Discussion between tlfong01 and Circuit fantasist

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3:56 AM

@Circuitfantasist Yes, many geeky elites are not very good in, as you say "transferring knowledge". I remember when I studied my rusty EE diploma ages ago, I learned the subject "Presentation of Technical Information" (And also "Engineer in Society" - a compulsory subject in CEI (Council of Enggr Institutions).

So from time to time, actually day after day, again and again, I tell the geeks what they don't know that they don'y know. This is an example I am doing it yes, again, this morning: raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/118753/…. Happy Q&A reading. Cheers.

tlfong01

4:31 AM

In today's "Geeks don't know what they don't know" example, I show how to guide the OP by giving an example of how to troubleshoot, how to write a SO recommended MCVE (Minimal, Comprehensive, Verifyable，Example) program examples, from step, ..., My answer, as I pointed out, "hit the SO/SE answer limit of 30,000 words", so I have to trim it down. I do have a couple of such answers hitting 30k word limit, and it is not uncommon that I got 0 up votes, and the most envied answer got 7 down votes.

Some of my answers got "delete vote" even before I have written my introduction paragraphs. BTW, my grandmother used to tell me: "If nobody envies you, that means you are just an "ordinary" kid, ...". So I do see my three down vote answer as a bronze badge, five down vote answer a silver badge, and seven down vote answer a gold badge. Now tell me, how many down voting badges have you got so far?

And you see my long winded 30k word answer still got zero votes. I also often have long chats (up to two week or so, or until the OP's college assignment deadline is near) with the OP：
https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/107573/discussion-on-question-by-saeed-sadati-when-i-run-source-code-the-sensor-max3010，before I am satisfied that the OP understood my explanation. I am not complaining, and I am really enjoying being down voted. :) / to continue, ...

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tlfong01

8:51 AM

Hi, now I have found the critical points. I have no idea how to move on.

Jogging and lock down supper time. See you late this afternoon or tomorrow. Cheers.

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tlfong01

1:15 PM

About your comment of "observations on the nature of the "elite" in EE". Actually I have been watching SO/SE for a couple of years, and I took part in all SO surveys and from time to time talk to moderators, community staff and participate
in meta sites. I do think I always badly irritate the elites. You might see the reason in my comment to the following article:
Down votes and unfriendly Badges! - Jon Ericson, Community Manager (former) 2019jun18
https://stackoverflow.blog/2019/06/18/adios-to-unfriendly-badges-ahoy-lifejacket-and-lifeboat/

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