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maunium / dontasktoask.com

An informational website about why you should ask questions directly instead of asking to ask
https://dontasktoask.com
MIT License
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Awesome resource! Could we soften the language? #105

Open magicmark opened 2 years ago

magicmark commented 2 years ago

Thanks for putting up this website, very much appreciate the spirit of this :)

I'm worried specifically that the example of I have a question about Java but I'm too lazy to actually formalize it in words might come off as overly brittle, especially to beginners in a field or newgrads to a company. I'd want to inform and educate, without potentially embarrassing or making folks feel guilty.

Is there a way we could update or provide a variant of the site that removes this bit? (maybe https://snowflake.dontasktoask.com/ :P?)

Thanks!

IMakeBotsForYou commented 1 year ago

I think this is a good idea.

PH7N commented 8 months ago

I agree! this is a good idea.

Swiddis commented 3 months ago

Taking a stab at this. Instead of phrasing it around laziness, I think it's more constructive to consider that they might just not know how to word it.

Alternatively, it can be seen as: Foobar123: I have a question about Java but I'm not sure how to ask it, so I'll wait until there's someone who might be able to answer it before I try. It's an understandable feeling, but it comes off as a bit lazy. If you're not willing to do the work to solve your problem, why should we? A poorly formed question is better than no question at all, and still opens the stage for immediate advice or clarification that can help you solve your problem faster.

sachinchaudhary1808 commented 6 days ago

yeah language is hard for a newbi