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Re: Add instruction to use a "good description title"?

by cajun (Chaplain)
on Apr 23, 2002 at 23:22 UTC ( [id://161482]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Add instruction to use a "good description title"?

You have a very good point, however, as others have pointed out this is well documented on the site already.

I think there are a fair number of questions posted by a new perl user that is stuck on a problem and is seeking help to work around the problem. (Hence, the "Help me please" postings). I think in this case, they are more interested in getting by their immediate issues than with posting using the proper protocol. It would be interesting to know how many users came to and joined the site, under precisely these circumstances.

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Re: Re: Add instruction to use a "good description title"?
by Dog and Pony (Priest) on Apr 24, 2002 at 08:08 UTC
    (This answer directed also at other answers above :) )

    Interesting that so many think that because it is documented on the site, another line of instructions won't help.

    Well I think it will. It will be another kind of instruction. Like you said, lots of newbies (at this site at least) probably want a fast answer to their question, and will not read all the (sometimes hard to find) documentation. Heck, I still have a hard time finding certain pieces of information, how can I expect a new guy to do it? Not that I'm very old here, but anyways.

    If you were a newbie, and you needed an answer fast, and this text was next to (or right under) the title textfield: "Try to briefly describe your question here. Doing so greatly increases the chance of getting a reply." - possibly even add some no-no examples. What would you do if you wanted an answer?

    Ok, so some guys will and do ignore any and all instruction, that is a law of nature. But say that there are 20 posts every day that needs editing, if that is cut into half, that is a huge win imho. Less strain on editors, better outlook of nodes from the start, and less confused newbies that gets unnecessary downvotes or can't find their renamed node.

    Above all, I can't for my life figure out why you think it is a bad(?) idea to try it. It is about adding a simple sentence to the HTML. Many small changes can have lots bigger impact than a few big, right?


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