Help

How does one get help?

When they ask for help.

And the teacher says here's the section of the book read it.

The student then reads the section.

Attempts the example.

Then asks the teacher to go into further detail.

But the student's wonders if his request for additional assistance has be forgotten.

The student feels frustrated thinking he is being blown off, the teacher feels frustrated because he says its so simple, forgetting that he once needed help when he was attempting to learn.

How long is appropriate to wait asks the student?

How does the ask for additional assistance, without pissing off the teacher which he greatly respects, for taking the time to answer some of his questions and making a great client that the student loves?

The student realizes that the teacher is very busy, but would love a good rule of thumb to follow, because, his intent is not to criticize or insult the teacher, which he knows is volunteering his valuable time out of the kindness of his heart.

The student became happy his question was answered.
But he leaves his first questions in the hopes of getting a better understanding of the teacher , his class and the meaning of life.

He waits fearfully, hoping the teacher does not kick him out of class.

He waits anxiously hoping the teacher does not take away his gift to the student.

He waits hoping the teacher does not see his questions as attacks.

Maybe he should have removed his question, the student thinks

Maybe he should have waited longer. the student worries

Maybe he the student was to impatient, himself the student admits.

He hopes the teacher will not dislike him.

He hopes the teacher, will say to himself. The student only wanted to better learn that which I created and must really enjoy it to want to learn more about it.

Was the student kissing the teachers tail, maybe a little. But the student knew that good feelings was his only intent. Well that and how to better learn the teachers toy.

I don't mean to sound like a jerk, but posts like this kind of waste people's time. I can't tell if it's a question or a poem.

When in doubt on how to properly ask for help, see:

http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
and
http://jeff.jones.be/technology/articles/how-to-ask-for-help-on-irc/

Believe it or not.
I was trying to ask for what you have given me, in the least offensive way.

So actually you gave me my answer.
Thanks.

:)

still reading first link and got most of it done.

You can delete post, but truthfully I think it is very worthwhile.

Btw, double spacing all of your posts makes them more difficult to read. Please only put blank lines between whole paragraphs or other logical breaks for the sanity of my eyeballs.

I will definitely try to break that habit.

Ask clear and concise questions. Provide examples of what the MUD output is. Copy and paste your triggers/whatever as documented here:



Explain exactly what is wrong.

And give us a bit of a break:



Those last posts were made while I was asleep. Bear in mind not everyone is in the same time zone as you. Pushing for more help with consecutive posts within an hour or so of each other is a bit cheeky.

If you ask a question be a bit patient. If you have resolved it in the meantime, say so by all means. But "My issue still not resolved" posted within 24 hours is a bit much.

Thanks Nick understood. Looking at the copy and paste link now.