Re:Why does man print “gimme gimme gimme” at 00:30? (2017)
by skohan on Friday July 30, 2021 @03:37PM
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I think it depends on the quality of the question.
For instance, if it's a semi-vague question just pointing in the direction of a solution, then I think it's fair to question the motivation of the poster.
But if it's a very precise question about how to accomplish something specific, I think the burden should be on the person answering to add the clause: "you can do X, but its generally not considered a good idea because Y".
Honestly if you can't answer the original question, I get the impression you're just trying to be a smarty-pants and show off some domain knowledge you have which is related to the task at hand.
For instance, if it's a semi-vague question just pointing in the direction of a solution, then I think it's fair to question the motivation of the poster.
But if it's a very precise question about how to accomplish something specific, I think the burden should be on the person answering to add the clause: "you can do X, but its generally not considered a good idea because Y".
Honestly if you can't answer the original question, I get the impression you're just trying to be a smarty-pants and show off some domain knowledge you have which is related to the task at hand.