Timeline for How to handle unhelpful comments When trying to answer a question
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| May 23, 2017 at 12:38 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
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| Mar 6, 2015 at 14:02 | vote | accept | Matt | ||
| Jan 14, 2015 at 17:10 | comment | added | BradleyDotNET | Even more fun, they give you the error message and its like 'mySampleVariable doesn't exist' when obviously that was a placeholder for something they didn't show. At that point, I leave a comment like "Its a local variable that you should already have" and begin the walking away process. | |
| Jan 14, 2015 at 15:29 | comment | added | user1228 | Looks like you're the one who got screwed this time, Ron. | |
| Jan 14, 2015 at 13:11 | comment | added | Compass | You should never feel obligated to help someone unconditionally. If you believe you've provided an honest answer that most people would find acceptable and helpful, then you shouldn't feel pressured into being pulled into a help vampire scenario. | |
| Jan 14, 2015 at 12:52 | answer | added | Louis | timeline score: 4 | |
| Jan 14, 2015 at 11:16 | comment | added | J. Steen | @MatthiasBauch Not an asshole. That is the only way to handle it. If you don't respect your own time, no one else will either. =) | |
| Jan 14, 2015 at 11:12 | comment | added | Matthias Bauch | Press the Close Tab keyboard shortcut and slowly walk away. Pretend you never answered the question. (I know I'm an asshole) | |
| Jan 14, 2015 at 10:47 | comment | added | gnat | related: Etiquette on How to Respond to False Accusations at MSE | |
| Jan 14, 2015 at 10:39 | answer | added | skuntsel | timeline score: 3 | |
| Jan 14, 2015 at 10:34 | comment | added | l4mpi | Can't say I pity you, that's what happens when you provide free consulting for people who don't have the slightest clue what they're doing. One way to not have to deal with that is to not answer questions by people who can't formulate a decent question. The way the question is worded is a pretty big red flag here. | |
| Jan 14, 2015 at 10:25 | history | edited | Matt | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 14, 2015 at 10:24 | comment | added | Matt | It's not working, Please provide me the correct code, It's not doing the accurate job. | |
| Jan 14, 2015 at 10:22 | comment | added | juergen d | To what unconstructive comment are you refering? | |
| Jan 14, 2015 at 10:20 | history | asked | Matt | CC BY-SA 3.0 |