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Grex Helpers Item 67: helpers????
Entered by pooh on Sun Feb 1 22:29:22 UTC 1998:

hiya. i'm relatively new on this system.... and i've been reading some 
of these posts, all of which were quite interesting/amusing...
i've also seen an extreme lack of helpers on-line. i've been on at both
relatively 'unpopular' hours, and really peak hours. almost every time, except
for once, i've been the only helper online (or, the only helper with the
helper flag set)....
i just thought i'd bring that up.
comments anybody?
pooh/gary

5 responses total.

#1 of 5 by valerie on Mon Feb 2 14:32:43 1998:

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#2 of 5 by rcurl on Mon Feb 2 18:59:41 1998:

I participated as a helper for a couple of years, and then decided it
was someone else's turn. There is a period in the use of Grex when
users might be approached more directly to be helpers. When they have
learned the ropes and are most eager to show others is when they should
be asked. I think it is natural to expect that after a couple of years
of service it is OK to "retire", and let the new crop of experienced
users take on the mantle. So, how about *asking* all users after a year
of use if they would like to be helpers, and explain how they do this?

#3 of 5 by mta on Wed Apr 22 15:30:06 1998:

I've been keeping my helper flag turned on whenever I'm on -- but I find that
it only seems to be on if I type mesg y.  Is there some way to turn your
helper flag on so you can help out without inviting cahts?

#4 of 5 by valerie on Wed Apr 22 22:18:37 1998:

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#5 of 5 by mta on Thu Apr 23 15:42:45 1998:

Thanks, Valerie!!

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