@avibryant @snoble maybe depends on why you're asking WAYRTTD -- "so I can help you get it done" vs "so I can tell you you're wrong"
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Replying to @b0rk
@avibryant@snoble I feel like I see a lot of "lol no what why do you want to do that?! that's dumb." from developers2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @b0rk
@b0rk@avibryant@snoble it often feels like WAYRTTD has a subtext of "ah, you're confused".1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @collision
@collision@b0rk@snoble yet sometimes you can be much more helpful if you understand the underlying goal. How do you politely ask for that?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @avibryant
@avibryant@collision@b0rk put as much thought into your response as was asked in the question...2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @snoble
@snoble@collision@b0rk so what you're saying is don't literally respond with the letters "WAYRTTD", but start the equivalent dialog?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @avibryant
@avibryant@collision@b0rk if someone just pastes an error then "WAYRTTD" is the appropriate sweat level of response1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @snoble
@snoble@avibryant@collision I like the idea of putting approx. as much effort into the response as went into the question1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @b0rk
@b0rk@snoble@collision I still feel some cognitive dissonance around "WAYRTTD" being seen as low-empathy or dismissive. It's not "RTFM".1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @avibryant
@avibryant@b0rk@collision that's totally fair. it's not RTFM. but I can get either answer from a bot.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@snoble @b0rk a bot can ask you "Why?" 5 times in a row, but can't give you a useful answer after that.
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