Dr Ro Smith on Nostr: This is your semi-regular reminder that if you don't know the answer to a question on ...
This is your semi-regular reminder that if you don't know the answer to a question on the Internet, it's OK not to answer.
In fact, it's polite.
This is not a situation where it's you and one other person and they asked a question and it would be weird not to say something (in which case, 'I don't know' is good!). If they are asking a non-directed question in an open forum, they are asking if anyone here has answers, not for everyone here to answer.
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2026-02-11 14:42:28 UTCEvent JSON
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