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Re: RFC - How to ask...by whakka (Hermit) |
on Feb 14, 2009 at 22:37 UTC ( [id://743879]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
How about a checklist to put at the top of the post, then refer to further details below? The reason I say this is because it's more than halfway down before you recommend to SuperSearch or Google, which I think is the remedy to most of the issue being addressed by this post. Someone too lazy to consider posting etiquette will most likely miss this, and I see it spouted all the time (and I think most of us have been guilty at some point). Also, I think there are two distinct types of questions - coding problems ("why doesn't this work?") and advice seeking ("how do I...", "where do I find...", "what's the best way to...", etc.). Much of this post doesn't apply to the second kind. Something in this format perhaps (further modification probably needed): General Checklist Before Posting:
Additional Checklist for Coding Problems:
I know this is all redundant but it may help to have it all at the top, at which point the reader could continue for a more detailed explanation of why these things are important. I also like tye's template for a post and I think it would help to have that presented first as well.
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