I'm a little weary about the premise for this, I'm a pretty active member of other forums and I find that people either "get" how to ask for help online or they don't. You get the types that are looking to woodshed, the types that are frustrated and want to take it out on the subject matter experts or the devs or people that want to use the program/service for nefarious purposes.
If you're going to ask for help, answering the "why do you want to do that?" question should be a given, and you should be open to being told whatever you're doing is not the right tool for the job, conversely people helping you should be open to you replying that maybe you're using the only tool you've got.
A more civil approach is probably best, on both sides.
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I'm a little weary about the premise for this, I'm a pretty active member of other forums and I find that people either "get" how to ask for help online or they don't. You get the types that are looking to woodshed, the types that are frustrated and want to take it out on the subject matter experts or the devs or people that want to use the program/service for nefarious purposes. If you're going to ask for help, answering the "why do you want to do that?" question should be a given, and you should be open to being told whatever you're doing is not the right tool for the job, conversely people helping you should be open to you replying that maybe you're using the only tool you've got. A more civil approach is probably best, on both sides.