Timeline for Why should questions about interactions between my server and bots off-topic?
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| Aug 23, 2019 at 2:25 | comment | added | Ooker | @Reaces in my first comment, I said that if I'm unable to do command X, then I'll just stop there, not replying with "I can't use X" | |
| Aug 22, 2019 at 19:39 | comment | added | Reaces | @Ooker "Do command x" is not useful if you, the op, responded with "I cant use this command". It just leaves future visitors guessing. And not because they have an odd system, but because you did. | |
| Aug 22, 2019 at 16:04 | comment | added | Ooker | @Reaces My idea was that "do command X" would be useful for future visitors, because they can save a one question to ask. But in retrospect, I think the question cannot belong to them, but is forever stuck with my name. Therefore, even if it saves them times, then the solutions they find cannot give back to the question. I get it now. Thank you | |
| Aug 22, 2019 at 9:11 | comment | added | Reaces | @Ooker The purpose of the Q&A site is to create a repository of knowledge about the subject the specific site is aimed at. Comments are fleeting and expected to be removed at a future date. As such if the comments contain the majority of the troubleshooting / actual content, the Q&A is losing value. Equally, if the answer is "do command x" and you can't do it, then the Q&A is a net loss, because it just becomes useless noise for future posters. Who might have a similar question without the arbitrary limitations of a control panel. | |
| Aug 22, 2019 at 1:11 | comment | added | Ooker | An elaboration on why you don't think it is would be helpful | |
| Aug 21, 2019 at 22:28 | comment | added | womble Mod | No, that is not the purpose of that policy. | |
| Aug 21, 2019 at 8:12 | comment | added | Ooker | I think that policy is only to prevent off-topic conversations. If comments are used for clarification or more information, as the fade text in the comment box says, then there would be no problem | |
| Aug 21, 2019 at 7:05 | comment | added | womble Mod | Well, for starters, questions and extended discussion do not go in comments. | |
| Aug 21, 2019 at 6:56 | comment | added | Ooker | can you explain more on how Q&A sites won't work like that? What could go wrong, if there is no spiral vortex? | |
| Aug 21, 2019 at 6:42 | comment | added | womble Mod | That is not how a Q&A site works, though. If that is what you are looking for, your needs will be better served elsewhere. | |
| Aug 21, 2019 at 4:43 | comment | added | Ooker | I agree with the first two paragraphs, and I agree that the last two ones apply to almost all the cases. However, I acknowledge my limitation and do want to learn, so if the comments just say something like "can you type this command and tell me what you see", then even though I can't do that, I still learn something. The conversation will not commence to spiral, because it will just stop there. I just want you to give me some keywords so I can gain some insight. | |
| Aug 21, 2019 at 0:15 | history | answered | wombleMod | CC BY-SA 4.0 |