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A counter subject: how to ask for help online? Asking a well informed question will typically solicit higher quality answers. Folks who sit back and shout RTFM
by dkdk8283 6y ago
A counter subject: how to ask for help online? Asking a well informed question will typically solicit higher quality answers.
Folks who sit back and shout RTFM are those who are burned out from people wanting them to do the work for them. If you’re trying to accomplish something you need to show some effort, too.
- Cthulhu_ 6y agoA common saying is "the best way to get the right answer is not by asking a question, but by giving the wrong answer". Put the work in; read the docs, write a POC, show the people you're asking what you tried yourself and where you're going wrong. Prove that you understand the problem you're solving. And don't ask for people to do the work for you; in most cases, you're talking to volunteers who are looking for a distraction during their day job (some exceptions there; some projects will have dedicated support personnel but honestly those are pretty rare for some reason).