Posting guidelines, the long version...
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I came across this excellent article yesterday about how to post forum questions and answers and how to read and interpret the answers. In an ideal forum world everyone would adhere to these guidelines, but that's not my point. My point is that I found it amusing to recognize the different stereotypes that contributes to the CodeProject forums, including myself. :-O Friday afternoon reading: clickety[^] -- Roger
"It's supposed to be hard, otherwise anybody could do it!" - selfquote
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I came across this excellent article yesterday about how to post forum questions and answers and how to read and interpret the answers. In an ideal forum world everyone would adhere to these guidelines, but that's not my point. My point is that I found it amusing to recognize the different stereotypes that contributes to the CodeProject forums, including myself. :-O Friday afternoon reading: clickety[^] -- Roger
"It's supposed to be hard, otherwise anybody could do it!" - selfquote
Roger Stoltz wrote:
I came across this excellent article yesterday about how to post forum questions and answers and how to read and interpret the answers.
Why does Joan's post directly below this one read like one of the "smart" post examples in your link? :~ Marc
People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
People who say that they will refactor their code later to make it "good" don't understand refactoring, nor the art and craft of programming. -- Josh Smith -
Roger Stoltz wrote:
I came across this excellent article yesterday about how to post forum questions and answers and how to read and interpret the answers.
Why does Joan's post directly below this one read like one of the "smart" post examples in your link? :~ Marc
People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
People who say that they will refactor their code later to make it "good" don't understand refactoring, nor the art and craft of programming. -- Josh SmithPure coincidence, Marc, pure coincidence. Really.
"It's supposed to be hard, otherwise anybody could do it!" - selfquote
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I came across this excellent article yesterday about how to post forum questions and answers and how to read and interpret the answers. In an ideal forum world everyone would adhere to these guidelines, but that's not my point. My point is that I found it amusing to recognize the different stereotypes that contributes to the CodeProject forums, including myself. :-O Friday afternoon reading: clickety[^] -- Roger
"It's supposed to be hard, otherwise anybody could do it!" - selfquote
Excellent article. "We're not asking you to genuflect to us". Aren't we? Damn. When I entered the industry, the IT department was almost always situated out of the way, and the supplicants (sorry users) had to come and beg us for morsels.:-D Seriously though, the Before you ask section says it all. Everything you need to know about getting technical help is contained in this section.
the last thing I want to see is some pasty-faced geek with skin so pale that it's almost translucent trying to bump parts with a partner - John Simmons / outlaw programmer
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before. -
Excellent article. "We're not asking you to genuflect to us". Aren't we? Damn. When I entered the industry, the IT department was almost always situated out of the way, and the supplicants (sorry users) had to come and beg us for morsels.:-D Seriously though, the Before you ask section says it all. Everything you need to know about getting technical help is contained in this section.
the last thing I want to see is some pasty-faced geek with skin so pale that it's almost translucent trying to bump parts with a partner - John Simmons / outlaw programmer
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.Glad you liked it Pete!
Pete O`Hanlon wrote:
Before you ask section says it all. Everything you need to know about getting technical help is contained in this section.
Very true. But also very rare that people make use of the tips in that section, which is unfortunate since the answers would be better as well.
"It's supposed to be hard, otherwise anybody could do it!" - selfquote
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Glad you liked it Pete!
Pete O`Hanlon wrote:
Before you ask section says it all. Everything you need to know about getting technical help is contained in this section.
Very true. But also very rare that people make use of the tips in that section, which is unfortunate since the answers would be better as well.
"It's supposed to be hard, otherwise anybody could do it!" - selfquote
I likes it too, but what buggles me is when a nOoOoby asks something badly, should we link him to this article (hoping that he understand the point of interst and don't fall asleep before the end of the reading), or do we better have to use Chris "Xtrem summary" of posting guidelines ? ps, notice that midday is coming close :laugh:
Don't know where to start ?
Refer the Forums Guidelines and ask a friend -
I likes it too, but what buggles me is when a nOoOoby asks something badly, should we link him to this article (hoping that he understand the point of interst and don't fall asleep before the end of the reading), or do we better have to use Chris "Xtrem summary" of posting guidelines ? ps, notice that midday is coming close :laugh:
Don't know where to start ?
Refer the Forums Guidelines and ask a friendtoxcct wrote:
or do we better have to use Chris "Xtrem summary" of posting guidelines ?
Actually, I would like Chris' condensed posting guidelines to include a link to this article or similar, with a suggestion like "how to get the best response". For the time being I interpret Chris' guidelines to be in the aspect of "how to not offend people in the forum", which of course also is needed. ;)
toxcct wrote:
ps, notice that midday is coming close
:laugh::laugh: Well, I did notice a little disturbance...
"It's supposed to be hard, otherwise anybody could do it!" - selfquote