tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414482498098790205.post5663226457933164322..comments2010-07-30T13:56:41.303-06:00Ben Simohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11448600123169359955noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414482498098790205.post-86525895630586951512010-07-30T13:56:41.303-06:002010-07-30T13:56:41.303-06:00@Joe &amp; @Ben - Having seen and been the target of more of these questions than my karmic debt could possibly warrant, let me assert you can spot the honest questions from people new to the industry a mile off. The honest questions are usually a) somewhat specific even if they reference company domain knowledge, b) show evidence of a little research already (ie: at least a Wikipedia search), c) are not phrased in a way that suggests the poster already knows the answer and it simply looking for ammunition they can carry back to the person who disagrees, and d) are not posted by people who&#39;s profile claims eight years of software test experience or lays claim to the title &quot;lead,&quot; &quot;senior,&quot; or &quot;manager.&quot;cowboytestinghttp://cowboytesting.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414482498098790205.post-24778831630290299372007-06-06T21:22:00.000-06:002007-06-06T21:22:00.000-06:00<I>They are simply so new that they don't yet know what they don't know.</I><BR/><BR/>Great point Joe. I think you're right for most cases. Although, I sometimes wonder if there are some people (or trolls) that ask questions just to get others riled up.<BR/><BR/>As I learn new things, I get a glimpse of how much more there is to learn. Today, I know that there is more that I do not know than I did five years ago. :)Ben Simohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11448600123169359955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414482498098790205.post-25619541162280109892007-06-06T19:19:00.000-06:002007-06-06T19:19:00.000-06:00While some questioners are simply lazy, I'd like to think that most people don't post stupid questions on purpose.<BR/><BR/>They are simply so new that they don't yet know what they don't know.Joe Strazzerenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414482498098790205.post-6413983827686427232007-06-06T11:32:00.000-06:002007-06-06T11:32:00.000-06:00An impressive blog!! How could you leave out the Dilbert worthy --"Why do you need requirements to start testing?Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905187597651090842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414482498098790205.post-27061993351404484322007-06-06T07:57:00.000-06:002007-06-06T07:57:00.000-06:00Simply Awesome --<BR/><BR/>I can only second to what you have said about "Stupid Questions"<BR/><BR/>It is true that questions about testing that lack the context or background information are the ones most qualified for the title of "stupid questions"<BR/><BR/>Irony of the situation today is - at very top level in corporate hierarchy such questions are being asked and there are people who answer such questions.<BR/><BR/>I use following interpretation of "stupid Question" with respect to presentations I make and in team discussions. I encourate people to ask questions - however stupid they are ---<BR/><BR/>"A stupid question is one - that is the mind of the person intend to ask and the one that is yet to be asked"<BR/><BR/>Note that I use this definition only in that context<BR/><BR/>ShriniShrini Kulkarnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10782753752478547381noreply@blogger.com