Hi Steve, On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 3:51 PM, Steve Litt <[email protected]>wrote:
> On Thu, 31 Oct 2013 15:17:21 +0200 > Shlomi Fish <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > I have written a document titled “How to Get Help Online (2013)” and > > one can read it here: > > > > > http://www.shlomifish.org/philosophy/computers/how-to-get-help-online/2013.html > > > > (It is still not linked from the rest of the site). > > > > This document grew out of me concluding that it is highly possible > > many inexperienced users do not know how and where to effectively get > > help online with their problems. As a result, I wrote this document > > to distill my knowledge > > and experience. > > > > I am aware of this document - > > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html - it is written > > well and is > > a commendable effort, but mine serves a somewhat different purpose (= > > explaining > > where to look for information instead of how to effectively do it > > yourself) and > > I link to “How to ask Questions the Smart Way” in my newer document. > > > > Any comments would be appreciated. > > One thing missing in http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > is an exhortation to clearly post the solution, when you finally find > it, with <SOLVED> appended to the subject, so that those who follow you > can get the answer easier than you did. > Well, there is this there - http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#followup - what do you find lacking in that section? > > Another thing: Eric and Rick refused to include the Steve Litt Patented > Guaranteed Method for Getting Answers. You may or may not want to put > it in your document. > Heh. Can you share the details? ;-) Regards, -- Shlomi Fish -- ------------------------------------------ Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ Electrical Engineering studies. In the Technion. Been there. Done that. Forgot a lot. Remember too much. Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - http://shlom.in/reply .
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