Why are non-programming q's answered?
 

Hardly the most helpful of approaches though, just to ignore someone who may be new to the groups
and not really understand the difference, is it. To someone unfamiliar with complex formulas, or
how to get Excel to behave the way they think it should, it could all easily fall under the
category of programming. Everybody was a newbie once, whether they like to admit it or not.

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Ken....................... Microsoft MVP - Excel
Sys Spec - Win XP Pro / XL2K & XLXP

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"keepitcool" wrote in message
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Is it just me?

I've got a feeling that since Microsoft made/updated their portal to the
newsgroups that we get a lot of off-topic questions. and that he level of
the questions has gone down dramatically.

This used to be a group DEDICATED to programming. Where most posts allowed
you to LEARN and THINK.

Now I read:

Q: Displaying code and spreadsheet at the same time
A: If you right click on the taskbar and select 'Tile
Vertically', the VB editor and Excel sit side by side.


<sic

I think the standard approach to off-topic questions s/b to either ignore
them or refer the OP to the NG where he should go. (in most cases
Worksheet.Functions.. )



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Why are non-programming q's answered?
 

Ken

I agree that ignoring is not the way to go, and indeed "Programming" to
some is not what it is to others. Pity it isn't named excel.VBA or
s'thing.

I kept the option to refer the OP to other NG open though... :)

compromise?

When answering an offtopic question:

Your question would be more appropriate in the newsgroup
excel.worksheet.functions

BUT.. for once...

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Amsterdam is 34deg C.. so keeping cool is hard these days ;)

keepITcool


"Ken Wright" wrote:

Hardly the most helpful of approaches though, just to ignore someone
who may be new to the groups and not really understand the difference,
is it. To someone unfamiliar with complex formulas, or how to get
Excel to behave the way they think it should, it could all easily fall
under the category of programming. Everybody was a newbie once,
whether they like to admit it or not.

--
Regards
Ken....................... Microsoft MVP - Excel
Sys Spec - Win XP Pro / XL2K & XLXP

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Why are non-programming q's answered?
 

LOL - We topped that by 4.1 degrees a couple of days ago - Highest temp ever recorded in the UK of
38.1 degrees. And boy can we feel it - It's killing me, as I can't stand the heat at the best of
times.

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Regards
Ken....................... Microsoft MVP - Excel
Sys Spec - Win XP Pro / XL2K & XLXP

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"keepitcool" wrote in message
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Ken

I agree that ignoring is not the way to go, and indeed "Programming" to
some is not what it is to others. Pity it isn't named excel.VBA or
s'thing.

I kept the option to refer the OP to other NG open though... :)

compromise?

When answering an offtopic question:

Your question would be more appropriate in the newsgroup
excel.worksheet.functions

BUT.. for once...

....


Amsterdam is 34deg C.. so keeping cool is hard these days ;)

keepITcool


"Ken Wright" wrote:

Hardly the most helpful of approaches though, just to ignore someone
who may be new to the groups and not really understand the difference,
is it. To someone unfamiliar with complex formulas, or how to get
Excel to behave the way they think it should, it could all easily fall
under the category of programming. Everybody was a newbie once,
whether they like to admit it or not.

--
Regards
Ken....................... Microsoft MVP - Excel
Sys Spec - Win XP Pro / XL2K & XLXP

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