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I cannot see the benefit of this site when it allows behaviour that discourages people asking questions.

I am unsure what behavior you feel is discouraging asking questions here, but while clearly uncomfortable, it sounds uncommon. 

My suspicion is that you may have asked an overly broad question ("How can I use email receipt to trigger Windows 10 processes?") and not filled in enough details. [Super User has guidelines][1]Super User has guidelines which moderators and other users try to apply to help keep questions answerable. Unfortunately for new users, it isn't always clear when these apply. Often, those questions get closed and potentially removed.

I had a similar experience when I first joined. I posted a question that was totally unsuitable (from a guidelines standpoint) and gotbecame extremely frustrated that my "reasonable" question needed multiple revisions and wasn't even asked where it should have been asked. However, many years later, I have found Super User to be a good resource for answers to many questions I have.

My suggestion to you might be to really think about your requirements and re-ask your question:

  • What online research (e.g. Google) have you done?

  • What experiments have you already attempted?

  • What were the results of your research or experiments? Were these results positive or negative in moving you closer to your goal(s)?

  • What email software are you using now?

  • Is there software (email or otherwise) that you would prefer to use? (e.g. Python is a scripting language that is multiplatform and supports email well, PowerShell is another scripting language but has fewer online features and is arguably aimed more at Windows).

  • Do you want these processes to run automatically? Instantly? On a delay?

  • Do you want to be notified a process has started, stopped or failed?

  • Is this a "GUI" or "command line" problem or solution? Are the computers running the process intended to be run without a GUI?

  • What are you actually trying to accomplish (you want to receive email A stating "start Process A" because you want Process A to ...???)

Obviously, the more details you fill in the better, but theythe specifics are ultimately up to you. However, please be aware that if someone can "answer" your question with "Have you tried Google?", the question may ultimately end up being closed again.

[1][https://superuser.com/help]

I cannot see the benefit of this site when it allows behaviour that discourages people asking questions.

I am unsure what behavior you feel is discouraging asking questions here, but while clearly uncomfortable, it sounds uncommon. My suspicion is that you may have asked an overly broad question ("How can I use email receipt to trigger Windows 10 processes?") and not filled in enough details. [Super User has guidelines][1] which moderators and other users try to apply to help keep questions answerable. Unfortunately for new users, it isn't always clear when these apply. I had a similar experience when I first joined. I posted a question that was totally unsuitable (from a guidelines standpoint) and got extremely frustrated that my "reasonable" question needed multiple revisions and wasn't even asked where it should have been asked. However, many years later, I have found Super User to be a good resource for answers to many questions I have.

My suggestion to you might be to really think about your requirements and re-ask your question:

  • What online research (e.g. Google) have you done?

  • What experiments have you already attempted?

  • What were the results of your research or experiments? Were these results positive or negative in moving you closer to your goal(s)?

  • What email software are you using now?

  • Is there software (email or otherwise) that you would prefer to use? (e.g. Python is a scripting language that is multiplatform and supports email well, PowerShell is another scripting language but has fewer online features and is arguably aimed more at Windows).

  • Do you want these processes to run automatically? Instantly? On a delay?

  • Do you want to be notified a process has started, stopped or failed?

  • Is this a "GUI" or "command line" problem or solution? Are the computers running the process intended to be run without a GUI?

  • What are you actually trying to accomplish (you want to receive email A stating "start Process A" because you want Process A to ...???)

Obviously, the more details you fill in the better, but they are ultimately up to you. However, please be aware that if someone can "answer" your question with "Have you tried Google?", the question may ultimately end up being closed again.

[1][https://superuser.com/help]

I cannot see the benefit of this site when it allows behaviour that discourages people asking questions.

I am unsure what behavior you feel is discouraging asking questions here, but while clearly uncomfortable, it sounds uncommon. 

My suspicion is that you may have asked an overly broad question ("How can I use email receipt to trigger Windows 10 processes?") and not filled in enough details. Super User has guidelines which moderators and other users try to apply to help keep questions answerable. Unfortunately for new users, it isn't always clear when these apply. Often, those questions get closed and potentially removed.

I had a similar experience when I first joined. I posted a question that was totally unsuitable (from a guidelines standpoint) and became extremely frustrated that my "reasonable" question needed multiple revisions and wasn't even asked where it should have been asked. However, many years later, I have found Super User to be a good resource for answers to many questions I have.

My suggestion to you might be to really think about your requirements and re-ask your question:

  • What online research (e.g. Google) have you done?

  • What experiments have you already attempted?

  • What were the results of your research or experiments? Were these results positive or negative in moving you closer to your goal(s)?

  • What email software are you using now?

  • Is there software (email or otherwise) that you would prefer to use? (e.g. Python is a scripting language that is multiplatform and supports email well, PowerShell is another scripting language but has fewer online features and is arguably aimed more at Windows).

  • Do you want these processes to run automatically? Instantly? On a delay?

  • Do you want to be notified a process has started, stopped or failed?

  • Is this a "GUI" or "command line" problem or solution? Are the computers running the process intended to be run without a GUI?

  • What are you actually trying to accomplish (you want to receive email A stating "start Process A" because you want Process A to ...???)

Obviously, the more details you fill in the better, but the specifics are ultimately up to you. However, please be aware that if someone can "answer" your question with "Have you tried Google?", the question may end up being closed again.

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Anaksunaman
  • 17.8k
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  • 5

I cannot see the benefit of this site when it allows behaviour that discourages people asking questions.

I am unsure what behavior you feel is discouraging asking questions here, but while clearly uncomfortable, it sounds uncommon. My suspicion is that you may have asked an overly broad question ("How can I use email receipt to trigger Windows 10 processes?") and not filled in enough details. [Super User has guidelines][1] which moderators and other users try to apply to help keep questions answerable. Unfortunately for new users, it isn't always clear when these apply. I had a similar experience when I first joined. I posted a question that was totally unsuitable (from a guidelines standpoint) and got extremely frustrated that my "reasonable" question needed multiple revisions and wasn't even asked where it should have been asked. However, many years later, I have found Super User to be a good resource for answers to many questions I have.

My suggestion to you might be to really think about your requirements and re-ask your question:

  • What online research (e.g. Google) have you done?

  • What experiments have you already attempted?

  • What were the results of your research or experiments? Were these results positive or negative in moving you closer to your goal(s)?

  • What email software are you using now?

  • Is there software (email or otherwise) that you would prefer to use? (e.g. Python is a scripting language that is multiplatform and supports email well, PowerShell is another scripting language but has fewer online features and is arguably aimed more at Windows).

  • Do you want these processes to run automatically? Instantly? On a delay?

  • Do you want to be notified a process has started, stopped or failed?

  • Is this a "GUI" or "command line" problem or solution? Are the computers running the process intended to be run without a GUI?

  • What are you actually trying to accomplish (you want to receive email A stating "start Process A" because you want Process A to ...???)

Obviously, the more details you fill in the better, but they are ultimately up to you. However, please be aware that if someone can "answer" your question with "Have you tried Google?", the question may ultimately end up being closed again.

[1][https://superuser.com/help]