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diff --git a/asking_questions.mdwn b/asking_questions.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d58dee61 --- /dev/null +++ b/asking_questions.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +[[meta copyright="Copyright © 2007, 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc."]] + +[[meta license="""[[toggle id="license" text="GFDL 1.2+"]][[toggleable +id="license" text="Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this +document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or +any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant +Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license +is included in the section entitled +[[GNU_Free_Documentation_License|/fdl]]."]]"""]] + +Before asking a question, first make an effort to find the answer to your +question. A lot of questions have been asked and answered before, so please +spend some time trying to solve the problem on your own (e.g., [search the +web](http://google.com/), search these web pages, etc.), and show us that you +did so when you ask your question. + +When asking, (1) be details, and (2) demonstrate that you have made an effort, +e.g., "I am having trouble frobbing the foo. I searched the web and only found +information regarding how to frob a bar, but that seems unrelated." Provide as +many relevant details as possible reproducing them as exactly as possible. + +Also consider these +[guidelines](http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html). |