Is it okay to answer a thread when you really don't know the answer?

~~double_llvll~~ · 10-10-2009, 09:01 PM

Hi everyone,

just for fun i have been posting stupid answers to threads ofcourse without offending anyone. It's purely for fun and little laugh and not to piss someone off or not to make fun of someone who's got a problem with the machine.

Is it okay to do so or is it considered bad here?

dai · 10-10-2009, 09:34 PM

it is not acceptable on this forum

TJ Belfiore · 10-12-2009, 07:31 PM

lol you're troubled

**Mister2** · 10-13-2009, 01:55 AM

Imagine you posted about a major problem you are experiencing and you get an alert telling you there is a reply to your thread.
You log in only to find it's some joker posting irrelevant rubbish.

How would you feel?
Does that answer your question?

If you don't know the answer then either say so (at least the OP knows s/he isn't being ignored) or else stay away.

TJ Belfiore · 10-13-2009, 01:58 AM

Actually, he can't see anything... he's troubled :)

10-10-2009, 09:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
~~double_llvll~~ Troubled Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: India Posts: 1 OS: Windows MCE 2005 SP 3	Is it okay to answer a thread when you really don't know the answer? Hi everyone, just for fun i have been posting stupid answers to threads ofcourse without offending anyone. It's purely for fun and little laugh and not to piss someone off or not to make fun of someone who's got a problem with the machine. Is it okay to do so or is it considered bad here?

10-10-2009, 09:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,637 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Is it okay to answer a thread when you really don't know the answer? it is not acceptable on this forum __________________ Last edited by dai; 10-10-2009 at 09:39 PM.

10-12-2009, 07:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
TJ Belfiore title here Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: 530 Posts: 3,517 OS: 7 x64, XP x32 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Is it okay to answer a thread when you really don't know the answer? lol you're troubled __________________

10-13-2009, 01:55 AM	#4 (permalink)
Mister2 Microsoft MVP Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Lincolnshire, UK Posts: 119 OS: Windows 7, XP SP2	Re: Is it okay to answer a thread when you really don't know the answer? Imagine you posted about a major problem you are experiencing and you get an alert telling you there is a reply to your thread. You log in only to find it's some joker posting irrelevant rubbish. How would you feel? Does that answer your question? If you don't know the answer then either say so (at least the OP knows s/he isn't being ignored) or else stay away. __________________ MVP (Consumer Security) 2007-2009 Never stop learning

10-13-2009, 01:58 AM	#5 (permalink)
TJ Belfiore title here Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: 530 Posts: 3,517 OS: 7 x64, XP x32 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Is it okay to answer a thread when you really don't know the answer? Actually, he can't see anything... he's troubled :) __________________