Why do some users give opinions in the general section when the OP is asking for facts?

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answer:My feeling about your question would be different if you had linked to a question of another user. But you linked to your question so I have my reason to suspect that this question has something to do with your personal feeling. You seem to be thinking that those who answer what you want to hear are stating “fact” and those who don’t are giving “opinion”. I have read your thread and see no such thing as “opinion” in anyone’s response. Your wording in the details also seems to imply that you had some problem and you were asking for help. Some people misunderstood that you were asking for help and therefore gave you advice. You should at least change your wording so that people can understand that you don’t ask for help, or clarify in your response a bit more clearly. You also seemed very harsh to the people who didn’t give the answers you wanted so angry that you posted this question. Even though they didn’t answer what you wanted, they were clearly trying to help. Instead of bashing about why they gave opinions or something, why don’t you at least appreciate that they cared enough to take their time to answer your questions?

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