Well in the open source spirit, maybe you should design a site :-) The LXF Answers section has some good submission advice:
"Please be sure to include any relevent details of your system. "I can't get X to work" doesn't really mean anything to us if we don't know things like what version of X you are trying to run, what hardware you are running on." "Be specific about your problem. Things like 'it doesn't work' or 'I get an error' aren't all that helpful. In what way does something not work? What were you expecting to happen? What does the error message actually say?" "Please remember that the people who write this magazine (or participate in this mailing list in our case) are NOT the authors or developers of Linux, any particular package or distro. Sometimes the people responsible for software have more information available on websites etc. Try reading the documentation!" Jesse Quoting Roy Souther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Asking proper questions is a must for all of us. Many people new to Linux do > > not know what information is needed and they tend to provide to little. > > I am sure there must be and if not then there should be a web page that helps > > people ask good questions. Something that tells them things like... > Include this information with your question: What distribution of Linux are > > you using? What version? If you are having sound problems what sound card do > > you have? > > I have not found a good site for this, but I need one. Many people ask me, "I > > can't install this, what is wrong?" Not enough information and if I know the > > answer I still can't help. > > If anyone has a URL for a site that helps people ask good questions please > send it to me so I can post it on our site. > > On Friday 18 October 2002 11:07 am, Aaron J. Seigo wrote: > > On Friday 18 October 2002 10:44, Roy Souther wrote: > > > People that have never used Linux have something to offer. > > > > still, it's a good start ;-) > > > > > not just about the people that write software for it, it is also about > > > the people that use it. When people new to Linux have a problem with > some > > > thing that helps make Linux better because they post a question and the > > > people that make Linux can see it and make it better. > > > > here is an issue i often run into elsewhere in my Free software > > meanderings: some users tend to forget that it is a two-way street. > > > > yes, those who know answers have much to offer those who have questions. > > yes, those who have questions are part of the community and should be > > valued as well. > > yes, useful conversation should be had and personal attacks, belittlings > > and general tantrums shouldn't. > > > > however, those seeking something from the community should remember: > > > > o All answers are gifts. They are not owed. Unless you pay for them > > somehow. o Unless you help the process by asking useful questions and > > supplying enough detail, you won't get many useful answers back. > > o Getting vocally annoyed when someone doesn't answer quick enough or > with > > the answer you want doesn't help anyone or aything. > > o There are many different personalities and communications styles > around: > > be conservative in what you send and liberal in what you receive. > > o Putting in as much effort to the cause as the answers you seek take to > > provide is the surest way to a rich experience. > > > > In other words: expect little, offer what you can, don't offer what you > > can't, be overjoyed when you get more back than you have put out. > > > > > Their are no stupid questions. > > > > there are, however, rude questions and stupid answers. > > > > > I consider myself an expert and yet every day I learn something new > about > > > Linux. > > > > tell me about it =) that is, of course, much of the alure for may of > us.... > > - -- > Roy Souther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > http://www.SiliconTao.com > > YOU HAVE NOW RECEIVED THE OPEN SOURCE VIRUS > > This virus works on the honour system: > If you're running a variant of Linux, please forward this message > to everyone you know and delete a bunch of your files at random. > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org > > iEYEARECAAYFAj2wR/0ACgkQCbnxcmEBt435zQCgiTogNzwnrjsm/pzTSMKoGriX > yRAAn3JH7B1BQEmjrofo7dWtpRC7kucG > =mtud > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > >
