<p>Although this is an old thread, I think this subject fits well in the context of the new rules of putting questions on hold, so they can be edited, before closed.</p>

<p>I think the answer is: NEVER!!</p>

<p>You showed that it is possible to revert a situation (your question has now 6 upvotes and a good answer).  </p>

<p>Other users helped you with that, but just because you came on Meta and shared your difficulties. </p>

<p>Besides Meta, you used other strategies such as: awarding a bounty and being available in chat to clarify possible doubts about the question.</p>

<p>This thread is an example to current/future users that improving the quality of a question is always possible.</p>
