Wikipedia's general article on tumbleweeds ends with a discussion of the symbolism of the plant that seems relevant to the current discussion: Interesting tumbleweed fact: Although tumbleweeds of various plant families are common in parts of the United States (some of them native to North America), one of the largest and in some places most prevalent species west of the Mississippi River is not native to the New World rather, it is a Eurasian species also known as the Russian Thistle ( Kali tragus) and (perhaps most evocatively) as the "wind witch." So it is a sad and lonely feeling (according to the badge namers at Stack Exchange) when you ask a question and few people see it and no one responds to it. The tumbleweed's association with the Western film genre has led to a highly symbolic meaning in visual media. It has come to represent locations that are desolate, dry, and often humorless, with few or no occupants. A common use is when characters encounter a long abandoned or dismal-looking place: a tumbleweed will be seen rolling past, often accompanied by the sound of a dry, hollow wind. This is sometimes used for comic effect in locations where tumbleweeds are not expected, but the emptiness is obvious.Īs with the sound of crickets, tumbleweeds can also be shown to emphasize an awkward silence after a bad joke or a character otherwise making an absurd declaration, with the aforementioned sound of wind and the plant rolling past in the background. I’d love to know what problems you’ve faced when you’ve asked questions in the past.The awkward silence memorialized by Stack Exchange's tumbleweed badge is the emptiness of the page where the question has been posted but no one has answered it, commented on it, or voted on it for a full week. Instead, ask a specific question, wait for the hands to go up and then ask that person a follow-up question. This is usually a guaranteed ‘tumbleweed moment’. And finally, never, ever ask ‘any questions?’ For more help with common mistakes when asking questions, read this. Or maybe your question was too vague and the group are not sure how to answer. So, when you re-phrase shorten the message and speak less. Maybe you included too much other information and your actual question got buried. F ollow my advice on How to Ask Brilliant Questions that Get Responses. If you still get zero responses, you will need to re-phrase your question (see below).Think about re-wording or re-phrasing your question differently. To get answers, you may need to put more effort into your question.
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