Yes, you're probably right. Thanks for considering and commenting on
this proposal.
Let’s keep the requirements to "post the input, expected output, and
what you tried." It's hard enough. And we can always ask what kind of
answer/solution OP expects, unless we can already infer it from what/how
they asked.
Gerrit
On 15.08.2020 21:20, B Tommie Usdin btusdin(_at_)mulberrytech(_dot_)com wrote:
On Aug 15, 2020, at 1:47 PM, Imsieke, Gerrit, le-tex
gerrit(_dot_)imsieke(_at_)le-tex(_dot_)de
<xsl-list-service(_at_)lists(_dot_)mulberrytech(_dot_)com> wrote:
...
Maybe Tommie can include in the xsl-list instructions something along these
lines:
"If you ask for a solution, indicate whether you prefer just a sketch or actual
code. And if you ask for code, indicate whether it should only narrowly cover the
presented use case or whether it should be robust against complexities that are present
in the real-life input. If the input that you give is simplified (which it usually is),
try to indicate in which regards the actual input is different."
This makes me uncomfortable because it might be interpreted to mean that the
people on the list are obligated, or at least expected, to provide precisely
what the poster requests. XSL-List is a forum for discussion, which often
involves problem solving and sometimes includes provision of working code.
Sometimes the people responding to an inquiry are inspired to get deep into the
details of the poster's problem, sometimes they provide hints that will help
the poster solve the problem themselves.
I do not want people posting questions to the list to think that they will get
help-line-style responses, that they can specify what type of response they
will get, or even that they will necessarily get a response at all. Conversely,
I do not want to imply that active participants on the list should provide a
particular style of response to a posting. Among other things, I fear that even
implying that constraints such as this are acceptable will reduce engagement on
what is, for many, a useful place to share information.
-- Tommie
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