Do you think it even occurs to most of those posing questions here that there is an art to composing such questions?

Could also (not) the same being said about answerers, or people that answer, or those that respond, to said, or other, question(s)?
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LOLL!!! Some of us are challenged, man! Be nice!

I think sometimes people post questions in quiet desperation. We don’t want the site to close down for lack of activity.

Most, yes. There is an art to responding as well. Like not deviating from the topic. Or making assumptions at to what the OP might REALLY be asking.

LOL!! They do go off on tangents, don’t they @kritiper. I suppose I’m just as guilty.

I am reading some texts from an acquaintance who wants me to sell some furniture for her. Her texts make NO sense. I guess there is an art to writing down cohesive thoughts that has been lost. OR, more likely, people who wouldn’t have written things down 20 years ago suddenly find themselves in a position to write thanks to social networking

I think it occurs to about 60% of them.

I’d say it occurs to about 30% of those who post at sites that have no writing quality standards, such as Twitter, Yoo Toob, and even Nextdoor.

Factor in the language barriers, many here are using a second language skill of which most of us do not know more than one language.
There are some that write in desperation after experiencing upheavals in there life .
Fights, separations, divorce, drugs, alcohol ,youth,immaturity, all these come into play as well.
But we should provide a compassionate ear and listen to their pain and try to assist them if nothing else but just to be heard.

Actually, those for whom English is not their first language do a better job than most of us in composting questions.

And it’s ”....their life,” @Inspired_2write.

Composing…

Of course, the same can be said for those answering questions, including auto correct, which is itself about the business of figuring out “what is he/she talking about?”

Well, it’s called “proof reading.”

True, and no one is more guilty than I of rapidly writing an answer, but then being forced to edit the answer on reflection. I just changed “me” to “I” for example.

…I think “me” was correct, tho. CALLING GAILCALLED!!

I’m not sure. The “me” flew out instinctively, but reading it, drags up one of those vague memories on rules of the English “rules of the road” from childhood. This time it’s the one where “I” is valid if you can follow it with the word “am” and the sentence still makes sense.

hmmm. Didn’t know that. I’m also not an English major. I HATE ENGLISH!!!!

Yup, @Dutchess_III, proofreading, indeed! :-D (Reread your comment above @rebbel)’s

There is, I believe, a certain learning curve when getting the hang of asking questions here.

Now that I’m done composting this post, I’ll add it to the decomposing posts positioned above. ;-)

^^^ LOLL!!!

Just go to all the recent or not, questions that haven’t been answered (perfectly clear questions that can use more answers) . They’re clear enough for some even if they’re not grammatically perfect.

…Just count my excuses excuses

If they haven’t been answered it’s because no one was interested in them. It had nothing to do with whether or not they were grammatically correct.

I try to compose my questions such that they are not yes or no answers.

<—Derp

I’ve spotted a couple of people asking tons of questions who, in their previous years here, hardly asked any.

@stanleybmanly what if the word “such” in your OP wasn’t there?

No one illustrates my point better than you. The “such” might indeed be superfluous, but this latest question of yours leaves me baffled as to whether or not you are asking this. The best answer I can attempt from your question is that “such” would be eliminated.

The statement that requires art is the one without the “such”, since “such questions” are the kind you’re pointing at as confusing unclear etc., I’m sure you didn’t mean to leave it there. You have a brain.

Edited to add the above post.

The such merely specifies the questions as ones asked HERE. I am saying that the fewer the assumptions the questioner forces on the reader, the better. If the reader must guess the questioner’s intent, the chances of both parties being on the same page diminish accordingly.

@stanleybmanly I’m just rereading my last post.

“Such” specifies questions asked on Fluther vs questions ask in other places, like a class room or in a gas station.

….@stanleybmanly.Not a good idea to argue with someone who says “You have a brain”

Is that what I’ve done?

And you have enough brains to say “No one forces anyone to make assumptions.

You are correct. I can only force myself. I have learned through bitter experience that in most instances it is preferable to ignore the question rather than force myself to try to make sense of it. It took me longer than it should have to catch on to this.

You have a brain @stanleybmanly. Damn you.

Yes, he does. It takes a brain to not think making noise _ or _having the last word fools anyone, (not too many people (I hope) think last word = winning the debate.)

@stanleybmanly Good. It’s your world too.

Some of us, were educated in the South. You’re lucky we can read….

I ask the questions that bother me in the middle of the night. Or while watching the news or YouTube.