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My thoughts on the time limits... I have wanted a service like this a dozen or so times this year, and each time it has been when I'm stuck on a problem that I
by asher_ 14y ago
My thoughts on the time limits...
I have wanted a service like this a dozen or so times this year, and each time it has been when I'm stuck on a problem that I need to get sorted ASAP. If I have time, I'll figure it out myself (that's part of the fun).
I usually want a solution within minutes/hours rather than in a week. I would happily offer relatively high bounties for solutions if I get them quickly, but if I have a problem and I have to give people a week to complete it, what happens when I solve it myself the next day?
This might not be the standard use case, I don't know. But I had an SQL query I was struggling with a few days ago that would have been fairly easy for an SQL expert to correct and I would have happily put up a $50-100 bounty for it, provided It was done in a few hours.
In any case, I love the service, and I will certainly test it out next time I get stuck on something!
- bevan 14y agoThanks for your thoughts. I see what you mean about the time limit- I imagine that use case (people needing solutions quickly) will be quite common, so I'll look for a way to address it. My concern with adding time limits was that a shorter one might not increase answering speed (but it does seem that it would in most cases).