Timeline for Should we answer based only on the information given or should we guess extra info?
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| Jun 3, 2012 at 16:38 | comment | added | slhck | @devius Exactly. Many will just come here, write a few sentences and probably expect others to ask them for more information. This is entirely orthogonal to the concept of asking a good question, doing a little research yourself, and attempting to state a problem so that it is definitely answerable without the need to prompt for more information. While in some cases I know it's not easy to provide all details before (e.g. if you're not knowledgeable enough), it's pretty easy to spot laziness though. And yes, reading the FAQ and How to Ask would of course help. | |
| Jun 2, 2012 at 11:21 | comment | added | devius | That's a very interesting point of view both from Bon Gart and from slhck. Maybe it's not a question of guessing or not guessing, but more of using our common sense to figure out if the question is worth answering or not. If there's a possibility of guessing maybe the question isn't very good to begin with. There are lots of questions that fit into that category though, which means most new users don't even read the FAQ and just use this like a regular forum. | |
| Jun 2, 2012 at 6:55 | comment | added | slhck | That's the problem when you answer questions that should preferably be closed for being too vague. When it's clear that the OP is asking about their attempted solution rather than the actual problem they're facing, there's rarely a point in answering those questions in their original form. You'll basically just open a can of worms where everything ends up in edits and extended discussion. | |
| Jun 1, 2012 at 22:26 | history | answered | Bon Gart | CC BY-SA 3.0 |