Re:Ask PG: Why is everybody hellbanned?
by larrys on Sunday August 04, 2013 @09:50AM
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"I'd love to hear how you solve the problem."
While this is fair question for sure not being able to solve a problem (right away) and identifying a problem are two completely different things.
Especially when asked to solve a problem as if it's a question on a test. And the fact that a problem is hard to solve or someone doesn't have an immediate answer doesn't mean there isn't a problem to be solved. Nor does it matter if they have ever run a popular discussion web site either.
In the real world to "solve a problem" such as this would take thought, time and testing all of which a commenter is not going to be able to do a good job of in a "reply" to a question posed here.
Most likely no low hanging fruit of a reply available.
I was asked a few days ago "well what would you have done then if you were Snowden?". As if I'm supposed to be able to come up with or commit to a response that makes sense on the spot. I simply won't do that.
While this is fair question for sure not being able to solve a problem (right away) and identifying a problem are two completely different things.
Especially when asked to solve a problem as if it's a question on a test. And the fact that a problem is hard to solve or someone doesn't have an immediate answer doesn't mean there isn't a problem to be solved. Nor does it matter if they have ever run a popular discussion web site either.
In the real world to "solve a problem" such as this would take thought, time and testing all of which a commenter is not going to be able to do a good job of in a "reply" to a question posed here.
Most likely no low hanging fruit of a reply available.
I was asked a few days ago "well what would you have done then if you were Snowden?". As if I'm supposed to be able to come up with or commit to a response that makes sense on the spot. I simply won't do that.