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Feedback Pined/sticky NullReferenceException thread in scripting forum

Discussion in 'Meta-forum Discussion' started by Serge_Billault, Dec 11, 2021.

  1. Serge_Billault

    Serge_Billault

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    Would pining a thread for commonly encountered problems like NullReferenceException at the top of the scripting forum be useful?
     
  2. No one would read it. No one reads the Code of Conduct or the How to use the CODE tags properly threads either.

    We can try though.
     
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  3. Antypodish

    Antypodish

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    At least we could use link and say "please read this". :)
     
  4. Kurt-Dekker

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    Fast forward a month or two and we have this... yay!

    https://forum.unity.com/threads/how-to-fix-a-nullreferenceexception-error.1230297/

    But ... nobody notices it.

    What we need is a script running in the Post New Thread page that searches for terms and blocks you from posting until you at least go visit the relevant linkage and check an extra box saying "I did read this post and it doesn't help me."

    If I was writing that new thread page, I would make it recognize at a minimum:

    - NullReference (and Obj Ref not set, and Missing reference, etc.)
    - CannotConvert ...
    - Error CS####
     
  5. Neto_Kokku

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    The root issue of all those NullReference threads is their authors not knowing how to look stuff up, so a pinned thread won't prevent those. It's like writing a book on how to read a book.
     
  6. Kurt-Dekker

    Kurt-Dekker

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    I was thinking something like this guy would pop up.
    Screen Shot 2022-02-07 at 3.14.17 PM.png
     
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