###Let's look from a distance Let's zoom out a bit, and not go into all the details too much. Most of your annoyances are the result of the (mis-)conception that AU is some kind of a private help desk.

Nothing is less true; both the person who asks a question and the person who answers, have the responsibility to make the post both useful and understandable, for as many people as the subject allows. Although we definitely want OP to find his or her solution, from the bigger perspective, the person, asking the question creates the occasion to answer the question.

The consequence is that if a question also is applicable to a less experienced user, the answer should be accordingly, no matter if the question was asked by a 100k user or a 21- user.
Of course if a question involves a highly complicated subject, we may assume the average visitor of the post will be more experienced, and the style of answering as well.

I suggest you spend your energy on writing good, understandable answers, I am sure you can, rather than fighting a concept that is the result of general consensus, of which you can be part if you let go your personal annoyances.

Let's look from a distance

Let's zoom out a bit, and not go into all the details too much. Most of your annoyances are the result of the (mis-)conception that AU is some kind of a private help desk.

Nothing is less true; both the person who asks a question and the person who answers, have the responsibility to make the post both useful and understandable, for as many people as the subject allows. Although we definitely want OP to find his or her solution, from the bigger perspective, the person, asking the question creates the occasion to answer the question.

The consequence is that if a question also is applicable to a less experienced user, the answer should be accordingly, no matter if the question was asked by a 100k user or a 21- user.
Of course if a question involves a highly complicated subject, we may assume the average visitor of the post will be more experienced, and the style of answering as well.

I suggest you spend your energy on writing good, understandable answers, I am sure you can, rather than fighting a concept that is the result of general consensus, of which you can be part if you let go your personal annoyances.

###Let's look from a distance Let's zoom out a bit, and not go into all the details too much. Most of your annoyances are the result of the (mis-)conception that AU is some kind of a private help desk.

Nothing is less true than that; both the person who asks a question and the person who answers, have the responsibility to make the post both useful and understandable for as many people as the subject allows. Although we definitely want OP to find his or her solution, from the bigger perspective, the person, asking the question creates the occassion to answer the question.

The consequence is that if a question could also be applicable to a less experienced user, the answer should be accordingly, no matter if the question was asked by a 100k user or a 21- user.
Of course if a question involves a highly complicated subject, we may assume the average visitor of the post will be more experienced, and the style of answering as well.

I suggest you spend your energy on writing good, understandable answers, which I am sure you can, rather than fighting a concept that is the result of general consensus, of which you can be part if you let go your personal annoyances.

###Let's look from a distance Let's zoom out a bit, and not go into all the details too much. Most of your annoyances are the result of the (mis-)conception that AU is some kind of a private help desk.

Nothing is less true; both the person who asks a question and the person who answers, have the responsibility to make the post both useful and understandable, for as many people as the subject allows. Although we definitely want OP to find his or her solution, from the bigger perspective, the person, asking the question creates the occasion to answer the question.

The consequence is that if a question also is applicable to a less experienced user, the answer should be accordingly, no matter if the question was asked by a 100k user or a 21- user.
Of course if a question involves a highly complicated subject, we may assume the average visitor of the post will be more experienced, and the style of answering as well.

I suggest you spend your energy on writing good, understandable answers, I am sure you can, rather than fighting a concept that is the result of general consensus, of which you can be part if you let go your personal annoyances.