Timeline for Is it OK to leave "What have you tried?" comments?
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| Oct 26, 2022 at 12:46 | comment | added | This_is_NOT_a_forum |
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| Nov 16, 2018 at 7:54 | answer | added | Raedwald | timeline score: 1 | |
| May 23, 2017 at 12:35 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
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| Feb 20, 2017 at 11:52 | answer | added | Rajesh | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jan 22, 2017 at 14:02 | comment | added | zoechi | Honestly, the hardest part on SO is to convince newbies to share their code. Once they did it it's usually a matter of seconds to provide an answer that points exactly out what they did wrong and what they need to change and why that change is necessary. | |
| Jan 22, 2017 at 14:01 | comment | added | zoechi | "Yeah, but some of the posters are newbies and really don't know where to even begin." My main problem is that newbies don't want to show their code. It takes sometimes a dozen comments to make them post the code they have so far, to be able to point out their mistake. I don't know exactly why beginners are so reluctant to provide the code that they try to make work. I understand that they are not too confident to share their code because they know they are beginners, but how can they expect support when they won't share what code doesn't do what they want it to do. | |
| Nov 2, 2012 at 14:46 | comment | added | Sam I am says Reinstate Monica | I hate the "What have you tried" comments. Mostly because it's a misnomer. I actually don't want to hear about your discarded attempts unless it's relevant enough for me to help you with the question | |
| Oct 2, 2012 at 17:39 | comment | added | Mike | @code4life - And that's ok... but then they should list out searches they tried, thoughts they have, and what they're stumbling on. I'll leave a what have you tried if there is clearly no effort visible. If they say "I'm stuck, here's my research and thoughts and problems". Then I don't. Even that shows effort. | |
| Sep 28, 2012 at 16:34 | comment | added | code4life | Yeah, but some of the posters are newbies and really don't know where to even begin. | |
| Feb 21, 2012 at 17:13 | history | edited | Pops | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Feb 21, 2012 at 14:43 | history | edited | Zul | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Feb 21, 2012 at 13:09 | answer | added | gnat | timeline score: 12 | |
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| Feb 21, 2012 at 11:55 | comment | added | Grant Thomas | You're asking the wrong question. 'Is it okay to put minimal effort into asking and expect others to do the research and try for me and feed me the answer with on a silver platter?' | |
| Feb 21, 2012 at 11:22 | answer | added | ChrisFMod | timeline score: 191 | |
| Feb 21, 2012 at 11:18 | history | edited | Toon Krijthe | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Feb 21, 2012 at 11:14 | history | asked | Zul | CC BY-SA 3.0 |