Re:I stopped contributing to stackoverflow, but it's not dec...
by d0mine on Monday September 26, 2016 @10:06AM
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> Not only can I not find the answer from SO at this point, but if I find the answer on my own I can't even help others.
If you want to helps others; post an answer, a comment (if it is a minor correction to an existing answer).
If you can't post an answer or if the question is not the exact duplicate; ask a new question:
- describe your specific problem
- link to the duplicate (the back link is created automatically but you can also add a comment under the duplicate question explicitly if you'd like)
- describe how it is different, how exactly existing answers have failed for you (what behaviour did you expect; what did you get instead, step by step)
If you follow https://stackoverflow.com/help/mcve then your question will be better than most questions already (and even if it might be closed as a duplicate; it would attract additional attention—if the question is the exact duplicate you could also create a bounty: it is unlikely to help with difficult questions but it would also attract some attention).
If you want to helps others; post an answer, a comment (if it is a minor correction to an existing answer).
If you can't post an answer or if the question is not the exact duplicate; ask a new question:
- describe your specific problem
- link to the duplicate (the back link is created automatically but you can also add a comment under the duplicate question explicitly if you'd like)
- describe how it is different, how exactly existing answers have failed for you (what behaviour did you expect; what did you get instead, step by step)
If you follow https://stackoverflow.com/help/mcve then your question will be better than most questions already (and even if it might be closed as a duplicate; it would attract additional attention—if the question is the exact duplicate you could also create a bounty: it is unlikely to help with difficult questions but it would also attract some attention).