On 18/01/2020 17:57,
txercoupemuseum.org wrote:
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Several issues stand out to me in the overall. I recently had a message “rejected” because I sent a screenshot self-explanatory to the topic with “???”.
It may be obvious to you what the picture says, but there is a chance that it might not be obvious to someone else. Saying "???" only tells us that you think something is wrong, and the picture is a clue.
I found that disrespectful. A simple request for further information could and should have been made.
Well, I'm not criticizing, but: earlier you complain about the large number of messages, and now you find it is okay that in your case, 3+ messages should be posted (the initial unclear message, then the reply asking for clarification, and then the reply) instead of 1.
But it get's worse: if you post a message that people don't understand (or that different people may interpret differently), you're bound to receive not one reply but several replies (either from people who ask for clarification or from people who have different ideas about what it is what you were saying, and then each responding according to his own interpretation). All of this is a recipe for a multitude of messages.
I fully agree that a picture is worth a 1000 words, but a 1000 words isn't always enough if it isn't the right 1000 words. Typing a short 2-sentence paragraph explaining what it is that you're trying to say, shouldn't take too much time.
There are times when an *answer* can be given as a single picture, without any text, but a picture alone is seldom sufficient as a *question*.