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Old 08-18-2007, 11:17 AM   #3
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Originally Posted by Trumgottist View Post
In situations like these, it's better to display ignorance and ask for help - if the advice given is too complicated to understand, you can always ask a follow-up question.
I almost started a thread at the time, but deleted it. My reasons were (1) it's very hard to know what the right question is, (2) it's very easy for the question to become unfeasibly long and detailed, and (3) the follow up question would lead to more follow up questions, which could take days, and then I'd feel like I was taking advantage of someone (basically asking them to be an unpaid consultant).

I've also had bad experiences with people being too helpful, and lacking the necessary mind reading and miracle working skills that I require. What I want is a solution that is quick, simple, cheap, and does what I want. But invariably I get suggestions that are time consuming, complex (for me) and only solve the problem I describe, not the one I was thinking about.

Maybe I'm just naturally awkward.
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