Timeline for Where should this go, assuming it is right format for stackexchange sites
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| Jul 1, 2019 at 15:38 | comment | added | terdon Mod | Let us continue this discussion in chat. | |
| Jun 30, 2019 at 11:46 | comment | added | terdon Mod | @MichaelHomer if the answer had actually explained the hardware limitations and how those affect the issue at hand, that might have been the case, but it really was mostly an appeal to aesthetics for why what the OP was asking for would be ugly and unclear. As for the rest, I honestly don't see any issue with the question other than excessive length. | |
| Jun 29, 2019 at 19:55 | comment | added | Michael Homer | "frame challenges" are SOP on many if not most SE sites and I think the answer is an attempt at that. This question has an assumption ("assuming it is right format for stackexchange sites") that I don't think is met, however, which is really what the issue is (to me - the answers here and most of the comments don't seem to read it that way). | |
| Jun 29, 2019 at 18:14 | comment | added | Astara | FWIW, in response to my taking to long to compose a comment, I have had the comment input "auto-ended" and been unable to store an edit of the comment. Same goes if my comment has too much detail. Already, I've gotten feedback in such a situation that "maybe you are using the comments for the wrong things? They should mainly be used to request clarification". I can just see trying to fit my examples that followed in that question into a comment: not a good fit. This has me often stuck "in between" as my answers are often contextual, and improvable given more precise context. | |
| Jun 29, 2019 at 18:03 | comment | added | Astara | I gave an answer to the question, but the question skipped around and I wasn't clear what they wanted (if anything) such that I could improve the answer. If they didn't care for a better answer, but were satisfied with what they got, then fine. If there was insufficient information for any valid answer, then I'd probably comment, as I usually tend to be over precise, or contextual, in giving an answer. Some people dislike that or feel put-off, depending on context with too many questions. | |
| Jun 29, 2019 at 17:48 | comment | added | terdon Mod | @Astara I understand that. But on SE, if you need more information in order to post an answer, it is better if you ask for that information in a comment and only post when you can actually give a way of doing what the question is asking for. | |
| Jun 29, 2019 at 17:44 | comment | added | Astara | I gave an answer but wanted to know more information to give a better answer depending on their response. As it was, I gave the best answer I could at the time. | |
| Jun 29, 2019 at 17:13 | comment | added | terdon Mod | @Astara OK, but that should have been a comment. If you need the details of the hardware to be able to answer, then ask for them in a comment and only post an answer when you feel the question is answerable. We regularly delete answers that ask for clarifications. | |
| Jun 29, 2019 at 16:57 | comment | added | Astara | 1) Answer to "Can the empty spaces/background in a terminal be replaced with a random(but pretty) pattern of ASCII characters?" IS "Whether or not they can be is dependent on the hardware and software being used". Then I gave an example: "You got a rather 'free' random noise on analogue TV sets when tuned into nothing. ". That is an answer, but for a more complete answer, I wanted to know "why", and continued with: "However, more important is 'why would you want do do something like this?'" Then continued with comments on possible answers to 'why'. | |
| Jun 29, 2019 at 11:20 | history | answered | terdonMod | CC BY-SA 4.0 |