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Don't reply "just Google it" (lemmy.zip)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by sith@lemmy.zip to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

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It is clear that the signal to noise ratio of the WWW is getting worse. It's much harder to find good content when using a good old search engine. And if it's good it is usually hosted on Reddit or Stackexchange.

So remember, even if it's easy too Google something (well, it isn't nowadays), we want to create a fediverse of good content that helps people (I hope). So, it's always better to write a real answer if you have the time and energy. Please help boost the SNR and reverse the AI fueled information degradation loop.

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[-] CrayonRosary@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day ago

Even worse is when they edit their post to add "Never mind, figured it out."

[-] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago

These people should be unable to reproduce. Just as soon as they edit the post, a shriek of agony can be heard for miles.

I ran across an example of this recently, on fucking Github. Bitch it's your goddamn issue ticket, on a fucking dev site, and you returned to say you figured it out but can't be fucked to explain how? GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[-] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 4 points 17 hours ago

I’ve posted my solution to my own question a few times (the rare occasion when I’ve been unlucky enough to have an unsolved problem, and lucky enough to fix it).

It’s extra work but every few years I get a note of thanks or up vote, even a decade or more later.