It works like this:
When you post a question on this forum the next person to see it that can contribute a possible solution will try to answer it for you. Most of us are monitoring several and sometimes all of the different categories. So you're not really accessing different people by posting another version of the same question. You're just making more unnecessary work for the same few people that are already giving of their time and expertise freely from the goodness of their hearts.
Furthermore, double-posting makes you look impatient and demanding. It's considered bad form to demand help when it's being given freely. Even if it wasn't your original intention to seem demanding, it can still come across that way.
All communities have accepted rules of conduct. Online communities are no exception. Around here everyone is in the same queue waiting patiently for help.
So the rule is, unless you want more "emotional reactions", post once, then wait. That's it in a nutshell.
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