Depending on who it is, and how often it is done, many people are not going to be thoroughly offended by a "hey, I'm just throwing this out here as I trying 15 different approaches in a rush" post every now and then.
You want to know what will kill the desire to assist the next time around? Not coming back in between with the answer that ended up working for you. We need closure too, you know. * * *ASB* *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… * On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 1:14 PM, Matthew W. Ross <[email protected]>wrote: > I have written many email question to the list, only to delete them before > they were sent. Why? > > Pick all that apply: > > 1. I'm not sure my question is clear enough. > 2. I don't want people spending too much time on a question I want to ask > on a whim. > 3. I fear that my question is too easily answerable with "Don't do that." > 3a. Sometimes I want to do something differently than the "standard > method." Asking for help when you do this can be returned with "Do it how > everybody else does it." That's not helpful to anybody. > 4. It shows my ignorance on some subjects. > 4a. I do understand why people do it (for humor and simplicity), but I > dislike getting a lmgtfy.com response. > 5. I've accidentally hijacked other people's topics. Oops. > ... and more. > > Thus, I try to only ask the important questions. I don't usually have the > time to watch my lists all day, so a detailed conversation isn't always > possible. I really do like asking the list for opinions on things, mainly > so I can see what the "wisdom of the crowd" takes on various issues or > products. > > > --Matt Ross > Ephrata School District > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
