@ckie@AgathaSorceress Would probably be a more reliable improvement if we all tried to rein in our impulse to give unsolicited advice, period.
I know when I want advice, I specifically request it so that people who know things don't have to guess whether their knowledge is invited. Similarly, there are lots of folks who post about problems that I'm dead certain I have a potential solution for, but if I ask whether my advice is welcome/useful and they say no, that's that.
its advice but its meta
@ckie @AgathaSorceress Would probably be a more reliable improvement if we all tried to rein in our impulse to give unsolicited advice, period.
I know when I want advice, I specifically request it so that people who know things don't have to guess whether their knowledge is invited. Similarly, there are lots of folks who post about problems that I'm dead certain I have a potential solution for, but if I ask whether my advice is welcome/useful and they say no, that's that.