Pet Peeves

[RavensFan]

11.  Long detailed messages giving as replies to the question proposed.  In the end the OP posts a "Thank you, that worked" message and proceeds to mark their thank you message as the solution.

[Hooovahh]

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@RavensFan wrote:

11.  Long detailed messages giving as replies to the question proposed.  In the end the OP posts a "Thank you, that worked" message and proceeds to mark their thank you message as the solution.

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Even worst, searching for a problem then finding a thread where OP has the same exact problem.  Then OP replying "Oh never mind I figured it out".

[wiebe@CARYA]

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@Hooovahh wrote:

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Made me look twice:

Spoiler

[jcarmody]

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wiebe@CARYA wrote:

8. Attaching images. Insert an image and\or attach a VI. *Sigh

 8.a Attaching/inserting images of code taken with a camera.

[altenbach]

Providing irrelevant details (example)

Q: How can I plot 1st column of excel sheet if I am having total 10 columns??

A: Same as you would having any other number of columns as long as the count is >1!!

[mcduff]

Disappointed that @altenbach did not add these to his list.

1. VIs that are larger than postage stamps. (He did say this, just not using that verbiage.)
2. VIs that don't contain complex math, numbers, or functions.

😉

mcduff

[BowenM]

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@mcduff wrote:

2. VIs that don't contain complex math, numbers, or functions.

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I'll admit, I'm regularly amazed at the clever uses of the "Complex" palette that he comes up with.

Normal forum post:  "Hi, I need to do this analysis and am having issues"

altenbach:  "Duh, just use this <obscure complex math function I would never have thought of using in 100 years>

[thols]

When the OP marks the "but did you really check X" post as the solution instead of the post that said to check X.

[wiebe@CARYA]

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@thols wrote:

When the OP marks the "but did you really check X" post as the solution instead of the post that said to check X.

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Or: "thanks, your reply solved my problem.", and then select that post as answer.