Re: Question for this group
- From: "Brendan Reynolds" <brenreyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2005 11:30:02 -0000
I don't think there's any complete answer to this, Joe - luck plays a part.
When I'm busy, I'll scan quickly through messages that have not received any
reply, trying to get a feel for whether I might be able to answer that
question without having to do a lot of research. When I'm not busy, though,
I might take an opposite view - it might be exactly the question that would
require research that might look interesting.
Probably the best advice I could offer would be to try to strike a balance -
provide what detail you think is needed and relevant, no less, but no more
either - the type of question I'm probably least like to answer is the type
of question where, having read two or three paragraphs, I still haven't
figured out what the question is.
It might help to try to summarise the question in the first paragraph, then
provide what background information you think is needed, rather than
providing the background first, and leaving the question to the end.
These are just general observations - I'm not saying that you necessarily
made any of these mistakes - as I said at the beginning, you may simply have
been unlucky.
Here's hoping you have better luck next time.
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Brendan Reynolds
"Joe Cilinceon" <jfc@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I've posted several questions over the last couple of weeks with only very
> vague one getting any response. Now I understand that no one is obligated
> to answer anything in these groups. With that said what is the best way to
> ask a question to get a response? Do I ask vague questions with little
> structure or ask detailed questions with all the table structures that
> will be needed? I'm not sure as I see detailed questions go unanswered
> with real vague ones starting long threads most of which is trying to get
> the required information to give an answer.
>
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> Joe Cilinceon
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