How Do I Get A Rules Question Answered?

[tjbuege]

Hi,

I posted a rules related question in the GURPS forum a week ago (Oct. 29th), and haven't received an answer. Should I assume the answer to my question is blatantly obvious and I'm completely missing it in the rules, or did my post honestly go missed? I've already rephrased my question once, and I don't want to unduly bump the thread lest I breach forum conduct. Please advise.

Thank you,
Tim

[tjbuege]

Ok, someone *just* answered my post from a week ago (maybe they saw this thread?) However, I'd still like to know, how long should I wait when a question goes unanswered? I understand some questions are more difficult to answer than others. If it goes a week, do I bump it? two weeks? a month? I'm just trying to understand the process and my options.

Thanks,
Tim

[zorg]

I'm not a mod, but bumping isn't allowed. You can, of course, post to your thread adding more info or maybe rephrasing your question.

[tjbuege]

Originally Posted by tjbuege

I've already rephrased my question once...

Thanks, but as you will see in my original post, I had rephrased my question, and still was not getting an answer. So, this question still stands.

[sir_pudding]

You can always pm or email someone you think might know.

[Mailanka]

Or post a thread here so that another forum member sees it and posts his opinion, thus bumping it back to the top and eventually getting a reply from Kromm himself *cough*

(Not that this always works)

[Kromm]

Please note that the formula here is not, "You post rules questions and a staff member is obliged to answer every one." Rather, it is, "You post rules questions and the community will try to help you . . . and if a staff member has time when he stops by, and feels that the answer to your question would be of sufficient general interest to be worth some of his very limited paid time, you might eventually get a staff reply." That isn't intended to come out as cruel or grumpy – it's just the process. There's no Q&A expert separate from the line developer for most of our lines. Line developers are busy, often with editing and writing to do, freelancers to manage, meetings to attend, calls to take, ads to write, cons to attend, etc. In effect, they're management, and these forums are more-or-less a sideline for when the manager has a moment of spare time.

[tjbuege]

<chuckle> I figured that's what prompted the sudden reply to my week-old question, and thank you! :)

Another related question. If I were to decide, after posting a question and thinking about it some more, that the subject or title of the thread should be changed, is that reflected in the thread listing if I change the Title of a reply? I'm wondering if I could have changed the subject to something like "[Errata] ..." I didn't originally

Tim

[Kromm]

Originally Posted by tjbuege

If I were to decide, after posting a question and thinking about it some more, that the subject or title of the thread should be changed, is that reflected in the thread listing if I change the Title of a reply?

No. Title changes by ordinary users only affect the title of their own post inside the thread. The thread title is graven in stone once created, barring a moderator or administrator adjustment. The latter is rare except when the title looks like it might start trouble.