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Originally Posted by Aemma
Fair enough. It wasn't my intention to ruffle anybody's feathers. I have had nothing but a great experience with my KT up until last week.
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I think it is important to put those background things in when you begin to post in a new community. And I did not see
as a LOL.
There have definitely been a whole mess of server related problems in the past several weeks. Now, over the time I have owned Kobo kit (and I bought my Kobo-1 the day it was released, and started posting here not much later--before there actually was a "real" Kobo forum) there have been problems enough, but not often these pervasive server issues. Somehow, the recent server problems never affected my (currently 5) Kobo devices, except in the most fleeting ways.
What we have seen as the Kobo forum has gotten busier these last few weeks (in part because of the problems, in part because of the new Vox [and some problems with it]) is that people who are new to the forums are making those out of context statements and (sometimes) seem to egg each other on. Sometimes it seems like the new posters have, perhaps, never participated in an on-line forum before and are under the impression that because it is anonymous, it's perfectly alright to just hit and run with statements that are provocative and do not move the conversation along toward a solution to whatever the problem happens to be.
There are a substantial number of people on the Kobo forum, and on the other MR forums, who know a fair amount about the devices they own. When the forums get slammed with angry new people, it can be really frustrating. Think of being here as if you had moved into a new neighbourhood. Try to remember that your neighbours probably want to be helpful and get to know you, but if your first interaction happens because you are taking a dump in their garden, well, it might not turn out so great.
PS: And thank you Peter for PMing me and reminding me that I really don't have to get worked up about this sort of thing. Forum friends can sure be wonderful.
PPS: I am going to be 60 in June.