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People are there to voluntarily give help. They also get loads of really stupid questions and venting does help with keeping them providing help.
If your goal is to reduce help, then be my quest.
People are there to voluntarily give help. They also get loads of really stupid questions and venting does help with keeping them providing help.
If your goal is to reduce help, then be my quest.
Ha, imagine hearing this about volunteers at a hospice. SO boards are infinitely less important, but volunteers shouldn't be losing their calm at the same people they're helping
If you must vent, vent privately to a friend. If you can't help but vent back to the person asking the question, then please stop answering questions, because you aren't helping.
See how it plays out.
Very few people have knowledge that is so rare and difficult to obtain that others should endure discouragement (or plain unpleasantness) in order to receive the benefit of their help. And, in my experience, the people who do have that sort of specialized knowledge are often some of the most helpful.