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[Guest]

I have posted a few questions on this newsgroup, in the past couple of weeks,
and received no answers. I guess easy-to-answer questions are not considered
maybe because they are "too" easy. Thanks everyone for the non-help.

 

[Nick Malik [Microsoft]]

I have posted a few questions on this newsgroup, in the past couple of
weeks,
and received no answers. I guess easy-to-answer questions are not
considered
maybe because they are "too" easy. Thanks everyone for the non-help.

Hi Antonio,

I did a quick review of your posts and you mistaken... one of your requests
had a reply by two MVPs while another had a reply by a single MVP (assuming
that you are the same Antonio). The rest, however, and most of the recent
ones, have been ignored. For what it's worth, I'm sorry about that.

Looking over the posts, I see two good reasons why no one has responded.
1) You are also asking for a code answer in a forum dedicated to non-code
issues (dotnet.general). 2) You are asking for quite a bit of code to
answer the questions you post, yet with rare exception you don't put any
code into the message.

So, first rule: know what technology you are working in. Post to the forum
or forums that are most appropriate. So if you are using C# and ASP.Net,
the post to both the C# and ASP.Net forums, and no others. (i.e. don't post
on this forum if you want answers dealing with code).

You may have more luck, in a code forum, if you ask a question in a way that
the people on the forum are likely to answer. What way is that? Look at
examples of success. If you look at the coding questions on those forums
that have useful replies, a pattern emerges: a post that asks for code has
to start with code. Not too much code either.

I follow the suggestions of one of the MVPs: create a simple yet complete
application that demonstrates your problem. Then, from that app, post /all/
or /most/ of the code along with your question. Let everyone see what it is
you are doing. Then your question can be better understood in context.

So first rule: post to the right forum. Second rule: if you want a code
answer, post code in the question.

I hope this helps you to get the answer you need.

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--- Nick Malik [Microsoft]
MCSD, CFPS, Certified Scrummaster
http://blogs.msdn.com/nickmalik

Disclaimer: Opinions expressed in this forum are my own, and not
representative of my employer.
I do not answer questions on behalf of my employer. I'm just a
programmer helping programmers.
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[Guest]

Thank you, Nick.

Hi Antonio,

I did a quick review of your posts and you mistaken... one of your requests
had a reply by two MVPs while another had a reply by a single MVP (assuming
that you are the same Antonio). The rest, however, and most of the recent
ones, have been ignored. For what it's worth, I'm sorry about that.

Looking over the posts, I see two good reasons why no one has responded.
1) You are also asking for a code answer in a forum dedicated to non-code
issues (dotnet.general). 2) You are asking for quite a bit of code to
answer the questions you post, yet with rare exception you don't put any
code into the message.

So, first rule: know what technology you are working in. Post to the forum
or forums that are most appropriate. So if you are using C# and ASP.Net,
the post to both the C# and ASP.Net forums, and no others. (i.e. don't post
on this forum if you want answers dealing with code).

You may have more luck, in a code forum, if you ask a question in a way that
the people on the forum are likely to answer. What way is that? Look at
examples of success. If you look at the coding questions on those forums
that have useful replies, a pattern emerges: a post that asks for code has
to start with code. Not too much code either.

I follow the suggestions of one of the MVPs: create a simple yet complete
application that demonstrates your problem. Then, from that app, post /all/
or /most/ of the code along with your question. Let everyone see what it is
you are doing. Then your question can be better understood in context.

So first rule: post to the right forum. Second rule: if you want a code
answer, post code in the question.

I hope this helps you to get the answer you need.

--
--- Nick Malik [Microsoft]
MCSD, CFPS, Certified Scrummaster
http://blogs.msdn.com/nickmalik

Disclaimer: Opinions expressed in this forum are my own, and not
representative of my employer.
I do not answer questions on behalf of my employer. I'm just a
programmer helping programmers.