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A typical exchange on Freenode

1. Join #channel for some technology.
2. Ask whether anybody can answer a question related to a specific sub-domain of some technology.
3. inscrutibleusername triggers channel bot with an FAQ.
4. Channel bot tells you to reformat your question so as to not actually be asking whether you can ask a question.
5. Ask direct question related to the specific issue you want an answer to.
6. Several minutes elapse.
7. Leave #channel.