My primary suggestion is to say: "this is my problem and these are my constraints" rather than "tell me how to execute my half-assed solution"
Understand that a work-free or easy solution might not exist or might not be known by the people you are asking. Understand that all suggestions are offered in good faith, and will help you explore the solution space. Some of them are things you've already thought of and others might be novel to you. We have no way of knowing for sure which is which. It is up to you to pick the direction to try and then to execute that attempt, and you might pick the wrong one. Also, generally, when people ask questions about your question or about the context of your question, do your best to answer them. There is nothing quite so demotivating as trying to help someone, but doing so in the dark without effective feedback, for example: Suggestion, "try A". Response: "I tried B and IT DID NOT WORK", where A and B are non-intersecting. Try to say *how* it didn't work, and also, *TRY A* and say what happened. A lot of your questions, to the degree I have engaged with them, are often along the lines of: "I am not so convinced this 21st Century was such a good idea, I want to solve this problem with 1960s technology." Understand that a lot of us have moved on to at least the 1990s. Regards, Russell On Sat, Jun 26, 2021 at 9:04 AM Richard Owlett <rowl...@cloud85.net> wrote: > > Get the idea I've been around a while. > > The essays on "How to ask a question" focus on "defining the question". > > I'm more interested in triggering functional/useful responses. > > Suggestions &/or comments? > TIA > >
