What should I be doing to have a question answered?
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The last time I had a question answered was in Septermber 2015. Two questions in 2014 recived a combined total of five answers, leaving those out we have to go all the way back to 2011 for my record - 4 responses. In 2011 / 2012 I could fairly consistently count on 2 responses. What do I need to do differently for a better response rate?
Ger
Sing or dance at a pole to draw more attention to yourself? The traditional methods of getting things of your chest, like this[^] or this[^] are slowly disappearing.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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The last time I had a question answered was in Septermber 2015. Two questions in 2014 recived a combined total of five answers, leaving those out we have to go all the way back to 2011 for my record - 4 responses. In 2011 / 2012 I could fairly consistently count on 2 responses. What do I need to do differently for a better response rate?
Ger
First - maybe there are no people who knows the answer... Second - if you try to do a statistics, do it right... You have asked 43 questions over the years and 35 of them got answer - that's 80%, which is way over average... Third - both of your latest questions got comments, which means people didn't ignored you. But to be honest, I see a problem with your questions. It is a site where the common language is English, but the language we all (most) really understand is code! So if your English is not understand by some and there is no code to support it, it goes done much faster...
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge". Stephen Hawking, 1942- 2018
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The last time I had a question answered was in Septermber 2015. Two questions in 2014 recived a combined total of five answers, leaving those out we have to go all the way back to 2011 for my record - 4 responses. In 2011 / 2012 I could fairly consistently count on 2 responses. What do I need to do differently for a better response rate?
Ger
Well, you've already got 5 answers to this question, so that seems to be way better than average... :thumbsup:
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
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It really depends on the questions. A detailed description of the problem and the occurung errors are helpful. A lot of answering can do the Google search box :cool:
Press F1 for help or google it. Greetings from Germany
That can also be a detriment. If you fully explain a problem and provide comprehensive example code, people lose interest/get bored, and move on.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013 -
Well, you've already got 5 answers to this question, so that seems to be way better than average... :thumbsup:
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
Mark TwainWe're artificially affecting his statistics. :)
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013 -
The last time I had a question answered was in Septermber 2015. Two questions in 2014 recived a combined total of five answers, leaving those out we have to go all the way back to 2011 for my record - 4 responses. In 2011 / 2012 I could fairly consistently count on 2 responses. What do I need to do differently for a better response rate?
Ger
If it's perceived that the answer given is correct, why would anyone want to bother adding to it? Really, isn't all your want one right answer ?
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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The last time I had a question answered was in Septermber 2015. Two questions in 2014 recived a combined total of five answers, leaving those out we have to go all the way back to 2011 for my record - 4 responses. In 2011 / 2012 I could fairly consistently count on 2 responses. What do I need to do differently for a better response rate?
Ger
I've been watching questions for a number of years, and I seem to see a pattern emerging... Keep your question vague and ambiguous, ask something that someone can somehow construe as controversial, and if at all possible, don't ask for an answer, but rather ask for others to commiserate on how much of a victim you are. None of this helps you get an answer, but it gets the question attention. Eventually, someone will chime in with an actual answer. [Yes, this is tongue-in-cheek.. but I'm not kidding about the emerging pattern thing.]
I live in Oregon, and I'm an engineer.
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If it's perceived that the answer given is correct, why would anyone want to bother adding to it? Really, isn't all your want one right answer ?
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
That's exactly it. He has a question but he is reticent to post it because he feels that he won't get an answer. And what is implied in his non-posting is that he feels someone DOES in fact have the exact answer to the problem but is withholding the answer for some reason known only to that potential answerer. Which is something because he might not even notice this answer because he is unattentive to the thread or has invested little time establishing a rapport with someone posting inside of it and wouldn't expect any headsup from someone who does notice things like this.
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That's exactly it. He has a question but he is reticent to post it because he feels that he won't get an answer. And what is implied in his non-posting is that he feels someone DOES in fact have the exact answer to the problem but is withholding the answer for some reason known only to that potential answerer. Which is something because he might not even notice this answer because he is unattentive to the thread or has invested little time establishing a rapport with someone posting inside of it and wouldn't expect any headsup from someone who does notice things like this.
Could that be rephrased as: "It's a conspiracy against him because those who give him something for nothing are not giving him enough." ?
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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Could that be rephrased as: "It's a conspiracy against him because those who give him something for nothing are not giving him enough." ?
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
Conspiracy? This is a "conspiracy" https://iaero.me/mcchecker What is YOUR definition of it?
