Question about the best way to ask for help online

I keep seeing people post really vague questions like 'help with my project' without saying what the project even is. It matters because nobody can give good advice without details. I learned this after my post asking for advice on a fence repair got zero replies until I added that it was a 6-foot wooden fence in my backyard. What's the most specific detail you think people should always include?

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black.jordan1mo ago

Learned that the hard way with my own terrible posts.

the_alex1mo ago

What fixed it for me, @black.jordan? Adding the actual problem.

riley86011d ago

Wait, you're telling me he made a post that was SO bad he had to learn a LESSON from it? That is CRAZY to me. I've seen some awful posts in my time but I can't imagine one being so bad it actually changed how I post forever. Was it like a full-on rant about something really dumb or just super confusing? Genuinely curious what kind of "terrible post" traumatizes someone into fixing their whole approach.