# Did I post (or pose) a question incorrectly? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [June 25, 2024, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-post-or-pose-a-question-incorrectly/1003334 "2024-06-25T21:32:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![velomont](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8491ac/32.png) [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2024, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-post-or-pose-a-question-incorrectly/1003334/1 "2024-06-25T21:32:19Z")
I posted a question a few days ago and I have received no answers at all, which strikes me as odd in the Dope. Is there some Dope convention that I didn’t follow or should have followed (eg include links), was my question unclear, or did no one have input to my questions? > [@Validity of some YouTube channels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/validity-of-some-youtube-channels/1003205): > > Obviously there is a range of quality and validity to whatever one reads and watches online and I don’t know of any objective assessment of them. There are a few YouTube channels I currently watch and a few that I am curious about so I have decided to rely on you folks for opinions. Of the channels I listed below, can some Dopers give me your thoughts on them, in terms of accuracy vs propaganda etc? Times Radio The Space Bucket The Space Race Angry Astronaut Everyday Astronaut I asked the question because I respect the opinions of Dopers regarding information sources. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2024, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-post-or-pose-a-question-incorrectly/1003334/2 "2024-06-25T21:59:01Z")
Sometimes that just happens. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2024, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-post-or-pose-a-question-incorrectly/1003334/3 "2024-06-25T22:09:00Z")
You failed to submit the filing fee when posting the question. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2024, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-post-or-pose-a-question-incorrectly/1003334/4 "2024-06-25T22:13:08Z")
Yep. And what’s valid to you may not be valid to 20 others or anyone. I look at very little YouTube. Mostly what I see here on the Dope. It might be a age thing. I don’t know. My grandkids love YouTube. The crazy pet videos and such. My 30 yo son often watches DIY videos. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2024, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-post-or-pose-a-question-incorrectly/1003334/5 "2024-06-25T22:20:44Z")
If I want entertainment, I watch Youtube videos. If I want accurate information on the news, I watch the BBC or read the Guardian. I know who owns these organisations (as owners can be biased.) ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2024, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-post-or-pose-a-question-incorrectly/1003334/6 "2024-06-25T22:21:30Z")
These seem to be mostly channels on space exploration. It is important to have clear titles otherwise most readers will ignore the posts. Come with a more descriptive title and contact the mods and ask them to change it. Or you could write a new query on something like “Best Sources of Information on Space Exploration” if that is your primary interest, and include a listing the sites you currently follow and ask opinions on them as well as alternatives. For example for me besides the general press and this forum I like Ars Technica. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2024, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-post-or-pose-a-question-incorrectly/1003334/7 "2024-06-25T22:22:48Z")
I saw your post when you made it. I just don’t know anything about those particular YouTube channels. They aren’t ones I watch. Perhaps if you told us about some of the stuff you learned from those channels, our space experts and aficionados could chime in on how accurate they are. Heck, maybe even post some examples videos to check for accuracy. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2024, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-post-or-pose-a-question-incorrectly/1003334/8 "2024-06-25T22:30:00Z")
> [@velomont](#): > > did no one have input to my questions? Most likely this. I, like @BigT, saw your post but, since the channels you listed were ones I was unfamiliar with, I didn’t have anything to contribute. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2024, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-post-or-pose-a-question-incorrectly/1003334/9 "2024-06-25T22:54:12Z")
Agreeing with the above. The title is poorly chosen. Any title needs to say, albeit indirectly, “This is the kind of poster I want to read my OP who will have somethign useful to reply”. I’m not an expert on YouTube space channels. But I know a lot about space and contribute to every space-related thread. Nothing about your title said it was space-related. So I assumed it was about cat videos or pimple-popping or something equally not up my alley. So I never clicked on your inadvertantly misleading title to read your OP. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2024, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-post-or-pose-a-question-incorrectly/1003334/10 "2024-06-25T23:17:15Z")
I don’t spend much time in IMHO anyway, but I echo what others said about an unclear thread title. And looking at the OP, I’ve never heard of any of them. So even if I happened to be in IMHO and decided to read your thread for some reason, I’d have had nothing to contribute. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2024, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-post-or-pose-a-question-incorrectly/1003334/11 "2024-06-26T00:41:40Z")
Or you can try a catchy little phrase to lead off all your thread titles. 🤭 ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2024, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-post-or-pose-a-question-incorrectly/1003334/12 "2024-06-26T00:44:25Z")
Bad, bad, bad idea. 😁 ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2024, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-post-or-pose-a-question-incorrectly/1003334/13 "2024-06-26T04:45:58Z")
Add me to the list of ‘don’t watch them so nothing to contribute’ ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2024, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-post-or-pose-a-question-incorrectly/1003334/14 "2024-06-26T05:27:57Z")
Didn’t understand the question/OP so didn’t comment. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2024, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-post-or-pose-a-question-incorrectly/1003334/15 "2024-06-26T13:30:57Z")
> [@velomont](#): > > Is there some Dope convention that I didn’t follow or should have followed (eg include links), was my question unclear, or did no one have input to my questions? Links would have been extremely helpful, and are easy to add. Secondly, 4 of the 5 have less than a million followers, one of which has just 42k - these are small channels that aren’t likely to be followed by a Doper. Tell us what you try to learn from these channels, and that might spur someone who has similar interests to check them out and offer their opinion. Don’t make us do all the work here. ---
**Author:** ![velomont](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8491ac/32.png) [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2024, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-post-or-pose-a-question-incorrectly/1003334/16 "2024-06-26T23:27:08Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > Don’t make us do all the work here. Holy crap! /s I thought that all Dopers knew more than me 😁. Anyway, lesson-learned on my part. I’ll go back to the original thread to clarify things. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2024, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-post-or-pose-a-question-incorrectly/1003334/17 "2024-06-27T16:39:28Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > Most likely this. I, like @BigT, saw your post but, since the channels you listed were ones I was unfamiliar with, I didn’t have anything to contribute. And I, personally, didn’t even open the thread because I don’t follow any Youtube channels at all and like some others mentioned, prefer my info in text unless there is a compelling reason to need narrated video. If a post gets very few responses, you probably have a topic too obscure for this userbase to be much familiar with, not that you are being given a shunning.