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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
Don't report every single invalid, error or merely unusual task you encounter. Doing this is a recipe for being ignored, and should you ever have a real problem, like the boy who cried "wolf", you won't get help when it really matters.
This advice applies in triplicate for beta tasks. Problems with beta tasks are expected, they are sometimes even designed to fail. If you can't cope with invalid or failing tasks, simply opt out of beta testing. Getting a badge isn't worth your sanity. Don't complain or throw blame. Don't decide you know what the problem is or that you found a bug. If you tend to do these things, read http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
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nasher
Veteran Cruncher USA Joined: Dec 2, 2005 Post Count: 1423 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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"wolf"
----------------------------------------i understand the faq but alot of people may not be that technologicaly inclined and not be able to find the faq or the answer to there question and just ask again remember most of these questions and such also get answered and resolved by felow members. also most people reporting problems arnt going to read this post anyways so its still going to happen :P ![]() |
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retsof
Former Community Advisor USA Joined: Jul 31, 2005 Post Count: 6824 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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I read it as a nonproblem.
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Icewind_Dale
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Don't report every single invalid, error or merely unusual task you encounter. Doing this is a recipe for being ignored, and should you ever have a real problem, like the boy who cried "wolf", you won't get help when it really matters. No-one will see this "recommendation" as long as it's hidden-away in the chat-forum. Users having an error will much more likely either go directly to the project-forum, or to one of the "Support"-forums, or directly to Beta in case of beta. |
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
This isn't addressed to casual seekers of help. This is addressed to those who give us a running commentary of every single problem they encounter (or think they encounter).
We have all the time in the world for anyone who genuinely needs help. |
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
I read it as a nonproblem. That's why it got moved to chat. ![]() |
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
I posted it in chat.
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
I posted it in chat. Apparently that's a good place for it, then. ![]() |
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