Originally Posted by
JoeBrown
I didn't cross post on this forum, if I post on a different forum it's because I'm looking for the best solution, A different forum could have 100,000 members that would never see a post here.
That's exactly the point. You could ask a question in 10 different places, and receive an answer in one of those places within 5 minutes. So why should everyone from the other 9 places waste time answering the question? It takes you absolutely no time to say "by the way, I also posted this here" so that we can see what else you've already been told so we don't have to repeat information you already know. Plus, people googling your problem that come will want to know what you found out.
Originally Posted by
JoeBrown
I presume it's noting the rules that you can't be members of 2 different programming forums.
Right, there's no way to make or enforce that kind of rule. It's just common politeness, which is usually a good idea to give to people who are willing to help you, for free, in their spare time.