lee wrote:
Reindl Harald <h.reindl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
Queue your posts before sending them. After reading and/or writing some
more posts while going through the list, you may have changed your mind
and may be glad you queued what you've been writing.
I tried that, and wound up not remembering to post afterword. It sounds better
than it works, at least for me.
Some threads happen to diverge into, sometimes multiple, different
directions, with many posters becoming inspired to come forward with
what they are interested in. When this happens, it doesn't mean that
the thread has been hijacked.
That's your opinion, I can agree if the diversion is a subtopic of the original
post, otherwise I disagree. Implementation details of a relevant answer are
fine, too often a "How do I" question results in a "you want to do something
less" answer, which is (a) often not helpful, and (b) comes with the assumption
that the original poster asked the wrong question, or is using a wrong approach,
usually without understanding the reason why an approach has been chosen.
if people call me rude, short-temperedly, an asshole and whatelse
the thread below explains perfectly how that comes if a simple
one-line question ends in an epic off-topic discussion
You occasionally drop pearls information which are highly useful, so you are not
an asshole. All the other things, totally agree, I would add egotistical,
arrogant, and a few other things under the "whatever" blanket category.
The most simple questions tend to be the most difficult ones to answer.
Perhaps that's because they are the most difficult ones to ask.
However, I think I know what you mean. I don't know of anything you
could do about it that simple questions can lead to discussions which
can make it difficult not to lose your patience.
I have had some success with starting a post with a statement that I'm not
seeking alternate solution, just information on how to make the chosen approach
work. I don't do it unless I'm really closed to alternatives, I have had a fair
number of good alternatives brought to my attention.
--
Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx>
"We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from
the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot
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