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

Wow, when we don't know what the "correct" thing to think or say or do
might be, we'll always have good ol' Dale (aka "Chief Constable of the
Thought Police") around to help us along. How comforting. Maybe
someday you can show us your badge Sheriff!!

On May 26, 2009, at 12:51 , Dale Shaw 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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