Noticing Newbies: February 05, 2013 Issue [#5498]
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 This week: How Much Is Enough?
  Edited by: JACE Author IconMail Icon
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1. About this Newsletter
2. A Word from our Sponsor
3. Letter from the Editor
4. Editor's Picks
5. A Word from Writing.Com
6. Ask & Answer
7. Removal instructions

About This Newsletter

Hi, I'm JACE Author Icon.

Welcome to this issue of the Noticing Newbies newsletter. Join me as I take you into some nooks and crannies of Writing.Com that you may not have found time to check out yet.

Don't forget to toss me a note about what you liked or didn't like in my column, or about a topic you'd like to see discussed. This newsletter is about and for you. And for you seasoned members, I hope you'll find something you can take from my ramblings. *Smile*

Your Noticing Newbies Newsletter full-time Editors:

Stephanie Grace Author Icon,   Brooke Author Icon,   Sara♥Jean Author Icon,   JACE Author Icon



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Letter from the editor

Recently I answered a question in the "Technical Support ForumOpen in new Window. for someone who had inadvertently deleted an item. The person wished to know if the item was recoverable.

The answer was a provisional yes--provided the item in question had not been purged. I outlined several steps that would allow the individual to recover the item. FYI, they are:

1) Open the Recycle Bin.
2) Click on the Edit button of the item you wish to recover.
3) Move the item from the bin to another location, such as My Portfolio or any folder you have, by typing that location in the Folder window.
4) Save your editing session by selecting one of the Save buttons. Make sure you see the Success message before you close the window. Remember the recovered item will be set to Private.

You might notice I'd left out one apparently important step--the actual location of the Recycle Bin. To be honest, it never occurred to me that someone would not know the location of the Recycle Bin, although I can't tell you why I never thought that. I guess everyone suffers from "tunnel vision" at some time or other.

It got me thinking. How does someone know exactly what information a person needs to solve his or her technical issue? When you decide to help someone, how much or how little information do you offer? If you ask for help, how much info do you require to answer your question?

I believe helping someone is much like writing a review--your advice is just your opinion (or the facts) about the issue at that one point in time. It may actually be different at another time according to what forces, external or internal, are acting on your brain. So let me ask a few questions.

         Would you rather have step by step directions to answer your question?

         Or, would you just like to know where to look in the WDC Reference Guide for the answer?

As a general rule:

         How quick are you to ask for help?

         Or, are you a person who first tries to find the answers yourself?

If I've learned one thing over the past several years of answering questions of Newbies and seasoned members alike, it's there are NO dumb questions. Your inability to see the answer to a particular problem may be as simple as one grain of sand out of place in the Gobi Desert. In other words, one neuron might mis-fire in your brain at the split-second you need to know something. The thing to remember is you need the answer and someone else on WDC has that solution. Take advantage of their firing neurons. You can always hit your forehead while staring at the screen saying, "Duh, I should have known that." No one here will see you. *Wink*

No matter. The important thing is getting your answer in a timely manner. A better question might be how long do you want to muddle along trying to find the solution on your own before you ask for help?

Do real men not stop to ask for directions?



Editor's Picks

Check out these Newbies (I've selected folks who have filled out their Biography or something in their Bio-Block). Take a moment to review something in their Port ... or just say hi.
 A Letter About Woofie Open in new Window. (13+)
He had not been expecting a letter.
#1916991 by Ang Harris Author IconMail Icon

 An American Modern Open in new Window. (13+)
Is television making us fat, lazy, and dumb?
#1916942 by RJ Moody Author IconMail Icon

 The White Mare Open in new Window. (E)
The story of a two lovestruck horses and a very short lived foal.
#1916888 by Jeod L. Author IconMail Icon

 The beach Open in new Window. (13+)
This is a short (very short) story. It is a tear jerker though.
#1916907 by E.C. Manning Author IconMail Icon

 Greed Open in new Window. (13+)
A poem I wrote about society and how I feel about the way people look at others.
#1915104 by KimbleBug Author IconMail Icon

  A little help from Maria Germaine Open in new Window. (13+)
A lonely man whose hope has been stripped finds a little support from a moment in his past
#1916693 by Zachworth Author IconMail Icon

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Ask & Answer

And from the mailbox about my last Noticing Newbies newsletter, "Not Another YearOpen in new Window..

From Steve adding writing to ntbk. Author Icon: Thanks for including Summer Aisle in the picks today. Still reviewing the others letting them know they are found here.
Copenator out! BA, MDiv

Always a pleasure.


From k-9cooper: I enjoy this month's newsletter; thank you.

You're welcome. C'mon back next month. *Smile*


From BigPapaDan Author Icon: Thanks for the notice and the mention. I live to write; or, is it write to live? Hmmm? Either way, I look forward to posting and reviewing a great deal as the year progresses and time allows. If I seem a little slow, please forgive me as I am currently writing a novel with a deadline for March...sheez! A Great Year to all. BigPapaDan

Sounds like you're pursuing your writing dreams. Don't forget to have fun along the way. Write on!


From jim1184 Author Icon: Hi Jace, been a while. You hit this one on the money for me. I gave up on this resolution fad. Just do it. In the middle of a house move and I just grab my laptop and write when ever I can. It is not as much as I want or need. But it is something. Thank Jim. PS. New house will have an office when its all done.

I know a bit about moving--did that recently myself. Even managed to set aside space for an office too, and that's been a godsend. *Delight*



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