| my 0.02 - We can abstract this advice beyond stack overflow et al. And apply this advice in the offline world (e.g. workplace). tl;dr - Be resourceful (explain what have you tried? What are your expected vs. actual results?) - Say what (not how) you're trying to do - Realize you might be asking the question to the wrong place (or person) - For code, and this is me personally, but I look at _why_ one method may is preferred over another. - Basic respect (don't flag it urgent), and don't complain - For example: I forgot my password is urgent for you vs. a system shutdown urgency for sysdmins - Answers take a while to get. Respect people's time. - If people don't understand your problem, you may not be describing it properly. |