Timeline for What should be done with "Help me do (whatever), I'm a beginner with no idea what to do" questions?
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| May 29, 2011 at 7:52 | comment | added | John Gardeniers | I've read this several times but can't for the life of me see how it addresses the question that was asked. | |
| May 29, 2011 at 2:44 | comment | added | Holocryptic | Also, we can't be expected to provide what basically amounts to hand-holding for things that in reality require an onsite paid consultant to figure out. That's way outside the scope of SF, not to mention what anyone can reasonably provide doing drive by refreshes during the workday. | |
| May 29, 2011 at 2:41 | comment | added | Holocryptic | I'm with Robert. I enjoy ESR, but he can be a bit much sometimes. Also, this assumes that the OP wants to take the time to better themselves. Frankly (and maybe this is my cranky jerk sysadmin coming out) I feel that if they couldn't take the time to string together a coherent thought and reasonable question for a problem that is obviously vexing to them (and possibly costing money), then they aren't going to take the time to go to another site to learn how to do it. In which case, I'm not going to be bothered trying to decipher their half-assed question. | |
| May 28, 2011 at 21:53 | comment | added | Rob Moir | While there are some good points in that FAQ, it's written in an extremely offensive and patronising manner. I totally agree with some of the tips for asking better questions but that document itself is a charter for acting like a cranky jerk to anyone who doesn't ask a perfectly formed question, and I like to think we're (mostly) a little better than that around these parts. I hope we can take the good from that guide and leave the bad behind. And I wouldn't want to encourage the idea that people have to read a massive long document like that (whether rude or not) just to ask a question | |
| May 28, 2011 at 19:19 | history | answered | tep | CC BY-SA 3.0 |