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[metulburr]

I surely mix it up at times. Sometimes i think i can do more damage than good, by just trying to answer posts because of being on team. Rather than actually knowing the content. Sometimes i go to the extent of answering a post, spending 20 minutes researching and writing it up, then to reread the OP again to realize i didnt even answer it well. I will save as draft and post it if no one else answers with a better solution, but otherwise it goes into oblivion. Its just sometimes i feel bad because people go days with multiple additional posts containing anyone?. Sometimes I think they would rather hear someone say they dont know than no one answer at all.

As a moderator, sometimes i will answer a post with more questions not intending to ever answer it, but allowing someone who does know to get more information so they might not have to do the same (possibly quickening the answer to the OP).

I also think mods should read every post in their chosen sub forum. This is because they could lead the OP to someone who does know. Or link to a location that answers it. Missing required content needed from the OP, etc. Sometimes they have a horrible title that miscalculates their problem and the answer is not related to the library, but basic python. Without at least reading it, that could not be determined. And the mod most likely would be able to answer it then. But just because a mod reads the thread, by all means does not mean they have to answer it.