[mr_matt_t]

Thanks for the welcome

My attempt to coax others seems to have failed and the usual suspects have replied (3 posters with approx 8000 posts between them)

Thanks again and look forward to contributing.

[Optics]

Originally Posted by mr_matt_t

Thanks for the welcome

My attempt to coax others seems to have failed and the usual suspects have replied (3 posters with approx 8000 posts between them)

Thanks again and look forward to contributing.

Okay, just to ensure it is not only the "usual suspects" who respond, I (with a very lowly number of posts, but enough to now be known as a "Posting Freak" ) will also add my welcome. As the others have agreed, you are right, this is a great site and provides great benefits to all users (and lurkers).

If my (fading) memory serves me correctly, my first post was a question which was answered promptly and very well. Since then I have asked further questions, provided the limited answers I can to others' questions, and just enjoyed the general exchanges.

Hope you continue to enjoy the site, and the sharing of information to benefit us all.

[Shano]

Welcome mr_matt_t,

I lurked this site for quite some time too before finally registering and starting to contribute. I have learned a lot from aksing specific questions or just reading other people's responses to posts.

Look forward to your contributions as well.

[Zulaiha]

I joined this site in desperate need of finding answer to my question and shamelessly doing it so, i.e posted my first post the minute I am a member. Now that my problem had been passed, I still stay because I find the site has been loaded with useful information.

I "lurk" more these days, but try my best to answer questions that I think I know the answer, although more often than not, the more experience members has answer the questions way ahead of me (this is meant as a complementary comment, to me, it show how many people do care to help others).

[dot]

As a relatively new member and something of a lurker... I admit that I registered to ask a question and that I continue to look in (or lurk). I guess the reason for not responding to the posts I actually know something about (which is not a huge proportion of threads), is that by the time I see the posts, it may be days since the original question was posed - by which time other members have already responded (often with much the same thing I would have said). Rather than add to the clutter by posting a "me too" type of response, I refrain.

Regardless, I still find useful information here and will continue to look in (sounds so much better than lurking - doesn't it?) and post if I think I can add value to the conversation.

[zig]

My response was well summed up by Dot. I enjoy reading and learning and will contribute where / if I can, but I don't see a lot of point in having 6 or 7 people respond all with the same answer (except in this case of course )