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I have a big favor to ask.
Jewelia
Published on January 5, 2020
Published on Wealthy Affiliate — a platform for building real online businesses with modern training and AI.
Dear WA community,
I love you and appreciate all the helping hands we offer each other. I've learned so much from you and received incredible support! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!I have a big favor to ask, though... I know that people do this with the best intentions - to be social and friendly. However, this one action is not helpful and even harmful. Unfortunately, I see this happening often.
Here is what I'm talking about...
When someone posts a question and asks for the community help, this question appears on our dashboard with the number of answers next to it.
We can also click the "unanswered" button to see who is still waiting for their answers and whether we can help. "Unanswered" questions are those with 0 replies.
The "Sorry, I don't know the answer..." or "I'm interested to learn this too. I'll be following..." are not really the answers to the person's question. But once such a comment is posted, "0 replies" turns into "1 reply" and this question appears on the Dashboard to others as answered.
The big favor I am asking you all, please don't respond at all if you can't help. Unfortunately, your friendly comments, in this case, are not even neutral; they empose a negative effect on the ability of the asking person to get his or her problem solved.Thank you for your understanding!
Love to all,
~ Julia
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