>I could ask it and a handful of people would either give you the answer or would talk you through the problem and help you come up with an answer. The best ti

>I could ask it and a handful of people would either give you the answer or would talk you through the problem and help you come up with an answer. The best times for me are when members help me come up with a question. I'd have a problem I could vaguely formulate in long paragraphs, and then someone from the #python channel would write down my problem in one concise question of technical writing that is so spot on that I immediately think of the correct solution. The #python (and mailing list) crowd has done this to me so many times.