So, this sub has taught me an amazing amount not just with the answers to my questions but the answers and questions of others. It's the raw answers, the way they're answered and whence those answers come. It's amazing.
The problem I have is when should we stop asking questions and commit to researching the answers to these things ourselves if we one day hope to contribute to this sub ourselves?
Should those with theoretically the luxury of free time, spare money and mental free space to research these answers feel guilty for asking others to take the time to spoonfeed them the specific "what they want to know?"
Is not having access to journals or the like through an instituition an excuse?
Sorry for a long winded meta question but it is I thinj worth asking if the mods or the sub itself have an opinion on a "cut-off."
Of course I feel this only applies to a person's specific specialty and asking questions wholly unrelated to such I feel is always fine.
Hey,
I really like this. I've just joined a couple of days ago here and just been browsing questions and answers. What I see is that if a question is asked added with a personal point of view or at least an effort to find the answer themselves the topic and question is more engaged by others. I've seen a couple blatantly "cant be arsed to spend 5 minutes myself" questions and they don't get any traction at all.
I think it just comes down to somebody who wants to answer on the question asked. We all know that by just giving "THE"answer nobody really learns subject matter.
If somebody already has a clue, but is stuck or in doubt of something you can better engage and really help.
If somebody would ask (fictional questions ) : "How many slaves were traded over the transatlantic during 1650 to 1750 period?" I wouldn't reply ( go find out! ), but somebody might. If somebody would ask " Is there a reason behind the uptick in slave trading in the early 1700's to the Suriname region?" I probably would be more inclined.
:)