John Mishefske wrote:
In most examples of this I agree. But I find it more wasteful when I see a poster respond
to their own issue with a "Nevermind - I fixed it." with no elaboration on the solution,
which most likely is a problem others are experiencing.
Is this more wasteful than the "Thank you, that fixed it" response to
the weakest of five posted solutions?
If yours is one of the other four (or even if it's not) what then?
Pass on, on the grounds that explaining why the chosen solution is
inferior or inefficient or dangerous or likely to create other problems
requires too much effort?
Pass on, on the grounds that the original poster, having got "the"
answer is unlikely to come here again until he/she has another problem?
Pass on, on the grounds that challenging the chosen answer will look
like sour grapes;
Pass on, on the grounds that challenging the chosen answer could result
in a series of disagreeable exchanges between you and the chosen
answer's poster or others?
Pass on, on the grounds that eventually when challenging the chosen
answer, one will be wrong; why risk it?
or
Challenge the chosen answer on the grounds that the archives of the
group represent a significant body of knowledge, accessible through
Google searches and leech sites such as the one through which the OP
here posts, and regulars should do as much as possible to maintain the
solutions and ideas included in these archives as efficient, correct
and effective models for Access as it currently exists?