Many times, I have found myself asking questions, and getting replies that are less then usefull.
They generally come in few flavours
- Suggesting using latest buzz-of-the-week technology
- Suggesting using buzz-of-the-month technology
- Providing explanation and piece of working code to solve completely different problem.
- Giving answer that is factually wrong.
I would like to phrase my questions in a way that would minimise such responses, I know ESR Smart Questions, but it's generally geared toward newbies that ask questions like 'how to view Star Wars III on my brand new Ubuntu laptop', and doesn't address the issue of asking the RIGHT question.
The problem is not as trivial as it sounds, because putting disclaimers like "I'm not interested in mysql solutions, please be serious" is just asking for trouble and only inviting the wrong people to flaming.
How/Where do Monks learn to ask the right questions?
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