N't Replying on This Group

Many use the SWH box as an ongoing reply. You can edit it multiple times - either putting the persons name, or maybe seperating it by lines
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like this, to show a new update.

OR you can just send that person a message thru their profile....

You can always edit . . . again and again and again. Even the "So what happened" is not the final say so if you don't want it to be! Unfortunately, there is no notification when there is an update to the post. If you really want someone to respond after an edit of yours, you can always send them a personal message, or create a new post (as you have), to notify others that you have updated the question and would like additional feedback.

Just to add, I've noticed it helps to edit before sending a flower. Sometimes people notice changes when they click to see what question the flower came from.

The only way to reply in the way you are talking about is to private message. If you need to update or add information then what we all do is just add it at the bottom as an edit. You could denote it as an "Update:"
As you clarify by adding to your question, it benefits everyone not just the person who asked. You may feel the need to dialog with everyone or certain people or think they need updates on post, but if they want to follow up they will go back. I know I don't want that kind of dialog on here. Its irritating enough on face book with people I actually know. I don't need updates from strangers.

Update: you will notice that people will banter back and forth like I'm doing just as an edit. Its also common to thank people or call out others by name for comment in the update section. Thats how we all get around the lack of the feature you speak of. Not everyone goes back to look for such running commentary, but you will be surprised at how many do.

I suggest that you can just go to the end of your post, type in edit, more info or in answer to questions and answer the questions. I suggest that if people are interested in following up after you give more information that they will go back and look at your post without getting a notification. That's what I do.

It is a stupid platform. No we don't get notifications but it is common to use the what happened to speak to people. We do get a notification if you send a flower so that is one way to bring them back.

Like if I respond to someone I edit my what happened in note form. Cindy, blahblahblah, then I send Cindy a flower. Just don't blast Cindy or they will pull your question.

Jennie makes a good point, Mom. Also, when you edit your question, you can edit your subject line too. Some people type a star or two, and write the word EDIT in front of the subject line. That gets people's attention when they are browsing through the questions.

We don't get notification that someone has edited their answers. If we did, I think it would fill up our emails. Probably that's why MP doesn't do it.

Dawn

We've been griping about this for years.

Along with certain other platform issues.

I've come to realize its like King Canute.

Shar, I'm one of the responders to your first question about your daughters headaches...

You can always update in either the main body of the question, as you did, or you can update in the SWH part. Both work.

Go to the top right of the screen, there will a red box with a number in it. Click on your name and it will take you to the 'flowers' section. This is also where PMs show up. And then you can click reply there.

And the reason it's quiet as that the regulars typically answer questions as they come on. Once a question has received a lot of good answers, there's not much more to add but flowers. So people move on to the next issue at hand.

Or you can click on a person's name who answered and send a PM too.

HTH!