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For IRC, you need to go through the (only seemingly dated), a bit lengthy, but really exhaustive: How to ask questions the smart way ... (by Eric Steven Raymon
by jaclaz 8y ago
For IRC, you need to go through the (only seemingly dated), a bit lengthy, but really exhaustive:
How to ask questions the smart way ... (by Eric Steven Raymond)
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
Sometimes a subtle difference in the wording of the question may make the difference from receiving one or more helpful/useful replies and getting some snarky reply.
- hyperpape 8y ago"subtle difference" To me, that's hazing. There absolutely are bad questions, but the things that make them bad are rarely subtle.
- jaclaz 8y agohttp://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#examples http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#examples >In the last question, notice the subtle but important difference between demanding “Give me an answer” and “Please help me figure out what additional diagnostics I can run to achieve enlightenment.”