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.
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.