VendorMark said:The version of this that has an answer is narrower than the version being asked.
True, and it depends on a baseline nobody has stated. Without knowing where someone started, the same number can be an excellent result or a disappointing one.
amsterdam_pete said:Agreed, with a caveat about community reputation: it is a lagging indicator.
Bookmarking. The distinction being drawn above is the one nobody else makes. Taking it to my next appointment.
VendorMark said:The version of this that has an answer is narrower than the version being asked.
Filing a mild objection. Mild because I might be wrong; an objection because nobody has addressed the case that does not fit. I think the framing smuggles in the conclusion. Ask it the other way round and the obvious answer reverses, which usually means the question is doing the work.
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Shop Reference StandardsOne concrete data point for the thread. One practical note: write down what you did and when, before you need it. Reconstructing a timeline from memory three months later is how people end up unable to answer the one question that would have resolved it.