Elvis Has Left The Building Yeah - some of the questions are challenging but we all enjoy that, right

Whenever anyone asks, how can I get better at Tableau, I always recommend coming to the community and trying to answer/contribute.  There is no better way to learn than to try to assist others.  Right Matt Lutton

I do not think I could have learned what I have without this Forum, and more importantly, the people who share their knowledge here.

I don't mind people "guessing" or attempting, as long as they make note of that in their responses.  Its the "see attached" replies, with no details provided, that really bother me the most   (now go and find 10 examples where I've done the same... they exist I'm sure!)

Shawn Wallwork wrote:

 

But also because I think it is important for everyone here on our forums to tests their solutions before posting them. There were many times I thought I had the answer, but wasn't sure, so I held back a bit. I was glad I did; especially once I saw the actual answer, and better understood the issues were much more complex than I originally realized.

 

Hear, hear! It's the times when I'm in a rush and assume I know the answer w/out doing some testing that I end up with a wrong answer. Also, making an effort to explain what I did (in words and/or screenshots) results in a higher-quality answer because I'm taking more time to think about what I've done, there have been many cases where in composing my explanation I've realized that I'd made a mistake, figured out some potential complications, and/or come up with a simpler solution.

The one who answered the question learned more than the one who asked.

How interesting!

On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 12:24 PM, Jonathan Drummey <

My personal opinion is that Tableau Corporation are those who potentially (should) learn most from forum questions because they are mainly about things which are difficult or impossible to do and thus a wonderful source of inspiration for improving Tableau products as also emphasized in  The specified item was not found.  and therefore hope product roadmap decision makers regularly read questions while wearing their finest feature inspiration glasses.

You left out the "as long as" part of my statement...

I'm happy to drop into regular forums spot.  There were a few other threads that were sitting here in Crows Nest and I was moving them to "forums" this morning.  I then replied to this one, which seemed specific to Crows Nest, and left it here.  Happy to move it to community canvas or forums if you forum superheros think that is better. 

my own 2 cents on the 'guessing'..  I tend to focus on crows nest where no one has answered a post for a few weeks.  I probably 'guess' more than most and I try to let others know I am guessing in a reply and that a workbook or more detailed request for assistance would provide the ability for a more detailed response.  Often, I may provide a brief guess and include a mention of one of you that knows much better than myself.  That is probably the best service I can provide, hooking together the answer makers with the confused questions and asking for clarity where there was none.

Jonathan's reply is especially helpful since he has been a inspiration and patient teacher with me for the last few years that I have been at Tableau.  Recently, I have tried to get back to providing more documentation within the workbooks I create and the more complicated responses/answers and hey, i picked up a few marked "correct answers" last week from the community in the process.