> I really, vehemently, disagree that recommending a completely different tool is a good answer, except in the context of having already correctly answered the

> I really, vehemently, disagree that recommending a completely different tool is a good answer, except in the context of having already correctly answered the actual question. I think the trick is that sometimes this is true, and sometimes it isn't. I have seen people try to do things with tools that aren't equipped for the task at all, simply because that was all they knew. When all you have is a hammer ... It does take, however, some effort to figure out when this is the case. Problems arise when people make a suggestion for another tool without fully understanding what the OP is trying to achieve. Which brings me to my personal nitpick about StackOverflow: Many of the problems we are discussing right now would go away if people were better at articulating exactly what they are trying to accomplish when the draft their original questions.