Got told my questions were too vague and it actually helped a lot
I posted here a few months back asking for advice on starting a garden, just a super broad 'how do I start' thing. Someone replied, really nicely, and said 'You gotta give us more to work with. What's your zone? What's your soil like? Do you want veggies or flowers? A vague question gets vague answers.' It kind of stung for a second, but they were totally right. I live in Portland, and I just said I wanted to grow stuff. I went back, looked up my planting zone, checked my backyard dirt (it's mostly clay), and decided on tomatoes and herbs. My next post was 'Best tomato varieties for clay soil in zone 8b with partial sun' and the replies were amazing. People gave me specific cultivar names and tips for amending the soil. I got way better help just by putting in a tiny bit of my own legwork first. Has anyone else had that moment where being more specific in your ask completely changed the quality of help you got?