Over the course of time I have come across several questions being asked by researchers and there are instances where you feel like answering the question but also instances where you come across questions its hard to tell if the researcher asking the question is really looking for the answer.
I have had great help through RG and would like to give back. I definitely think it is a great platform to seek for academic help.
This brings me to think if there is a certain way to ask questions that increases the possibility of questions being answered.
Make sure your question is clear and preferably interesting.
Be sincere, not a lazy anonymous bore.
Dear Rajali
This is a certain concern. Myself asked for answers to my questions that never got a reply.
We can't force our colleagues to answer, that is their privilege
Christopher Kelly I agree, clarity and not being lazy is important.
Nolberto Munier Definitely we cannot force anyone for answers but we can definitely look for ways to improve how we ask question, I think.
Dear Rajali
I agree with you. Many times I had to request clarification on what a practitioner is asking, because it is difficult to understand what he wants or what the problem is, either because the practitioner, does not explain it, or because he/she does not want to give much information, or because poor English, something that most of us have.
I guess that most of the times it is not intentional; it maybe that the asker unconsciously assumes that we have a knowledge of the problem as he has.
My advise is: Ask the question in a way that the reader can put in your shoes and help you, if not, you are wasting your time.
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