Abuse of solutions in Q&A
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I saw a person posting each question he had as a separate question over here and people flocked to it giving links which were either already given in previous solutions or new links which could have been found by the poster with a simple google search. Now I wouldn't mind seeing people helping out even for those questions but seriously? 3 to 5 solutions for a simple question which could be solved by a google search? I think this is more of a "Post and gain points". Some of them just don't read to see if existing answers are valid.
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Well I generally felt it destroyed the quality of solutions given. One or a few good answers accepted would be easier for people in the future as well instead of having to look at too many.
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Nithin Sundar wrote:
One or a few good answers accepted would be easier for people in the future
Sometimes, more might be better. We could be facing exactly the same problem but solutions that correctly work of us might vary. So me thinks more answers to a question means more options to explorer just in case the the accepted answer doesn't work for me.
"Coming soon"
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I saw a person posting each question he had as a separate question over here and people flocked to it giving links which were either already given in previous solutions or new links which could have been found by the poster with a simple google search. Now I wouldn't mind seeing people helping out even for those questions but seriously? 3 to 5 solutions for a simple question which could be solved by a google search? I think this is more of a "Post and gain points". Some of them just don't read to see if existing answers are valid.
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You are right... Probably limiting each user to one answer per thread/question would be good, at least then you should have to edit your answer and continue from there. And people who: - repost questions. - cross post questions. - add answers that are questions to their original questions. - put 0 effort asking. - make impossible to understand questions. - have not even used google. - want their homework to be done. - ask Gimmecode, plz, urgentz, asap! Should burn in hell (or in the most terrible place you believe in) for an eternity (or the longest time that you can imagine).
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You are right... Probably limiting each user to one answer per thread/question would be good, at least then you should have to edit your answer and continue from there. And people who: - repost questions. - cross post questions. - add answers that are questions to their original questions. - put 0 effort asking. - make impossible to understand questions. - have not even used google. - want their homework to be done. - ask Gimmecode, plz, urgentz, asap! Should burn in hell (or in the most terrible place you believe in) for an eternity (or the longest time that you can imagine).
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Joan Murt wrote:
And people who:
- repost questions.
- cross post questions.
- add answers that are questions to their original questions.
- put 0 effort asking.
- make impossible to understand questions.
- have not even used google.
- want their homework to be done.
- ask Gimmecode, plz, urgentz, asap!That's most of them, unfortunately... :sigh:
Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water
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Joan Murt wrote:
And people who:
- repost questions.
- cross post questions.
- add answers that are questions to their original questions.
- put 0 effort asking.
- make impossible to understand questions.
- have not even used google.
- want their homework to be done.
- ask Gimmecode, plz, urgentz, asap!That's most of them, unfortunately... :sigh:
Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water
You are right... :sigh:
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5! Agree with that. However I think we can limit that to at least a certain extent by "closing" questions when an answer is accepted by the poster? I have seen people post answers to questions which were answered 1 year ago. :D EDIT: And probably re-opening them when the person who posted it rejects the solution. Maybe a worthy suggestion to be posted in the Sugs and Bugs forum?
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Nithin Sundar wrote:
However I think we can limit that to at least a certain extent by "closing" questions when an answer is accepted by the poster? I have seen people post answers to questions which were answered 1 year ago. :-D
Sounds like StackOverflow; there's your reason why I don't bother checking Q&A.
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Nithin Sundar wrote:
However I think we can limit that to at least a certain extent by "closing" questions when an answer is accepted by the poster? I have seen people post answers to questions which were answered 1 year ago. :-D
Sounds like StackOverflow; there's your reason why I don't bother checking Q&A.
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Nithin Sundar wrote:
However I think we can limit that to at least a certain extent by "closing" questions when an answer is accepted by the poster? I have seen people post answers to questions which were answered 1 year ago. :-D
Sounds like StackOverflow; there's your reason why I don't bother checking Q&A.
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I have to admit Q&A has removed any chance that I will ever attain MVP again, I just don't like the format so I stick to the forums where there is almost no activity.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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I saw a person posting each question he had as a separate question over here and people flocked to it giving links which were either already given in previous solutions or new links which could have been found by the poster with a simple google search. Now I wouldn't mind seeing people helping out even for those questions but seriously? 3 to 5 solutions for a simple question which could be solved by a google search? I think this is more of a "Post and gain points". Some of them just don't read to see if existing answers are valid.
My Blog My Achievements: * Posted 25,000th message in GIT O_O * Official supporter of the "thatraja's GIT Meet Sponsor Foundation" :D What you do, when you don't know what to do is what you do when you don't want to do what you do.
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You are right... Probably limiting each user to one answer per thread/question would be good, at least then you should have to edit your answer and continue from there. And people who: - repost questions. - cross post questions. - add answers that are questions to their original questions. - put 0 effort asking. - make impossible to understand questions. - have not even used google. - want their homework to be done. - ask Gimmecode, plz, urgentz, asap! Should burn in hell (or in the most terrible place you believe in) for an eternity (or the longest time that you can imagine).
[www.tamautomation.com] Robots, CNC and PLC machines for grinding and polishing.
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Joan Murt wrote:
Should burn in hell (or in the most terrible place you believe in) for an eternity (or the longest time that you can imagine).
What would you do to these people if you had god like powers ? ;)
Oh no! I do not need God like powers, only a drill and a raincoat. :rolleyes:
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Oh no! I do not need God like powers, only a drill and a raincoat. :rolleyes:
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:laugh:
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Quite right, but why beat your head against a wall fighting it? If there's a system, there will be people trying to game it. Nothing new here, and there's nothing to be gained by trying to fix it. Some people are born to be losers/users. Useful, productive people have always been plagued by them, and always will be. Don't let them get your panties in a bunch. Move along, nothing to see here...
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Roger Wright wrote:
If there's a system, there will be people trying to game it.
Bingo!
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Quite right, but why beat your head against a wall fighting it? If there's a system, there will be people trying to game it. Nothing new here, and there's nothing to be gained by trying to fix it. Some people are born to be losers/users. Useful, productive people have always been plagued by them, and always will be. Don't let them get your panties in a bunch. Move along, nothing to see here...
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I saw a person posting each question he had as a separate question over here and people flocked to it giving links which were either already given in previous solutions or new links which could have been found by the poster with a simple google search. Now I wouldn't mind seeing people helping out even for those questions but seriously? 3 to 5 solutions for a simple question which could be solved by a google search? I think this is more of a "Post and gain points". Some of them just don't read to see if existing answers are valid.
My Blog My Achievements: * Posted 25,000th message in GIT O_O * Official supporter of the "thatraja's GIT Meet Sponsor Foundation" :D What you do, when you don't know what to do is what you do when you don't want to do what you do.
Another problem is when someone posts "Read a book" or "Google it" as the answer. I do go to QA sometimes but I filter down to Unanswered ones so some of them get lost because some bozo posted an answer that is not an answer.
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