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> In those cases, if you do the "looking at your context, did you mean Y instead of X" substitution, your answer will be still attached to a "how to X" query, a
by scubbo 6y ago
> In those cases, if you do the "looking at your context, did you mean Y instead of X" substitution, your answer will be still attached to a "how to X" query, and will frustrate a lot of people who may have a legitimate reason for doing X.
And, conversely, it will help a lot of people who may not realise that their desire to do X instead of Y is flawed.
- bastijn 6y agoWhich is probably the larger population as this kind of substition happens most often when a common solution to a common problem is not used. So, when you notice this happens often and it annoys you, ask better questions. Explain what you want to achieve, what you considered and why you discarded certain solutions whilst you know they are common. If you get a substition beyond all of that chances are the person answering knows what's up. Embrace it, see why it is proposed and simply take time to explain why you couldn't use that (or can). It takes a few minutes but the person answering is spending more than you are, for free. Also you help every next viewer of your question.