Please help me understand...Maybe just me. I do understand people posting questions that are vehicle specific. Posters leave out what model, brand or size out of their question. But what I don't understand is how people can give answers without knowing more specifics. Examples...What oil should I run in my diesel? I have duel axle trailer, what is the proper torque for lug nuts? My weather stripping is bad, what type should I buy. My awning is bad, how do I fix it? How can anybody give a correct answer without knowing more details?

Senior members of more than 5 years presence here have psychic powers. :p

I will often give a little detail of what I would do in my situation without telling the OP what he should do in his specific situation. If the OP doesn't think it important to give the details of his situation, then he may have to read a whole bunch if guessed opinions before he find's the one he "likes". :)

And, some just make it up as they go..... :B

ScottG wrote:Senior members of more than 5 years presence here have psychic powers. :pAfter 5 years presence are those shipped to me or do I have to go pick them up somewhere?:)

And it is obvious that some people don't read the post completely before they answer.

Answering questions without knowing details? | Good Sam Community

2gypsies1
Explorer III
Feb 03, 2017
Posts are like a book... you need to read every page to get the whole gist of the story. Sometimes things change midway and folks just look at the original title.
doxiemom11
Explorer II
Feb 03, 2017
Many times those details are in the original post. People don't always read them.
RVER
Explorer
Feb 02, 2017
Some questions are generic and can be answered without specifics but the more information given the better the answer will be!!
Tin_Pusher
Explorer II
Feb 02, 2017
That's my answer, prove me wrong :)
Cummins12V98
Explorer III
Feb 02, 2017
My favorite is "Hey I just bought a XYZ what issues have you seen with this" WOW maybe a question like Hey I am thinking about buying a XYZ anything I should be aware of???

Another thing READ YOUR POSTS and ask your self does this make any sense BEFORE posting!
jplante4
Explorer II
Feb 02, 2017
tdst51 wrote:
downtheroad wrote:
I just ask my wife....she (thinks) she knows everything....:B

:B Come on, man! We married to the same woman?!?

I married Ms. Right. I just didn't realize that her first name is Always...
happycamper002
Explorer
Feb 02, 2017
Agreed,

A good question is half answered.

Missing element of a question only raises more questions than answers. Technical questions for the most part do require definite answers.

Unlike illusions as in magic and voodoo, tech based questions have answers that are based on science or accepted norms...not by magic potions or smoke and mirrors.
tdsxt51
Explorer
Feb 02, 2017
downtheroad wrote:
I just ask my wife....she (thinks) she knows everything....:B

:B Come on, man! We married to the same woman?!?
2012Coleman
Explorer II
Feb 01, 2017
TheLuvShack wrote:
If it takes a chicken and a half, a day and a half to lay an egg and a half. How long does it take a grasshopper with a wooden leg to kick all the seeds out of a dill pickle?
Chicken is a 3 year old Rhode Island Red.
Dill pickle is a big old kosher dill weighing 5.3 OZ.

A half a chicken? :h
LarryJM
Explorer II
Feb 01, 2017
DOUBLE POST

Forum Discussion

Answering questions without knowing details?

About RV Tips & Tricks

Related Content

detailing trailer

Detailing

Truck Camper Mileage (Question Answered)

Detailing RV

An answer to a question please?