Tried two ways to phrase a question online and got totally different results

I was stuck on a coding problem and posted it in a forum... first I just wrote 'why doesn't this work' with my code. Got zero replies for a day. Then I rewrote it with the exact error message, my Python version, and what I'd already tried. Someone gave me the fix in like 20 minutes. The details made all the difference. Has anyone else found that being super specific gets you answers way faster?

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rowan_roberts4912d ago

Yeah, I learned this the hard way on Stack Overflow last year. My first post got deleted, but adding the full traceback got an answer in minutes. What kind of coding were you stuck on?

west.henry12d ago

Remember my friend's bug that vanished when he finally posted the error message?

patricialee5d ago

Wait, your post got deleted just for missing the traceback? No wonder @west.henry's friend had to post the error.