Are the questions ever too much?
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Are the questions ever too much?
I've found myself asking a lot of questions on here recently as I'm growing ever more curious and my projects are getting more complex. I've also found myself thinking that I'm going to end up on a lot of ignore lists. Do you ever get fed up with constant posters, even question spammers?
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I do from time to time. But usually when it is of the 'If I don't get this done yesterday I am so fired, can you please show some code that does ...' or when the answer is plainly obvious from the first three hits on Google. But if they are legitimate questions and the poster has put some amount of effort into solving his/her own problem, then it is not nearly as annoying.
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well in the PHP Code forum yea but that's only because all the questions are so easy lmao. i'm happy it's there because i have my own brain farts and NEED to ask something as simple as "session not set? wtf mate?" lmao
it bothers me 3 fold tho. when the questions asked are kind of demanded of information. then when people either give too much information or too little. for isntance, putting up your whole class file is a big no-no to me. i don't even look at those questions anymore. if you can't debug your own stuff and know where it's breaking inorder to post then learn more before you ask. you're in over your head. lastly it's the people that want you to do it for them for free and fast because they've done none of the research or work on thier own. that is annoying
but mostly the things that bother me the most are always interpersonal and not on these forums. i am the last person left in my group of friends that is the best with computers and programming and all that. if there is a problem everyone expects me to fix it quickly and for free. now i don't bother helping most people.
i can't fix your computer.
i can't fix the speed of websites downloading.
i can't fix websites' broken links.
i can't teach you how to code/use excel etc.
that's what sucks and i know the rest ofyou get it too. people can't differentiate between IT guy and Programmer (me). what's worse is that i want to learn more IT too lmao!
it bothers me 3 fold tho. when the questions asked are kind of demanded of information. then when people either give too much information or too little. for isntance, putting up your whole class file is a big no-no to me. i don't even look at those questions anymore. if you can't debug your own stuff and know where it's breaking inorder to post then learn more before you ask. you're in over your head. lastly it's the people that want you to do it for them for free and fast because they've done none of the research or work on thier own. that is annoying
but mostly the things that bother me the most are always interpersonal and not on these forums. i am the last person left in my group of friends that is the best with computers and programming and all that. if there is a problem everyone expects me to fix it quickly and for free. now i don't bother helping most people.
i can't fix your computer.
i can't fix the speed of websites downloading.
i can't fix websites' broken links.
i can't teach you how to code/use excel etc.
that's what sucks and i know the rest ofyou get it too. people can't differentiate between IT guy and Programmer (me). what's worse is that i want to learn more IT too lmao!
As above really..
Titles like: "OMG HELP!!" with content nothing but "IT DOESN'T WORK!!: Warning: Headers already sent." or just an entire applications code spammed into the post have me clicking the back button sharpish.
However I also appreciate that easy to some is difficult to others.. so again, if it appears the person has tried then I'm happy to regurgitate something for the 1000th time, aslong as I am satisfied they will take heed and are making an effort.
Titles like: "OMG HELP!!" with content nothing but "IT DOESN'T WORK!!: Warning: Headers already sent." or just an entire applications code spammed into the post have me clicking the back button sharpish.
However I also appreciate that easy to some is difficult to others.. so again, if it appears the person has tried then I'm happy to regurgitate something for the 1000th time, aslong as I am satisfied they will take heed and are making an effort.
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damned strightJenk wrote:As above really..
Titles like: "OMG HELP!!" with content nothing but "IT DOESN'T WORK!!: Warning: Headers already sent." or just an entire applications code spammed into the post have me clicking the back button sharpish.
However I also appreciate that easy to some is difficult to others.. so again, if it appears the person has tried then I'm happy to regurgitate something for the 1000th time, aslong as I am satisfied they will take heed and are making an effort.
currently i'm teaching 2 of my friends how to code. C++ (which i've forgotten lmao) and PHP/MySQL. i told them nothing bothers me more than when they expect me to help them. i'm not going to be a crutch i'm just going to be more of a 'moderator'. if something goes wrong that is above thier heads i'm there to help. if its something that they should be able to fix then no. i'll make them work it out with my guidence.
can't do that on here tho. so helping is what i do if i do do that. ummmm, 'do' lol