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strkentoday at 1:11 PM1 replyview on HN

Speaking as a random internet stranger, it depends entirely on context.

Sending me a message saying "Hi, I'm getting a Frobnizzle not found error" is a waste of both our time. Explain what you're doing so that I can reproduce it, even if it takes a few paragraphs. Maybe send me your user ID so I can check our logs. I don't care if you're declaring "these are the facts" because the facts are what I need to help you.

If it's a massive wall of text with a defensive tone during a discussion, yeah, sure, that's bad. Do you work somewhere where that's common?


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KronisLVtoday at 1:52 PM

I made a basic reference site around similar ideas a while ago: https://quick-answers.kronis.dev/

I think some people just prefer a more conversational format.

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