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Why do you need to, since both sites have their own support forums.
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There are many answers which saying that "we don't do the homeworks".
for example check this[^]
May be there are reasons for not using reporting options or comments sections for such questions which I don't know.
is this behaviour accepted? shall we start doing the same? 
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DamithSL wrote: May be there are reasons for not using reporting options or comments sections for such questions which I don't know.
Giving a chance to the user to improve his way of asking questions and hence the possibility to get another type of answers without scaring him with a nuke.
Although, if the user persist and start pissing off, the hammer solution is still something to be considered.
I, personally, say that usually as comment, but... if the "question" is so clear to be from a lazy assh... then I put it as answer to remove it from the unanswered list. It is enough time waste with one person's read. I leave a postdata though, if the user edits the question and raises it another time to the active list, then I remove my answer or edit it to give another kind of solution.
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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I agree. I do not like that as an answer.
Even if it is homework, we should still help.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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It depends on the question. If someone posts an obvious assignment without showing any evidence of trying to solve it, then this is the obvious, and correct response. It still give them the opportunity to reword the question and show that they have tried to solve it for themselves.
If you do someone else's work for them, there are a couple of problems:
- The poster will likely not learn anything from it.
- They can submit the answer as their own work, and maybe gain a qualification that they don't deserve.
Would you want to work with someone who gained employment that way?
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Richard MacCutchan wrote: then this is the obvious, and correct response.
As a comment, yes, but not as a solution.
Richard MacCutchan wrote: If you do someone else's work for them
No one is suggesting that.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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I think it is a totally legal answer...Sometime the explanation of what wrong with the question is the only answer...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter wrote: Sometime the explanation of what wrong with the question is the only answer..
Yes, if op ask what's wrong with this question at the end
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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter wrote: the explanation of what wrong with the question is the only answer..
That is exactly what the comments are there for, but go ahead and do it anyway; everybody else does!
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
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Yes - that comes up a lot when you search because it's one of my "boilerplate" answers, carefully crafted to inform the OP of why he isn't getting help without being rude. I use it because otherwise the temptation is to suggest that their current attitude is going to lead to a career in fast food distribution... 
It basically gives the OP a chance to respond and say "where do I start?" or "I did - look at this" and get a dialog going. At that point we can help the user to do his own homework - which benefits him in the long and short term. Just reporting / closing the question doesn't do that - it just tells the user to "F*** off" without telling him why, or what he needs to do to get help.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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OriginalGriff wrote: Just reporting / closing the question doesn't do that - it just tells the user to "F*** off" without telling him why, or what he needs to do to get help.
why can't use comment rather than answer?
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Because that doesn't remove it from the unanswered list.
And since a lot of them never respond (except occasionally with abuse) there is no point in cluttering up the list with garbage.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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OriginalGriff wrote: Because that doesn't remove it from the unanswered list.
 Nelek also point out the same reason. Thanks for the clarification.
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This is just a little disingenuous. How many "I need a classroom scheduling system urgently" type questions ever turn into valid questions?
These little homilies from long standing members just encourage others to do the same and the level of pollution grows.
Peter Wasser
"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell
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Probably, very few.
But all it takes is one. How much help did you need when you got started? (I know it was a long time ago for me, but it was probably closer for you so you should recall better than I do)
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Please delete this account.
I'd like to link the OAuth authentication to my original account.
modified 6-Feb-21 21:01pm.
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The ad that sits in the orange rectangle at the bottom of the pages keeps escaping.
But only when you open the original post on a thread in the Lounge (haven't checked other forums).
Once you also open up the replies to the post, it returns to its box at the bottom.
I assume it's a CSS issue with IE 9 (Yes, but that's what we're stuck with at work).
Sent you a screenshot of it.
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On the home page you have
"You'll find the Helpouts logo on the C++, C# and ASP.NET forums, "
I can't see it anywhere.......
EDIT: I spotted this in the bumf "Helpouts on partner sites is currently available for anyone in the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, India, Brazil, Indonesia, Russia, Philippines, and Japan who needs help; however, to become a provider and give help, you must be in the U.S.", so take it is geo aware."
modified 3-Dec-14 13:49pm.
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It shows on the right hand side of the screen. Anchored.
See GHelpouts.JPG (57.1 KB)
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Not on my browser it doesn't.....Chrome 39.0.2171.71 m
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DaveAuld wrote: Not on my browser it doesn't.....Chrome 39.0.2171.71 m
I have the same version of chrome. Perhaps it is only in limited release as CP is still testing?
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Only reason i can come up with is it is geo aware: "Helpouts on partner sites is currently available for anyone in the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, India, Brazil, Indonesia, Russia, Philippines, and Japan who needs help; however, to become a provider and give help, you must be in the U.S."
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Do you have an Ad Blocker enabled?
I had the same issue in Firefox, and disabling AdBlock+ fixed it.
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
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The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.
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No AdBlocker issue. I am able to see it with Adblocker enabled. Its because of his location.
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly"- SoMad
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