Are the posted questions getting worse?

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736270 More actions · Answer 1

jasona.work (11/14/2015)
And now for something completely different...
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Not me. No way I'm getting into space. I need gravity for a toilet.

Sean Lange SSC Guru Points: 286590 More actions · Answer 2

Lynn Pettis (11/16/2015)
Sorry, got snippy with an OP.
50 lashes with a noodle please.

I didn't think it was that snippy. I wouldn't have given them the code though. 😀

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Ed Wagner SSC Guru Points: 287026 More actions · Answer 3

Sean Lange (11/16/2015)
Lynn Pettis (11/16/2015)
Sorry, got snippy with an OP.
50 lashes with a noodle please.
I didn't think it was that snippy. I wouldn't have given them the code though. 😀

Okay, I have to ask. Link, please.

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Sean Lange SSC Guru Points: 286590 More actions · Answer 4

Ed Wagner (11/16/2015)
Sean Lange (11/16/2015)
Lynn Pettis (11/16/2015)
Sorry, got snippy with an OP.
50 lashes with a noodle please.
I didn't think it was that snippy. I wouldn't have given them the code though. 😀
Okay, I have to ask. Link, please.

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1736977-3077-1.aspx

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Need help? Help us help you.

Read the article at http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Best+Practices/61537/ for best practices on asking questions.

Need to split a string? Try Jeff Modens splitter http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Tally+Table/72993/.

Cross Tabs and Pivots, Part 1 – Converting Rows to Columns - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/T-SQL/63681/
Cross Tabs and Pivots, Part 2 - Dynamic Cross Tabs - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Crosstab/65048/
Understanding and Using APPLY (Part 1) - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/APPLY/69953/
Understanding and Using APPLY (Part 2) - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/APPLY/69954/

Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 5

Ed Wagner (11/16/2015)
Sean Lange (11/16/2015)
Lynn Pettis (11/16/2015)
Sorry, got snippy with an OP.
50 lashes with a noodle please.
I didn't think it was that snippy. I wouldn't have given them the code though. 😀
Okay, I have to ask. Link, please.

You do know that there are ways to figure this out yourself, right? :w00t:

Here is the link: http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1736977-3077-1.aspx#bm1736998

Ed Wagner SSC Guru Points: 287026 More actions · Answer 6

Lynn Pettis (11/16/2015)
Ed Wagner (11/16/2015)
Sean Lange (11/16/2015)
Lynn Pettis (11/16/2015)
Sorry, got snippy with an OP.
50 lashes with a noodle please.
I didn't think it was that snippy. I wouldn't have given them the code though. 😀
Okay, I have to ask. Link, please.
You do know that there are ways to figure this out yourself, right? :w00t:
Here is the link: http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1736977-3077-1.aspx#bm1736998

Touche. I suppose I could have looked at the topics you've participated in. Or are there others I'm not thinking of?

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djj SSCoach Points: 18831 More actions · Answer 7

Ah, come on every one know 4/14 means 1/7 😀

Man I hope my posts are better.

Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 8

djj (11/16/2015)
Ah, come on every one know 4/14 means 1/7 😀
Man I hope my posts are better.

Shouldn't that be 2/7?

Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 9

Would some one else please take this one, I really don't think I should touch this one. Wouldn't be surprised if the OP didn't know the database was using full recovery model until the disk ran out of space.

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1737004-1292-1.aspx

Robert Sterbal SSChampion Points: 11050 More actions · Answer 10

Along with the answer to a persistently "lazy" person, it might be nice to put out a resource you can send them to that goes over the expectation we have.

I want to make teaching the teachable moment as easy as possible.

412-977-3526 call/text

Sean Lange SSC Guru Points: 286590 More actions · Answer 11

robert.sterbal 56890 (11/16/2015)
Along with the answer to a persistently "lazy" person, it might be nice to put out a resource you can send them to that goes over the expectation we have.
I want to make teaching the teachable moment as easy as possible.

There are several of those around.

Here is one from this site. http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Best+Practices/61537/[/url]. This one can be found in many signature on this site (including mine). 🙂

Another that Gianluca posted on his blog. http://spaghettidba.com/2015/04/24/how-to-post-a-t-sql-question-on-a-public-forum/[/url]

And here is another that really takes it to another level (only really usable for the super lazy ones). http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/jeffs/archive/2008/05/13/question-needed-not-answer.aspx

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Read the article at http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Best+Practices/61537/ for best practices on asking questions.

Need to split a string? Try Jeff Modens splitter http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Tally+Table/72993/.

Cross Tabs and Pivots, Part 1 – Converting Rows to Columns - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/T-SQL/63681/
Cross Tabs and Pivots, Part 2 - Dynamic Cross Tabs - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Crosstab/65048/
Understanding and Using APPLY (Part 1) - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/APPLY/69953/
Understanding and Using APPLY (Part 2) - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/APPLY/69954/

Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173068 More actions · Answer 12

Lynn Pettis (11/16/2015)
Sorry, got snippy with an OP.
50 lashes with a noodle please.

My Patented Wet Noodle <tm> no less. Shame.

EDIT: BTW, I'm teasing you, Lynn.

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Robert Sterbal SSChampion Points: 11050 More actions · Answer 13

So I would recommend after the 2nd or 3rd question that seems lazy for the reply to be:

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You are asking a question that could be looked up easily with an internet search.

Please review this article about posting questions here:

Forum Etiquette: How to post data/code on a forum to get the best help - SQLServerCentral

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Best+Practices/61537/

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I would have other people +1 the comment if possible.

412-977-3526 call/text

Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173068 More actions · Answer 14

robert.sterbal 56890 (11/16/2015)
So I would recommend after the 2nd or 3rd question that seems lazy for the reply to be:
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You are asking a question that could be looked up easily with an internet search.
Please review this article about posting questions here:
Forum Etiquette: How to post data/code on a forum to get the best help - SQLServerCentral
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Best+Practices/61537/
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I would have other people +1 the comment if possible.

I disagree with implementing a "all of us frequent posters use X dialogue to respond" kind of policy. It's okay if some people want to do that, but we don't want to turn ourselves into Stack Overflow. In fact, we work very hard to be approachable, even if some people are unteachable.

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Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 15

robert.sterbal 56890 (11/16/2015)
So I would recommend after the 2nd or 3rd question that seems lazy for the reply to be:
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You are asking a question that could be looked up easily with an internet search.
Please review this article about posting questions here:
Forum Etiquette: How to post data/code on a forum to get the best help - SQLServerCentral
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Best+Practices/61537/
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I would have other people +1 the comment if possible.

Okay, but after dealing with the thousandth lazy OP question let us know how this goes. Trust us, we have made observations like this in numerous posts. Sometimes we just snap, a little bit, and get a little snarky in our replies. Some times we'll post a lmgtfy link. But that doesn't stop us from still trying to help as many people that really want the help.