Timeline for User asks for answer that won't solve their problem
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| Feb 18, 2013 at 23:04 | comment | added | TFM | @Qix: There's actually nothing wrong with the XY problems, they are as technical as the rest of the questions. The issue is that searching for the "wrong" starting point will only delay the solution to the "real" problem. | |
| Feb 11, 2013 at 11:05 | comment | added | Qix - MONICA WAS MISTREATED | What happens when the user retaliates with "I know what I'm asking", inferring that the XY problem doesn't apply to them? | |
| Feb 6, 2013 at 22:34 | comment | added | David Schwartz | A competent consultant gives their customers what they need not what they want. If you have a problem client, give them precisely what they asked for. This is such strong medicine that one dose is usually sufficient to cure the problem. | |
| Jan 31, 2013 at 23:58 | comment | added | Christos Hayward | I think on some level that it's human nature to seek things not in your best interest. The question narrows this basic question to technical issues: "I have an approach to solve my problem which you can tell won't help me; please help me implement this approach." In which case I would suggest (1) pointing out that the question as asked doesn't address the user's interest, (2) answering the question as given, perhaps in a cursory manner, and (3) tell how to address the user's real interest. | |
| Jan 31, 2013 at 23:02 | vote | accept | cpast | ||
| Jan 31, 2013 at 17:06 | comment | added | TFM | I agree. Rather than pointing out the problem with the question in an answer, which can be missed, it's much better to point it out directly to the OP as a comment, or by rewriting the question. | |
| Jan 31, 2013 at 11:42 | comment | added | slhck Mod | With XY problems I'd suggest to either rewrite the question to state the actual problem, or close the questions as Not a Real Question if they're (more or less) pointless due to false assumptions. | |
| Jan 31, 2013 at 6:02 | history | edited | TFM | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 31, 2013 at 5:51 | history | answered | TFM | CC BY-SA 3.0 |