'How To Ask Questions The Smart Way'

[a_pyro_is]

I found this the other day and thought a few around here might enjoy it.
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Maybe it should be required reading for new members before posting. I know I'd have learned a lot from it. (In fact, I did learn from it. )

Hope you enjoy!

 

[wooooooolazer]

Lol
"Stupid:
HELP! Video doesn't work properly on my laptop!

Smart:
X.org 6.8.1 misshapen mouse cursor, Fooware MV1005 vid. chipset

Smarter:
X.org 6.8.1 mouse cursor on Fooware MV1005 vid. chipset - is misshapen"

from all the titles on here im pretty sure almost everyone posts stupidly

Just a few...EVREYONE READ THIS! NOW!
Newbie want advice
Hmm resistors...
HELP ME PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
HAHA!!!!!!!!!!
Help!

It would be nice if they were more descriptive titles..lol


...lazer... ;D ;D ;D

 

[a_pyro_is]

It would be nice if they were more descriptive titles..lol


...lazer... ;D ;D ;D

While we each have our own moments of stupidity, it certainly would be nice to have more descriptive thread subjects. It makes searching the forum SOooo much easier.

 

[f22warzone]

wow theirs a search funchtion on this form... i never knew.... man everybody should be notified of this maby then we wont get so many repeats

lol but yes you got to love the titles : )

 

[philguy]

Lol
"Stupid:
HELP! Video doesn't work properly on my laptop!

Man, that sure would be a hihg-quality thread topic here as it at least states the basic problem.

 

[xanatos]

That document is wonderful! It really should be required reading for new members - it's even good for old members!

D

 

[shreknow91]

hahaha

"Finishing your query with “Please send your reply to... ” makes it quite unlikely you will get an answer. If you can't be bothered to take even the few seconds required to set up a correct Reply-To header in your mail agent, we can't be bothered to take even a few seconds to think about your problem. If your mail program doesn't permit this, get a better mail program. If your operating system doesn't support any e-mail programs that permit this, get a better operating system"

 

[a_pyro_is]

That document is wonderful! It really should be required reading for new members - it's even good for old members!

D

Well, this thread has only been quiet for a month or so. Maybe it's time to bring it to the top.

@all
Any thoughts on if it should in fact be required reading for new members? I'd be glad to make 20 or so questions on the article to act as an automated public Turing test.

 

[Rasel]

That is a lot of reading for new members. I second a_pyro_is's motion.

Indeed.

Sticky! ;D