Timeline for How do I recommend software in my answers?
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| Aug 3, 2022 at 15:43 | history | edited | Henke - Нава́льный П с м | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jun 12, 2020 at 13:47 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
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| Jun 24, 2018 at 3:47 | history | edited | Gras Double | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Nov 22, 2017 at 21:20 | history | edited | Koray Tugay | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 15, 2017 at 17:44 | comment | added | jpaugh | @user173399 "By the way, I'm the author." | |
| May 28, 2017 at 15:43 | history | edited | I say Reinstate Monica | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 21, 2016 at 16:29 | history | edited | James Mertz | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 21, 2016 at 7:07 | history | edited | Kamil Maciorowski | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 6, 2016 at 16:02 | comment | added | user173399 | Question: "If you are affiliated with the product you are recommending, you must disclose your affiliation in your answer." Can I see an example of affiliation? For example, if I, myself, is the developer of that software, how do I quote the affiliation for such answers that point to my own program? | |
| Mar 18, 2015 at 19:18 | comment | added | James Mertz | @fixer1234 I'd be more willing to support that. BTW I thought I had alerted you of the roll back via my comment above. I realize now I tagged the wrong individual. | |
| Mar 18, 2015 at 19:17 | comment | added | fixer1234 | @KronoS: What about an "insert solution here" placeholder? | |
| Mar 18, 2015 at 19:10 | comment | added | James Mertz | @fixer1234 I'm just a little hesitant in giving specific examples as not every case is the same. | |
| Mar 17, 2015 at 21:01 | comment | added | fixer1234 | @KronoS: I don't understand your rollback. Your example does not include a solution to a problem, it only contains a general description of a product. | |
| Mar 17, 2015 at 7:34 | comment | added | Jawa | Actually not my edit, but no matter. | |
| Mar 17, 2015 at 1:33 | comment | added | James Mertz | @Jawa I've rolled back your edit due to keeping the answer more generic. Thank you for the suggestion however. | |
| Mar 17, 2015 at 1:32 | history | rollback | James Mertz |
Rollback to Revision 5
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| Mar 14, 2015 at 17:15 | history | edited | fixer1234 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 14, 2015 at 9:10 | history | edited | Jawa | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 24, 2014 at 10:28 | comment | added | Journeyman Geek Mod | Thats explicitly stated in the rules, I believe, along with the need to also answer other questions | |
| Jan 21, 2014 at 22:46 | history | edited | gparyani | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 21, 2014 at 22:40 | comment | added | gparyani | I think that you should clarify about disclosing whether or not you are affiliated with the product in question. | |
| Sep 24, 2013 at 20:40 | comment | added | Synetech | And in those times, you specify how to use the program to do what they are trying (assuming it’s difficult enough that they can’t figure it out for themselves), but simply listing a bunch of features that have nothing to do with the question is just advertising. | |
| Sep 24, 2013 at 20:37 | comment | added | James Mertz | @Synetech In some (and probably most cases) you're right, but there will be times that they are separate IMO. | |
| Sep 24, 2013 at 20:35 | comment | added | Synetech |
step 5 I believe that it's important to show to the user how to use the software (at least briefly) because it can show to the user how it really does solve the problem. That’s point 6.
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| Sep 24, 2013 at 20:02 | comment | added | James Mertz | @Synetech I'm not sure what you mean by your first statement, however re: step 5 I believe that it's important to show to the user how to use the software (at least briefly) because it can show to the user how it really does solve the problem. | |
| Sep 24, 2013 at 19:49 | comment | added | Synetech |
Do NOT… "I need something that does XX" Read: “Sorry, to do that, you need a program, but we can’t mention programs, so Google randomly until you happen to find it on your own.” Give a brief overview of HOW to use the product OR in cases where it's too long, link to the product's manual pages. Points 4 and 6 are correct, but point 5 is merely advertising for no reason. It seems far more offensive to blather on about all of its features that have nothing to do with the question being asked than a general recommendation.
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| Sep 17, 2013 at 14:56 | history | edited | James Mertz | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 30, 2012 at 0:51 | history | edited | Gareth | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 29, 2012 at 16:17 | comment | added | James Mertz | @DanielBeck I meant to make this answer CW, but apparently forgot to check it :P Feel free to edit, highlight, or add anything that you feel should be done. This was meant to be a community driven answer. | |
| Jul 29, 2012 at 16:16 | history | made wiki | Post Made Community Wiki by James Mertz | ||
| Jul 29, 2012 at 11:19 | comment | added | Daniel Beck Mod | I consider 1, 5 and 6 to be far more important than the others. Given a useful website, 2, 3 (general screenshots, not part of instructions), and most of the time, 4, are pretty redundant. It doesn't make it a link-only answer, as you're still expected to explain how to software solves the problem, and when the linked site goes down or the software becomes unavailable, installation instructions and such are useless anyway. | |
| Jul 28, 2012 at 23:39 | history | answered | James Mertz | CC BY-SA 3.0 |