Timeline for Add indicator for the OP to show that someone is writing an answer
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| Apr 13, 2017 at 12:25 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
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| Dec 10, 2015 at 23:54 | comment | added | Tim | @PolyGeo No I get that the community doesn't care about quick answers... But that's no reason not to add a service to the OP... | |
| Dec 10, 2015 at 23:35 | comment | added | PolyGeo | @Tim I'm not trying to answer your question (answers are for that), I'm trying to explain via a comment why something that is a priority for you as a single user may not be a priority for the community, and even less so for visitors to the SE sites who are the vast majority of question and answer readers. | |
| Dec 10, 2015 at 23:21 | comment | added | Tim | @PolyGeo Umm so? That makes no difference as to "I want an answer asap" does it? I get it, I'm not going to get one right now. But I'd like to know if I'm getting one...? | |
| Dec 10, 2015 at 23:15 | history | edited | user160606 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Dec 10, 2015 at 23:10 | comment | added | PolyGeo | @Tim You may find it worth reading the "You gotta get this to get us" section at meta.stackexchange.com/questions/244534/… The aim here is to get answers "instant-like" when searching. Any minimization of time to get questions answered should be seen as a bonus. | |
| Dec 10, 2015 at 22:06 | comment | added | Tim | @Hamlet I find it often is. But when I do ask a question, I've spent time looking for the answer. I'm not an experienced programmer, and still asking a question (esp on SO) is a last resort. For me, in the case that triggered this suggestion it was much, much faster - the personalised suggestion saved hours / days (if I even solved the issue or just lived with it). | |
| Dec 10, 2015 at 21:59 | comment | added | user160606 | @Tim, Actually, it's usually faster for me to figure out a problem on my own than to ask a question on SE, wait for an answer, respond to clarifications, etc. | |
| Dec 10, 2015 at 21:54 | comment | added | yannis | The point of SO is to build a lasting repository of knowledge @Tim. Quick answers are (usually) a good thing, but certainly not the main point of the site. | |
| Dec 10, 2015 at 21:17 | comment | added | Tim | Well the point of SO is quick answers...? I'm not impatient, I'm busy. I ask on SO to save time. There is no need to refresh. A day could be a long time - there could be an answer added, lots of comments etc that would be valuable to participate in. I have an app that shows I have a notification already, but that's not what this is asking for. | |
| Dec 10, 2015 at 21:15 | history | answered | user160606 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |