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[โ€“] debil 6 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Sometimes it's better to daunt them first with this piece.

[โ€“] Sanyanov 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Written in a typical rude condescending hacker speak.

Let's call it for what it is - it's more of a frustration vent than a guide. And this approach will certainly not make these people read through.

There are always way more polite ways to put it, like:

"Most of the questions you face about software are replied to by unpaid volunteers taking spare time to help you - thereby, the more effort you'll put into properly filing the issue, the quicker you'll get a response. Here are main points that we may need in order to help with your problem, and a way to obtain all information required"

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