[asterisk-users] How to ask questions the smart way
Inspired by AG Projects' Adrian Georgescu's post of Eric S. Raymond's classic How to Ask Questions the Smart Way to the OpenSIPS-users mailing list[1], I'm going to repost it here: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html As Adrian said, This a good read for those who show up on mailing lists without any guidance about how to ask the right questions and then complain that nobody answers their questions as they want. I think there's never a wrong time and a wrong place on a public high-volume mailing list for all the participants to take a moment and meditate on this issue a little bit. [1] http://www.openser.org/pipermail/users/2009-July/006873.html -- Alex Balashov Evariste Systems Web : http://www.evaristesys.com/ Tel : (+1) (678) 954-0670 Direct : (+1) (678) 954-0671 ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] How to ask questions the smart way
A useful guide; Sadly many posters won't read any of it. We have all kinds here, but the overall experience can be quite good and useful if you apply patience and principles. -Original Message- From: asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Alex Balashov Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 1:19 AM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: [asterisk-users] How to ask questions the smart way Inspired by AG Projects' Adrian Georgescu's post of Eric S. Raymond's classic How to Ask Questions the Smart Way to the OpenSIPS-users mailing list[1], I'm going to repost it here: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html As Adrian said, This a good read for those who show up on mailing lists without any guidance about how to ask the right questions and then complain that nobody answers their questions as they want. I think there's never a wrong time and a wrong place on a public high-volume mailing list for all the participants to take a moment and meditate on this issue a little bit. [1] http://www.openser.org/pipermail/users/2009-July/006873.html -- Alex Balashov Evariste Systems Web : http://www.evaristesys.com/ Tel : (+1) (678) 954-0670 Direct : (+1) (678) 954-0671 ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] How to ask questions the smart way
As a matter of personal opinion, I think 90% of the useful takeaways for this specific mailing list don't have so much to do with politics and attitude as with asking specific questions of a manageable scope and formulated in an addressable way. Many questions lack conceptual integrity and good sense. This has nothing to do with whether it is a newbie question, but with whether the poster understands the problem and whether they are able and willing to communicate it competenty and thoughtfully. It is perfectly possible to ask 1st day, Asterisk 101 type questions in an intelligent manner that invites a respectful reply and perhaps even taps into a sense of noblesse oblige from expert users, instead of scorn and contempt for being lazy and/or unable to exercise clear patterns of thought. -- Sent from mobile device On Jul 15, 2009, at 9:00 AM, Danny Nicholas da...@debsinc.com wrote: A useful guide; Sadly many posters won't read any of it. We have all kinds here, but the overall experience can be quite good and useful if you apply patience and principles. -Original Message- From: asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Alex Balashov Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 1:19 AM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: [asterisk-users] How to ask questions the smart way Inspired by AG Projects' Adrian Georgescu's post of Eric S. Raymond's classic How to Ask Questions the Smart Way to the OpenSIPS-users mailing list[1], I'm going to repost it here: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html As Adrian said, This a good read for those who show up on mailing lists without any guidance about how to ask the right questions and then complain that nobody answers their questions as they want. I think there's never a wrong time and a wrong place on a public high-volume mailing list for all the participants to take a moment and meditate on this issue a little bit. [1] http://www.openser.org/pipermail/users/2009-July/006873.html -- Alex Balashov Evariste Systems Web : http://www.evaristesys.com/ Tel : (+1) (678) 954-0670 Direct : (+1) (678) 954-0671 ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] How to ask questions the smart way
Always a great readthanks. PaulH Alex Balashov wrote: Inspired by AG Projects' Adrian Georgescu's post of Eric S. Raymond's classic How to Ask Questions the Smart Way to the OpenSIPS-users mailing list[1], I'm going to repost it here: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html As Adrian said, This a good read for those who show up on mailing lists without any guidance about how to ask the right questions and then complain that nobody answers their questions as they want. I think there's never a wrong time and a wrong place on a public high-volume mailing list for all the participants to take a moment and meditate on this issue a little bit. [1] http://www.openser.org/pipermail/users/2009-July/006873.html ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] How to ask questions the smart way
Un-top-posting... [mailto:asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Alex Balashov Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 1:19 AM Inspired by AG Projects' Adrian Georgescu's post of Eric S. Raymond's classic How to Ask Questions the Smart Way to the OpenSIPS-users mailing list[1], I'm going to repost it here: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html On Wed, 15 Jul 2009, Danny Nicholas wrote: A useful guide; Sadly many posters won't read any of it. We have all kinds here, but the overall experience can be quite good and useful if you apply patience and principles. A little discipline in replying is all that is needed. If you reply to a post that has a meaningless subject like Error or Question with http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#bespecific I think most posters would get the idea after a rap on the knuckles or two. -- Thanks in advance, - Steve Edwards sedwa...@sedwards.com Voice: +1-760-468-3867 PST Newline Fax: +1-760-731-3000 ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
