Answering questions on CP
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So I decided to step in it an answer/respond to a user's question on CP. What do you guys usually do when the user just does not "get it"? When someone responds and I go "huh?" when I read it, first thing of course is to go back and read what I originally said to make sure I didn't say something wrong, but then what happen's as they go on and on and on and just don't get it? How do you guys "gracefully" sign off on an answer session? FYI, it is a little nerve racking to answer your first question as I know "everyone is watching"..... :) vbmike
Thanks for joining the answering crowd! The more of us do that, the better a resource it becomes for everyone. Some of the questioners on here are really not trying – those you can walk away from without even giving them the five minutes to type up an answer, if you're not feeling charitable. (The questions that are basically 'solve this problem for me' and when someone posts something helpful they respond 'but please sir solve this problem for me'.) Even if it's an intelligent question and the questioner seems to be trying to understand, if I've tried twice with different approaches I will walk away and let someone else answer it. My answer will at least hopefully help other people who might have the same question, and it might help other people answer it in a way that the questioner will understand. And if you do make a mistake, make sure that you go back and edit the solution (or post, if it's in a forum not in Q&A) when it's pointed out to you, so that people referring to it in future have the correct version.
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Gary R. Wheeler wrote:
When I do it
Really? You're admitting to being that bad at "it"? :-D
Pete
Wording corrected. Better now?
Software Zen:
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