Don't be Afraid to Ask Questions!
Got to Start Somewhere...
I was looking over some of the questions that I had asked in the early stages of my journey here at WA just last night.
Looking back at them, some of the answers to those questions seem so obvious now. In fact, some of the questions I had asked seemed almost a little cringeworthy as I glanced over them a second time.
But hey, I got prompt and accurate answers thanks to the helpful community here. So at the end of the day it was worth asking and saved me a lot of confusion at the time. Nothing worse than going around in circles for hours merely because of not being able to solve something that's quite simple, particularly when this time can be invested productively elsewhere.
Before Posting a Question:
It pays to keep the obvious in mind i.e. doing a little research to see if your question has been asked before, as chances are it has. The "Search" bar is great for this and you can locate training tutorials, questions and blogs at the click of a button.
Answering Questions:
Not everyone thinks of that however, so it's good to perform a search for others when attempting to answer their question. Simply sharing a link or two to other WA blogs can oftentimes back up your answer with authority and can open up a world of insight to the person asking the question.
Thanks for reading, have a great weekend! :)
Thomas
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Your so right I'm sure, I have asked questions and somebody probably has the questions posted on here somewhere. I do spend a lot of time searching for answers on here. At first I could not find answers that I asked, till I saw where it was posted on the side bar. Thanks for helping out. My best to you and hope everything goes well for you.
And thank you Pgonz, quite often all the work is done for us if we perform a quick search. Have a good one!
The Search bar has a load of information and it can answer many of our questions. If you get no answer, ask, and our experienced friends here at WA are always there to help out. Isn't this a wonderful place to learn and earn?;
Absolutely Achuthan, nearly anything is available at the click of a button and if not there are always people who are willing to step in and help! Thank you.
Doesn't matter what the question is because there is always someone new coming along who needs the info. Also, sometimes info needs to be repeated before it sinks in and means something to them.
Barbara
That's right, Barbara, things change or are updated so even a discussion on something that's already been asked can generate new ideas.
Thanks for your thoughts!
I am agree with your idea. But some time anyone will not spend the time take journey to find the same question for the answer, and the last is relation with the rank on WA, absolutely that is a great idea.
Yes it is true you should think about your situation and where the answers lie. It is usually a simple answer but we tend to get overly worried
Relax and consider your problem 99% of the time we can actually answer our own questions
I love you all
W A rocks
Tony
Well said Tony! WA has developed to the stage where most of the answers out there exist already. Having said that, if we have a genuine question and we've searched already it's great having the option to ask away!
Hey Thomas! How are things in Hobart? My question process was similar. First I asked 'cringeworthy' questions, then I looked for the answer in the answer bar, and then I looked up answers to help others and try to give them a link. The best part is, you know the link because you looked it up and learned from it...
Things are good in Hobart, Robin, thanks for asking! You've hit the nail on the head there, quite often the discussion threads answer all the questions already and there is no need to have the conversation the second time around! Best.
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Great post, thanks :)
And thank you, Jude :)