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RE: Scratch buffer on either side of current buffer
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Drew Adams |
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RE: Scratch buffer on either side of current buffer |
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Sat, 21 Nov 2020 11:50:51 -0800 (PST) |
> > Astonishing!
>
> My point is that you should ask for the thing you need or want, not
> for the approach that first comes into your head. Inferring the want
> from the ask is not always easy.
Yup. That makes things easier for the questioner,
and easier for answerers.
https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/66377/what-is-the-xy-problem
And because it avoids wasted energy it often means
that you get more or better help in the future.
Just like the frustration of a moving goal post
(the ever-evolving/moving question), going X-Y
can lead to people giving up on helping the X-Yer.
- Scratch buffer on either side of current buffer, Christopher Dimech, 2020/11/20
- Re: Scratch buffer on either side of current buffer, Jamie Beardslee, 2020/11/21
- Re: Scratch buffer on either side of current buffer, Christopher Dimech, 2020/11/21
- Re: Scratch buffer on either side of current buffer, Yuri Khan, 2020/11/21
- Re: Scratch buffer on either side of current buffer, Christopher Dimech, 2020/11/21
- Re: Scratch buffer on either side of current buffer, Yuri Khan, 2020/11/21
- Re: Scratch buffer on either side of current buffer, Christopher Dimech, 2020/11/21
- Re: Scratch buffer on either side of current buffer, Christopher Dimech, 2020/11/21
- RE: Scratch buffer on either side of current buffer,
Drew Adams <=