Question

I'm thinking about not notifying people of giving direct answers anymore....

Answer 1

Why so?

Answer 2

I saw someone who inspired me a lot give a direct answer...and that person just sent me a message saying "how about you just not message me anymore. i didn't deserve anything that happened that day. i didn't deserve to be ganged up on. i didn't give a direct answer. i was engaging the asker, and i explained the answer. you need to amend your definition of a direct answer. please don't message me again."

Answer 3

Did you see my comment ?

Answer 4

no

Answer 5

\(\normalsize\color{royalblue}{ \rm Giving~direct~answers }\) is just a guide line made by the site, so that the
\(\normalsize\color{royalblue}{ \rm learning~process}\) is maintained. If someone posts \(\normalsize\color{royalblue}{ \rm work~\text{&}~answer }\), then
it ruins \(\normalsize\color{royalblue}{ \rm openstudy }\)'s purpose of helping (\(\normalsize\color{royalblue}{ \rm i.e. }\) teaching).

Unfortunately, not many realize that \(\normalsize\color{blue}{ \rm -:( }\)

Answer 6

I many times encounter people posting work & answer, or just an answer, and this outrage faces no consequences what so ever (in most cases).

Answer 7

That person that I gave an example of denied that he/she gave the direct answer...

Answer 8

That person just threw it out like "the answer is ***"

Answer 9

(s)he is clearly wrong. Moderators try to maintain justice as much as they could, and although these policy-transgressions frustrate (and even anger) me too, we have to realize though, that even in the best and most law-ordered country there will still be some violations.
Fortunately, this site is more like a civilized country with not so many violations, and not the opposite.
I feel you though....

Answer 10

Yeah...that person inspired me in making owls and now that person doesn't want to talk to me anymore. :/

Answer 11

sadly... but, if I was to model a function, then the answer-handling is approaching a zero based on what was happening throughout the time I have been here.

Answer 12

@101 you didn't have to be mean and use that user as an example.

Answer 13

@101 take it easy and don't get discouraged with one case. What counts is we do what we believe in. From what I read, you are doing that, and that's great!

Keep up the good work and continue to spread the good principles. New-comers need to know our CoC, and it's part of our mission.

Answer 14

@101
You've opened a post like this several dozen times... cx

Answer 15

I had the same problem.

Answer 16

yes throwing out an answer like "the answer is ***" is considered a direct answer
but you might also want to take a look at the situation from the user's point of view.

they say that they "did not deserve to be gang up on"
which shows that perhaps your approach to dealing with such "direct answer" situations is not the best way.

having seen the post, I can say that the user did attempt to engage the user in proper explanations and interactions. and perhaps it had been a slip in their mind to let that "the answer is *" happen.
Such situations should be addressed with politeness and without accusation.
accusation leads them to go on the defensive and leads to arguments.
@101 I'm sorry my drafted message didn't work out for you :/

Answer 17

I think it depends on the nature of the question. For example see this question:
http://openstudy.com/study#/updates/54ac9d16e4b0981c990873dd

It provides a description of a term, the user wants to know what term it is describing, no answer choices are given, so you are limited to giving the term. (Possibly with an expansion on what the term means.)

I believe when some speak of not to give the direct answer they mean for questions that normally required thinking, and not memory based answers.

So for example:
Question: What is 49/7?
Answer: 7.

This is an example of giving a direct answer that breaks the Code of Conduct. (As one can work with the user to the answer.)

However, questions such as:
Question: What comes after Monday?
Answer: Tuesday.

Are okay, because again such a question is of memory, not requiring in-depth thinking.


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"I saw someone who inspired me a lot give a direct answer...and that person just sent me a message saying "how about you just not message me anymore. i didn't deserve anything that happened that day. i didn't deserve to be ganged up on. i didn't give a direct answer. i was engaging the asker, and i explained the answer. you need to amend your definition of a direct answer. please don't message me again.""

The solution to this problem is to report and move on, we are humans, we all make mistakes, unless you are a perfectionist, who quadruple checks everything. (Even then you are not invincible to mistakes.) In short, just be the better person.

Peace.