Re: GroupStudy posting guidelines and how to make the most of

Good resource Dale - thank u!

I'd recommend that link to many...its actually a good read. -
http://catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Sadiq

On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 7:51 AM, Dale Shaw <dale.shaw_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> I've got nothing to do with GroupStudy, other than as a list member,
> but seriously folks, some of you need to re-visit the guidelines
> (assuming you ever bothered to familiarise yourself with them at all).
>
> They're here: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/guide.html
>
> And I've copied, without permission, what I consider to be the most
> routinely breached guidelines right here:
>
> 1. Verify the topic has not already been covered by searching the
> archives at http://www.groupstudy.com
> 4. Always edit your quoted replies to the bare essential. Do not
> quote the entire message including the signature. This just waste
> bandwidth.
> 7. Double check the archives at http://www.groupstudy.com to verify
> your question/topic has not already been covered.
> 10. In general, the message body should be longer then the signature.
> 11. Re-read your message before posting to verify it will be of
> interest to the other list members.
> 13. Always check the archives at http://www.groupstudy.com before posting!
>
> (spot the theme? :-))
>
> I linked this site in another message but here it comes again for
> those that missed it:
>
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> I'm not sending this to be a "do-good'er" -- I think that knowing how
> to ask questions effectively is a great skill, and you will get much
> better results from the list if you follow some of the recommendations
> in the 'How To Ask Questions The Smart Way' document.
>
> To be GroupStudy specific, many people fail to include IOS configs or
> partial configs when describing a problem. Many people also fail to
> show that they've had a good crack at
> fixing/understanding/researching/debugging the problem themselves. If
> you ask a question the wrong way, many list members won't bother to
> respond because it's "too hard".
>
> In summary: help us help you! :-)
>
> Whine complete.
>
> cheers,
> Dale
>
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