[Antennas] How to ask a question of the list.

Thu Jul 27 07:57:17 EDT 2006

Keep question short and to the point. Do not include extraneous info that 
mayl end up being the main thread.
>-----Original Message-----
>Subject: [Antennas] How to ask a question of the list.
>>I need some help with a general, overall question for the list. How do I
>formulate a specific question to the list, in a way that I can receive,
>specific
>answers to the question I need answered?
>>I have ask a number of questions (7-10) to the list in the past 6 months I
>have
>been subscribed. It seems I never manage to express the question in a way,
>so
>that I can receive answers that I can actually apply.
>>I have tried just throwing out a question. I have gone into (seemingly
>overdone
>detail), done the write it, sleep on it, recheck it, reword it, and then
>sleep
>on it again. Before sending it out. Doesn't seem to matter. I don't get
>usable
>answers to my questions.
>>I have tried to set the limitation of the situation, so as to narrow down
>the
>focus, but the replies I receive have been mostly useless. Great answers,
>but
>not ones that apply to my SPECIFIC situation/question.
>>I'm not saying they are not excellent answers for some situations. Nor am I
>saying the folks that do the replies are ignorant, or unable to read the
>question correctly, none of that stuff that will instigate a flame fest! I
>feel
>I must be unable to formulate the questions so that I will get a usable
>answer
>for the specific question I am trying to ask help for.
>>As an aside here, I have spoken with a number of others (4-5 folks) that
>have
>related to me their same frustrations on this list. Even to the point that
>most
>of them are no longer subscribers. They tell me to just get over it, 
>that's
>the
>way things are, don't expect to get an answer, I'm wasting my time.
>>Also, this is not to say I don't appreciate the varied input. That's great
>stuff, I love the multitude of ways to attack a problem. This is how we get
>a
>chance to think out of the box. Maybe look at a problem in a way we hadn't
>considered. That's all well and good.
>>BUT..........
>>I need to know how to formulate a specific question to the list, so as to
>get
>answers, framed within the parameters I am forced to work within, and get
>some
>answer I can actually use! All suggestions gratefully appreciated.
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