# Questions about asking questions? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [November 9, 2023, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-asking-questions/992857 "2023-11-09T00:17:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2023, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-asking-questions/992857/1 "2023-11-09T00:17:18Z")
This may be a bad habit of mine I am not sure, but, when I pose a question, it is usually about something I know very little about. Along with my question I usually like to post my reasons behind asking the question which usually includes a brief description of my understanding of something. This is where I get in trouble. I don’t think my understanding i is necessarily correct, I put it out there so that can be addressed before my actual question. As far as I know I always add a disclaimer along with my premises, so no one thinks I am trying to state facts. In my thinking it helps to get to the root much quicker and with less bantering. I have worked in problem solving my entire life and the first thing I want to know when addressing a question or problem is what the person is basing his problem on and then we go from there. I am fully aware that correlation is not causation but sometimes it might be a starting point in looking at something. What is the proper way to pose a question? Another issue I am not comfortable with. I have areas that I do spend considerable time on and I also have things that I have a passing interest in that I think others might find interesting as well. I don’t see how that can be interpeted as beig a know it all or stupid ass whatever. Opinions on this please\> --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-asking-questions/992857)._