Posting Protocol: Don't post topic and disappear.

[Moneo]

Many times a person will post a problem or question which get a bunch of people involved trying to solve the problem or answering the question, and then the original person disappears, never posting any kind of a response. The least the person should do is post his thanks to the participants or some kind of an acknowledgement. This could be part of a  "posting protocol".
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[whitetiger0990]

Thats a thought. though sometimes they cant help it. but if the cant or something suddenly comes up they should post that they may not be back for awhile.

[na_th_an]

many people not only post a single "thanks", but their second post corresponds to their second question...

Moneo, tha protocol is already part of the "Netiquette", but most people even know that it exists.

[Moneo]

Good. Thanks guys, I was beginning to think that it was my imagination.
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[oracle]

Yeah, unfortunately you'll never manage to get everyone, or even a good proportion of people to do that. You'll just have to make a decision when helping someone: do you want to put effort in when you may not get anything back?