14th Brooklyn | 29 Mar 2012 1:46 a.m. PST |
I often see "Hobby News Articles" where it seems that the manufacturers themselves do not care what people post there. In other words people ask questions about the products, but never get an answer from the manufacturer. So
should the manufacturer return to his own news article an see what people have to say? Yes, it is good manners. No, it is only advertising. I do not care. |
Given up for good | 29 Mar 2012 2:20 a.m. PST |
Would be nice. Their choice though and yes it can influence my purchasing. |
6sided | 29 Mar 2012 3:14 a.m. PST |
Can do if they want. Don't think they should feel obliged to start entering into justification debate though, which is what always happens. Take it on board without a witchhunt I say. Jaz 6sided.net – We Promote Our Members Blogs. Who Promotes Yours? |
14th Brooklyn | 29 Mar 2012 3:18 a.m. PST |
6sided
that is not the way I meant it to be (justifications). I often see questions like: When will they be released? Are they compatible with X? Who carries these in [insert country]? Any plans to expand this range or is it a one off? |
CPT Jake | 29 Mar 2012 3:43 a.m. PST |
Most have contact info on their actual websites. No reason why if they don't return to the news article that a potential customer can't use the actual contact mechanism. A news article that falls off a front page of a website frankly is a crap means of communication. There is no way to ensure the potential customer ever got the posted answer unless they post a reply. |
Doms Decals | 29 Mar 2012 3:54 a.m. PST |
There's also the issue that some new stories are picked up by Bill from websites etc, and so haven't actually been submitted by the manufacturer in the first place – indeed it's possible the manufacturer could occasionally be unaware of their story's existence
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14th Brooklyn | 29 Mar 2012 4:56 a.m. PST |
There's also the issue that some new stories are picked up by Bill from websites etc, and so haven't actually been submitted by the manufacturer in the first place – indeed it's possible the manufacturer could occasionally be unaware of their story's existence
. Well there is three Nottingham based companies that come to my mind who always submit their own stories, but never answer comments! |
shaun from s and s models | 29 Mar 2012 5:01 a.m. PST |
i always look at comments on my posts, trouble is now i can't seem to post any on tmp. i do not know why? shaun |
axabrax | 29 Mar 2012 7:05 a.m. PST |
Would be a nice courtesy, but "should" might be a bit too strong. You can always email them with direct questions. Besides a lot of the questions have nothing to do with the news story, but will instead just be suggestions or questions about some other product from the same manufacturer" "when is X coming out?" |
richarDISNEY | 29 Mar 2012 7:35 a.m. PST |
I like it when they do for immediate input. I assume that some 'lurk', just to see if there is buzz.
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Mooseworks8 | 29 Mar 2012 7:42 a.m. PST |
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John the OFM | 29 Mar 2012 8:17 a.m. PST |
It would be nice, but most do not have the tme to monitor TMP 24/7. |
Willtij | 29 Mar 2012 8:35 a.m. PST |
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Micropanzer | 29 Mar 2012 9:48 a.m. PST |
I was under the impression that the submit news button was not active for news to be submitted. |
CorSecEng | 29 Mar 2012 10:20 a.m. PST |
@micropanzer Currently only advertisers can submit news I wouldn't pass up the chance to get the valuable feedback from the news posts. Some of it needs to be taken with a grain of salt but most of the time it is valuable. Even if it is a simple question that never occurred to me. It helps me to explain the product better and the potential customer and others who have the same question get an answer. |
Yesthatphil | 29 Mar 2012 3:15 p.m. PST |
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J Womack 94 | 30 Mar 2012 10:00 a.m. PST |
Yes, it is good sales technique. |