How often? I cannot say as I have never kept a tally but trying to ask open questions usually leads to an open dialogue or may even lead to others saying something helpful or asking other helpful questions. In this case everyone except me seems to have understood exactly what dcy meant and a quick answer from dcy would have been fine ( I have no idea where he is in the U.S. so he may only be out of bed now or at work so cannot answer as yet )
What I will say is that this is initially a time consuming method and one which I may often fail to implement as well
Well yes, had there been no doubt whatsoever that this uncertainty didn't exist in the first place then you are right but when as late as 6:00am this morning dcy didn't seem convinced that exhausted developer was the problem or not the total problem then is there a way to exhaust that aspect completely even to his satisfaction? Maybe or maybe not based on some short sharp answers given to my question but such answers including dcy's own answer might put any lingering doubts about the developer's exhaustion being largely the answer
Again it's a question of how much time is reasonable to expend to fully answer someone's problem to their satisfaction
For reasons given already by me they, the questions I asked, might have got dcy ahead in terms of his understanding of the cause or they may not but it was worth a try in my opinion It's all about getting to a dialogue that reaches a conclusion that the thread starter, in case dcy, can buy into. How far you or any person buys into how much time or trouble to invest in this aspect has to be your or their choice
I agree with the above but wish to point out that often the more one knows about "things photographic" the less tolerant one can become with those not in the same category
An explanation of how and why an atom bomb works to a class of say 12 years old may not be best left to a physicist who designs and make one everyday He may do a great job depending on his understanding of his audience but this may be made more difficult for him simply because of the gulf in knowledge between him and his "pupils" and their ability to grasp the high level of physics and mathematics involved
I have said more about my belief in engagement on a problem in my answer to Greg. Certainly what is to be avoided in any dialogue with 2 or more parties trying to solve a problem is the danger of it becoming a contest in which one or other party feels is then a "win or lose" fight where at the end of it, one party feels "diminished ", smaller in status etc . Easy to say of course but much more difficult to do when in such a dialogue, especially one that is closer to a contest than one or more or the parties involved realises
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