tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post3298213576262621573..comments2024-03-19T07:48:54.021-06:00Comments on Gus Van Horn: Try and Then AskGus Van Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-68737592823931907592013-10-07T11:10:40.412-06:002013-10-07T11:10:40.412-06:00Understandable. In such forums, there is no added ...Understandable. In such forums, there is no added annoyance of wondering whether one is helping someone who just won't pull his own weight: Such questions can be irritating because they leave someone with experience no starting point. Pity the Help Desk people who have to drag this out of their customers, who have been known to blow time due to such things as not having power.Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-84884138624555766092013-10-07T08:56:57.305-06:002013-10-07T08:56:57.305-06:00Reminds me of programmer help forums, like StackOv...Reminds me of programmer help forums, like StackOverflow. Questions that do not show some background work, are not looked upon kindly. They are more likely to get counter questions like "What have you tried?" than to get a good answer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com