How to get someone to answer your questions

re: How to get someone to answer your questions

Daniel P. — Wed, 14 Jul 2004 20:21:00 GMT

That's a good one, sure to work 100%!

re: How to get someone to answer your questions

Chetan — Wed, 14 Jul 2004 20:22:00 GMT

Great! I am sure someone would have thought of the following also.

To get the name of someone whose name you forgot (and should not have, in just a few months), ask for the e-mail address when you see him/her suddenly. And you'll usually get an "official" one like first_last@example.com. :)

re: How to get someone to answer your questions

C-Rock — Wed, 14 Jul 2004 20:39:00 GMT

Usually when I forget someones name I just steal their wallet, but this sounds WAY more friendly.

re: How to get someone to answer your questions

JD — Wed, 14 Jul 2004 21:17:00 GMT

Nice trick!
Though I think I have too much ego to use this trick myself!:( ;)

JD

re: How to get someone to answer your questions

Amanda.Murphy — Thu, 15 Jul 2004 00:03:00 GMT

Woot! Good one.

re: How to get someone to answer your questions

Chip — Thu, 15 Jul 2004 14:41:00 GMT

I'm so bad remembering names I never use them, even when someone addresses me by name and I know theirs. Sure, it makes me look like a jerk, but at least they're never sure if I've forgotten their name!

re: How to get someone to answer your questions

Larry Osterman — Thu, 15 Jul 2004 14:52:00 GMT

NO FAIR!

You're not supposed to tell the super secret program manager tricks in public.

Especially when they're ones I fall for all the time.

Get people to answer your questions

IT Digest - Ingenious Tejas's Digest Blog — Fri, 16 Jul 2004 03:45:00 GMT

How to get someone to answer your questions (from: KC Lemson [MS])

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re: How to get someone to answer your questions

Jon Galloway — Fri, 16 Jul 2004 17:04:00 GMT

Devious. That could be especially effective when combined with the other technique you recently mentioned (http://weblogs.asp.net/kclemson/archive/2004/07/11/180333.aspx):

"Here's the wrong answer. That's how it works, right? If I don't hear back by Friday, I'm going to assume it's correct. Thanks!"

Like the Crane Technique: If do right, no can defense (until Karate Kid II).

re: How to get someone to answer your questions

Andrew — Fri, 16 Jul 2004 21:59:00 GMT

I would think the obvious consequence is when the targets of your tricking (and all their friends) find out that you've been tricking them. YMMV, but all of these "little boy who cries wolf" tricks have long term consequences that far outweigh their short term benefits.

Andrew.

re: How to get someone to answer your questions

KC Lemson — Fri, 16 Jul 2004 22:01:00 GMT

I have no intention of actually using this, but I think it's hilarious. What I meant by 'it resonates with me' is that it makes complete sense - I have seen time and time again that people are very willing to spend the time immediately to correct someone else's error.

re: How to get someone to answer your questions

Stephen Griffin — Sat, 17 Jul 2004 15:27:00 GMT

I do hope this trick isn't too widespread. I know myself well enough to know this trick would work VERY well on me.

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philweber.net — Thu, 23 Sep 2004 04:16:00 GMT

Awesome, devious tip from KC Lemson about how to take advantage of technical people's egos to get the information you need....

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