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Most likely M-F has always been this way and I just recently noticed it, or maybe it's a new/growing trend.
Poster asks: "I'd like to _________"
Responder asks: "Why do you want to _________?"
Or,
Poster asks: "What do you think of ________ (software)?"
Responder asks: "Why do you need that?"
And, my all time favorite:
Poster asks: "How can I run _________ full screen?"
Responder asks: "Why do you need to do that?"
Sure, there are lots of cases where knowing why someone wants to do something, can help provide alternatives, but believe me, most of the posts I've seen recently don't fall into that category.
I figure if someone can help, and answer the question, that's terrific, but it sure seems like a lot of folks are simply out to boost their post count, or worse yet, to appear as God's gift to M-F.
Between the increasing frequency of the above examples, and more and more people posting as self-appointed moderators, M-F doesn't seem as friendly, or as un-cluttered, as it was (though I just joined in January).
Surely, it's no catastrophe, but IMO, it wouldn't hurt any of us to ask ourselves "Why ask why" before just tacking on a reply for the sake of it (and yes, I'm sure I've been guilty of it at times too).
Mark
Poster asks: "I'd like to _________"
Responder asks: "Why do you want to _________?"
Or,
Poster asks: "What do you think of ________ (software)?"
Responder asks: "Why do you need that?"
And, my all time favorite:
Poster asks: "How can I run _________ full screen?"
Responder asks: "Why do you need to do that?"
Sure, there are lots of cases where knowing why someone wants to do something, can help provide alternatives, but believe me, most of the posts I've seen recently don't fall into that category.
I figure if someone can help, and answer the question, that's terrific, but it sure seems like a lot of folks are simply out to boost their post count, or worse yet, to appear as God's gift to M-F.
Between the increasing frequency of the above examples, and more and more people posting as self-appointed moderators, M-F doesn't seem as friendly, or as un-cluttered, as it was (though I just joined in January).
Surely, it's no catastrophe, but IMO, it wouldn't hurt any of us to ask ourselves "Why ask why" before just tacking on a reply for the sake of it (and yes, I'm sure I've been guilty of it at times too).
Mark