[OT] How to help the OP? (was: How long will this take?)
Hi,
10 juin 2020 à 20:51 de mstone@debian.org:
> On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 12:02:13PM -0500, David Wright wrote:
>
>> Both l0f4r0 and I have asked why the OP
>> is zeroing the drive, but no reply yet. Perhaps you can suggest an
>> answer.
>>
> I don't really care why the OP is doing it. I can think of several possibilities, but I don't see any need to argue with him over it. At some point it's reasonable to simply accept that someone is trying to do something and either help or not.
>
It's the usual dilemma on mailing-lists/forums:
* Are the respondents supposed to answer the OP question directly without hindsight (potential XY problem sometimes - http://xyproblem.info/)?
* Or are they expected to put the issue into perspective and challenge it? I know it can be frustrating because this is not always the answer we as OP want to read but it can be really instructive as we understand we were on a wrong track.
I'm still divided on this subject, maybe we need both depending on the context/OP...
Best regards,
l0f4r0
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