Terse ?

Fixit7 · 05-10-2014, 10:17 PM

I have a science background and I often forget my audience.

Do you feel that many of my questions are too terse ?

I will gladly include much more details if that would help ?

Thanks.

k3lt01 · 05-10-2014, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Fixit7

I have a science background and I often forget my audience.

We aren't you're audience we are your peers.

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Originally Posted by Fixit7

Do you feel that many of my questions are too terse ?

You may want to explain this a bit more. If you're asking your peers for help there is no excuse for being "terse". There is nothing wrong with being straight to the point but being "terse" is a totally different matter.

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Originally Posted by Fixit7

I will gladly include much more details if that would help ?

There is a thread somewhere in LQ on how to ask questions the smart way. One of the points in it is post as much relevant information as you can.

syg00 · 05-10-2014, 11:47 PM

Fixit7 · 05-11-2014, 09:41 AM

k3lt01,

"Audience" was not a put down.

It refers, among other things, to keeping in mind that others have not been working on something as long as I may have been before making the post.

Thanks.

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Firerat · 05-11-2014, 10:38 AM

No idea, I have not taken the time to research your question

Perhaps if you put a little work in yourself, and quoted some of your posts I could answer.

Then again ... seems obvious you have been terse.

Don't confuse curt with terse, I can forgive 'curt', but see terse as lazy.

sycamorex · 05-11-2014, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by k3lt01

There is a thread somewhere in LQ on how to ask questions the smart way. One of the points in it is post as much relevant information as you can.

http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

k3lt01 · 05-12-2014, 02:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Fixit7

k3lt01,

"Audience" was not a put down.

It refers, among other things, to keeping in mind that others have not been working on something as long as I may have been before making the post.

Thanks.

That may well be but I thought you wanted honest answers so I gave you mine. I'm not here to be entertained, so I'm not an audience, I'm here to learn and to help others. From reading the few threads you initiate and you want help your choice of words, which may or may not be "put downs", can be taken as being abrupt considering you want the help of others.