by Larry H.
Member since:
August 13, 2006

I Don't Understand

January 20, 2009 12:16 AM EST
views: 157 | rating: 10/10 (40 votes) | comments: 59

 

I Don't Understand

 

I have over 400 friends; I checked the boxes that said to notify me if any of them post articles or pictures. There are only a few of them that I have been notified they had posted pictures or articles.

What is the purpose of checking the boxes if they aren't going to post the articles or pictures?

Another thing I joined a bunch of groups wanting me to post my pictures or article to their group. Of all the groups I am in only one really sent me anything thanking me for posting in her group.

•1.      What is the purpose of the groups?

•2.      What is the group leader supposed to do with the group; shouldn't they be commenting on peoples post or pictures that are posted to their group?

 

I know that if I had a group I would be commenting on what was posted on my group.

 

I know they want points and make posts, but rarely comment on post of other people. There are a few of the people I comment on who I rarely see that comment on anyone else. They will post messages asking you to go look at something they posted.

Some if you hint it is their turn to comment on something they will comment of a few of mine until the next time if I make another hint.

 

When I make a post any you chose where you want it to go. There is one that says "everyone" . . . who is everyone, is it everyone on gather, is it all my friends... Who is "Everyone"?

 

Thank you for your help.

 

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Comments: 59

Larry H. Jan 20, 2009, 12:16am EST
thanks for commenting
Leah Christensen Jan 20, 2009, 12:19am EST
As you can see, I'm posting things all the time, and I thank you for commenting on my stuff. Your comments are greatly appreciated.

As for the groups, I'm still trying to figure that one out myself. I understand we get points for posting to groups, and that's why I do it. I get notifications when i get mass group e-mail, which I'm not really into, but I'm not sure of the function of the groups myself.
♠~Dnbuster~♠ ~. Jan 20, 2009, 12:19am EST
i dont now who everone is but i do post to my any group every post i make:)
Claudia (kitty-cat) K. Jan 20, 2009, 12:20am EST
I get notified whenever someone posts anything, whether I have checked boxes or not, and I know I have not done this, becaue I have been getting way too much email. Maybe you should bug the administration and tell them that you would like to be notified of postings of your friends. I tend to seem like I am being nasty, so I don't do it. I just delete, delete, delete.
Lynn R. Jan 20, 2009, 12:21am EST
Larry I have the same problem with some of my connections. I have clicked on several (you included) to make sure I am notified and I never see anything. I've even turned them off and turned them back on and still nothing. That's why I don't always see your stuff for a while.

Yes, if you want everyone on Gather to see it you can click that. Otherwise I think it's another button so just your friends see it.
I'm not sure, but I think everyone is whomever you're connected to, not all of Gather...
The groups purpose is for (in many cases) to let people know what goes where (I think).

I am a group owner and when I was able to spend more time on Gather, I did more featured articles on my groups and commented on more posts on the groups as well - one at least of the groups is over 900+ members, so that's a bit hard as some tend to post a lot.

As far as other groups -- some are for anything, some might be just for certain types of writing, others for any type or jokes, games, you-name-it, politics - different groups for different things, is all I think.

Sometimes I post to a few groups, other times I don't post to any. When I'm on here, I do try to comment on as many of those good friends and people I just plain old enjoy reading, as I can.

And if that made any sense, well... since I just re-read what I wrote, it might not have! :)

Marilyn
Larry H. Jan 20, 2009, 12:27am EST
MY WIFE POSTED PICTURES TONIGHT AND I ONLY GOT ONE OF THEM..
Katrena M. Jan 20, 2009, 12:28am EST
I know mine use to send me stuff all the time now I only get a few and I haven't changed anything either. I don't know
J. P. Jan 20, 2009, 12:34am EST
Some of my posts get a lot more viewer than comments, but that's OK, I'm glad someone is checking wether he/she is giving me comment or not. And many times I'm checking out here and there and can't make any comment, especially when the writer's block attack or something like it.
sarah g. Jan 20, 2009, 12:48am EST
hmmm, I don't have this site figured out at all Larry, to be honest with you. I just post stuff and comment and rate and hope for the best.
Diane "stormyz" B. Jan 20, 2009, 1:02am EST
More Gather glitches, maybe??

I own a few groups and do a group comment to the content contributed to them. Though I am a bit behind at the moment and am getting some help with the Gimme 10 group, the content builds up very quickly so I am never ahead of it, lol!

I do try to comment on as much of my friend's content as I can - or as much as I can coherently anyway. ;)
Donna T. Jan 20, 2009, 1:05am EST
Larry --Your wife is here? Who is your wife?
queen.susan . Jan 20, 2009, 1:10am EST
I comment as much as I can on what others post.
I enjoy looking at what's being published here on Gather.
.* Sandi * Jan 20, 2009, 1:11am EST
check to see if the boxes are still checked
when i stop getting emails, I look and i see its been unchecked
Angela <:3---}~~~~ M. Jan 20, 2009, 1:11am EST
my groups are just a storage area for on topic images, to comment on every one that posts to them would be impossible. my job as a group owner is just to moderate and be sure the group stays on topic and to remove those who post off topic and are just a general pain in the butt. I wish I had time to comment on all that is posted to the group but then i could not comment on all those who are comment on my stuff.
Angela <:3---}~~~~ M. Jan 20, 2009, 1:13am EST
when i do get extra time i will go into a group and thank members on images but its not a constant thing. But I do view all images and articles sent to the group that are on topic so the member does get a view.
Nancy L. Jan 20, 2009, 6:43am EST
"Everyone" is everyone on Gather, not just your friends.

I don't get email notifications because it's just as easy to go to your home page and under "Content For Me" click on the "by friends" tab to see the newest content from your friends. You'll free up more time to read content rather than sort through email messages.
Marianne R. Jan 20, 2009, 6:56am EST
I only have one group where I thank those for posting. The others are just a way to categorize content. That's what gather groups do... categorize. Well, that's what they're supposed to do.

I do comment. I tend to DB 10 email copy & pasted articles and other content I am not interested in subject wise. If someone posts 20 or 30 photos at a time, I comment on a few.
R B Jan 20, 2009, 7:04am EST
I just went to 'my account' 'email preferences', interesting that some friends were not checked(?) Re-did that. Group owners vary, its a bigger job than we think. Some comment a thanks for posting, some do a view, some do nothing. No big deal there.
Posting has that drop down menu: 'everyone' (I think) and it can be viewed from the gather home page under explore. Along with thousands of others! If you want them to appear in groups (and appropriate groups via content), click the group name in the left column, they will appear in the col on the right. Select as many as needed, then click post (submit?)
The other box is a notification when anyone comments on your post, not just a friend.
Does it all work?? Ha. Good luck. Did you get notified of this comment?
Janet "Jax" B. Jan 20, 2009, 7:59am EST
I think I get about 75% of your stuff and about 10% of Janet's. I don't know if it's a gather glitch or what.
Lin B. Jan 20, 2009, 8:57am EST
More Gather glitches, maybe?? I know when I check individual for post my email jumps to the 100s....all most overwhelming
Jean E. Jan 20, 2009, 8:59am EST
to the majority of your questions, I apologize, but my answer is "I don't know" ~ and as far as email notifications, sometimes I get them, sometimes I dont' ~ sorry Larry, you are always around commenting ~ *sigh* to the answer ~j
mary bryant Jan 20, 2009, 9:05am EST
I just don't know
Rob Appell Jan 20, 2009, 3:42pm EST
There are always glitches on Gather. Some affect everyone; others only affect a few randomly. That maybe why you're not getting all of your publication notifications. I have 950 in my network and most of the time am notified when they publish an article, picture or video...and I get up to 1,000 a day or more. Occasionally, they'll shut down for a couple hours, but rarely does that happen...at least lately. The reason, too, you may not be getting a lot of notifications is that some of those in your network are no longer on Gather. I had 1,400 in my network before I cleaned house and started deleting some. I found a few hundred are no longer active on Gather...and haven't been for some time; many at all in the past year. The ones who beg for points and don't comment on my work got deleted, too. And I gave the boot to a few scam artists who beg for cash and more be sent directly to them in addition to begging for points and not returning comments. As for who 'everyone' is; when you publish to 'everyone'; all those in your network who have their notifications activated should receive an E-mail letting them know you've published something...while the post is available for anyone to see if they aren't in your network and take the time to look it up.
Amanda "middle of nowhere" C. Jan 20, 2009, 6:14pm EST
I don't know how everything here works, Larry, but I do enjoy your articles and your photos.
Adele G. Jan 20, 2009, 7:41pm EST
Larry, I think Gather has problems. And like Amanda I always enjoy your articles and photos.
t b. Jan 20, 2009, 11:35pm EST
I post to get more readers and to give the owners of those pages a small amount of points.
Christine Zibas Jan 21, 2009, 12:38am EST
Larry, I am not always quick about it, but I only have one group, so I suppose that makes it more managable. I try and thank people for posting their article to my group. I also try to comment on that article if I can, so they would get two comments from me, one about the subject and one thanking them.

I think it probably has to do with whether the group is moderated. If it is moderated, then the group owner is notified of each new article. I set my group up this way because it is about books and publishing. For those who have "post all" groups (that is, not moderated), I don't think they even know whether something is posted or not, it just does it automatically.

However, speaking to your larger point. I think people should reciprocate as much as they can. I don't expect it to be perfect, but if people never comment on your articles, it's discouraging. And I think that happens to a lot of people.

Some people are just too busy collecting their own points and running thousands of groups so they don't care about others...what a shame!
Christine Zibas Jan 21, 2009, 12:40am EST
And people should stop with the mass emails! It's always the same people doing it.
Barbara B. Jan 21, 2009, 2:18am EST
Oooh my goodness Larry, I don't get notices either !!
I always check that I would like to be sent a notice
but never get any.
☀ Aunt Shanny Jan 21, 2009, 3:14pm EST
I get rid of connections that never comment on anything of mine.

I also look very carefully at anyone that requests a connection. If they are here to promote something, I will not accept. I am not interested in "one way only" connections.
The Red Headed Witch of Gather G. Jan 21, 2009, 3:50pm EST
Groups are just a big mess in my opinion. If they aren't moderated, people post junk to groups where it doesn't belong.
Bridget ♥ Jan 21, 2009, 7:02pm EST
I have notifications turned off! too many to keep up with if I don't!
Selene N. Jan 21, 2009, 11:44pm EST
Sorry Larry, I know you are talking about me. But I have priorities and my purpose of using Gather is for Kyleigh's baby book. I am far behind on that already. I do feel bad that I don't return your comments. I do appreciate your comments. I just wish I have 72 hours in a day. Or if my husband helps out a little more.
Fran S. Jan 22, 2009, 5:49am EST
i checked the box to send me email if people comment on my postings and I get a ton of emails every day, i try to respond back in turn to all those comments.... as for the other boxes, it caused way too much email so i unchecked 'em all.
Toni V. Jan 22, 2009, 8:27am EST
I agree with Angela M. I have groups too and it would be impossible to comment on all of the submissions. There are just way too many. I appreciate all your comments on my stuff, Larry, and I hope that I have been good about commenting back even though I'm a bit slow at getting back to you.
Bundy P Jan 22, 2009, 6:29pm EST
That has never worked for me either, so I just gave up!
Selene N. Jan 22, 2009, 11:55pm EST
I do try to check out your posts from time to time without being prompted, though.
Elsie Duggan Jan 23, 2009, 12:49am EST
Hi Larry, I am always behind in my commenting lately, but I manage to catch up now and then, and often take one person and comment on all they have written at one time, not a great plan, but lately very busy with other people's lives, and best I can do. I do love your comments, and I appreciate them, and enjoy your articles. I have a group, I didn't know how to invite people to it, but I do comment on everything anyone writes to it, lol, usually five or six a day, so do do that regularly. I don't know why I did that, just to try to something different. I know that viewing and commenting gives you more points than writing, so I am slow in getting points, because I manage to write something really quickly, few take me more than fifteen or twenty minuites, and then unfortunately like now, I read the whole thread of someone's article, and that takes a long time, I understand your frustration, I used to love it before they changed Gather the first time, as I had only to click on my home page, and it would have articles for me to read from my friends, and would just go down them. Now I have to hunt to find people, good luck, look how windy I have been,
Dawn Clevenger Jan 23, 2009, 6:28pm EST
I know how you feel Larry, happens to me sometimes too. I try to remember to go over and comment to everyone who comments to me. But sometimes I get forgetful, or sidetracked.
Anita D. Jan 24, 2009, 12:19am EST
Larry - To me the purpose of a group is --- interested audience for the topic, ability to send an email to the group that I have posted, aplace to comment on articles of topics I like.

I do not visit Gather everyday and I post only about once a week or so. This means a lot of email to sort etc. when I do arrive online.

But I just cannot keep everything flowing .

Thanks for sharing.
William M. Jan 24, 2009, 10:59am EST
I wish I knew the answers, Larry.
Alison H. Jan 24, 2009, 1:50pm EST
Larry, I have these same questions and problems, too. I try to be conscientious on Gather. I always comment if someone posts to a group of mine. I always return comments (except in the rare event I overlook someone by mistake). But I finally turned off the mail to my Gather mailbox, because I was tired of getting all the notices for people to look at their articles. Many of these never bother to check out mine. I am getting more discriminating about who I will connect to. I like common interests and reciprocity.
Vivian P. Jan 24, 2009, 1:55pm EST
some very good questions here Larry I do know that if you post to everyone than everyone can see it but it only shows up in friends thread or whatever it is called
Kathryn E. Jan 24, 2009, 1:59pm EST
i am just way behind............and some of our connections or many may not be active on any one day, week, or month.....

i have 7,385 connections since 2006, but many have not been here for months, or years.

other than that, i am always way behind.
Elizabeth S. Jan 24, 2009, 7:15pm EST
Like everything else, some people do it one way while others do the opposite. I can't imagine why you aren't getting notifications, because I get way too many.

The more friends one has, the less likely one is be able to comment as much as all of us would like. With 400 friends, you'd have to be online most of the day to comment just once per friend.

If it bothers you that some people never comment on your posts, delete that person or group. There are thousands to take their place.
Fran S. Jan 25, 2009, 6:22pm EST
i came back to read the replies!!
JoAnn C. Jan 27, 2009, 6:52pm EST
I get emails when people comment on my content and use these emails to comment back. I do notice from time to time that I don't emails for all comments.
Denise W. Jan 28, 2009, 6:11pm EST
At one point I had a bunch checked then they did some update and I stopped getting notified. Ended up many were unchecked.
Hi Larry,
Sure sounds like a big mystery to me. Since I only have one working mouse-button on this computer, it's hard to get to everyone, and I'm also not on here daily, my notifications aren't checked, but for people like you and several others, that I try to visit as much as possible, I memorize your member-page name and just type it in. Weird, but it works :)
Have a good one,
Marilyn
Debra H. Jan 30, 2009, 2:59pm EST
Im not sure who everyone is but I am a small part of everyone.
DIANE D. Feb 1, 2009, 4:51am EST
Larry, I am looking forword to this upgrade, good and bad.
carmel m. Feb 2, 2009, 9:25am EST
I try to comment or oops leave a generic comment on all of my group posts. I might get a week behind but I catch up. I always match comments as well.
☀ Aunt Shanny Feb 5, 2009, 9:20am EST
Larry, loved the comment about your Grandma's chicken. I think that would make a neat story.
April H. Feb 7, 2009, 7:16pm EST
I think the purpose of groups is to post your material so that people you aren't friends with will see it. However, I don't think it ends up working that way in reality b/c people don't tend to look at the content in all of the groups they are members of.

I always appreciate all of your comments!
debra g. Feb 8, 2009, 8:42pm EST
Larry thank you for all of your comments,I just hope that I did get my computer fixed for good.I don't have time to visit all of the groups I belong to but the 1 I started I always check it out first then comment to the comments I got.
Rose H. Feb 20, 2009, 9:24am EST
Larry, I get notifications when my friends post and I try to keep up with that. If I'm gone from gather awhile I just go to their page and catch up on what they've written. I don't reciprocate if non-connection comment, unless they really had something to say - then I go look at their page - and maybe make a new friend.
I look at every connection request before I approve it.

I started turning off the notifications for people who never comment on my stuff.

But there are glitches and sometimes we get disconnected from people we were already friends with.

The groups - well, they don't work like they were intended. But nevertheless, I own no groups, but I am an active member and enjoy about five groups a lot, lots of interaction between the members. Ten groups I participate occasionally and the rest really should be be dumped, but I haven't because as long as the group is active and moderated you do get a view each time you submit something.

You have to clean house and make new friends and find new groups continually - both to keep it interesting and to get points.
Jennifer O. Feb 24, 2009, 8:19pm EST
I try to comment as much as possible for people as things come in but it is hard to keep up sometimes!

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