Where is better to ask questions: here or in Reddit?

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#1

My goal is to obtain answers as quickly as possible.

#2

Try it.

And you can try the common OOo, AOO, LO Forum too:
https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/index.php

(Please inform the members/volunteers when you crosspost a question on more than one place…)

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#3

Question retagged as meta because common is for usage problems occurring in all components of the suite (Base, Calc, Draw, Impress, Writer)

#7

We are trying hard, if you would use the Search-button … there is a good chance to find an answer before asking :angry:

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#4

My take between this AskLibreOffice site, Reddit and the Apache forum:

  • Reddit seems to yield answers faster, and it is perhaps better indexed in search engines than the others. At least, the Reddit answers seem to get a higher ranking in searches.
    The Reddit threads are generally bulkier and the site itself is a bit noisy.

  • This ask site is populated by users based on their singular interest in LibreOffice. Answers may take a little longer, but tend to be more precise (less unnecessary bulk) and less prone to error.

  • The Apache site user base is similar to this site. The interface is more of a discussion forum, not as much of the narrow “issue solving” focus. This appears more permissive towards unsolicited advice, where the other sites generally promotes a more singular problem-solving answering style.

Some users conceive unsolicited advice as condescending or annoying. Others find it a friendly gesture and even useful at times. Also, my take as given here is of course a limited source, and may also be biased by the fact that I dislike the reddit “noise”.

If fast response is your top priority as you state in your question, Reddit may be your go-to service. Other than that, anything goes, even crossposting “all over the place” (but please notify us if you do. Many helpers visit multiple sites. It is demotivating if you make a significant effort to type a full answer, only to learn that the same answer was already given somewhere else by some other helper.)

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#6

Thats a kind description, isnt it? IHMO: its “heaven on earth”…for advertizers, but straight from hell for users.

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#5

Reddit is much faster. Go to Reddit,please.

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