How to ask questions on the Forums
- by TATWORTH
Based upon answering many questions on forums such as forums.asp.net, here are some tips on getting your questions answered, once you have exhausted searching on your own.
Choose a concise but meaningful title but avoid words like "urgent"
Post to the correct section of the forum - some people specialise in a particular section of a given forum
Make it clear that you have already made an effort to answer yourself.
Summerise the environmental context of your question e.g. If using SQL then state the version e.g. SQLExpress 2008
If you need to post a code or markup sample, tidy it up by removing extraneous blank lines and set the tab spacing to 2 rather than 4.
Take your time composing the question so that it is set out as clearly as possible.
Remember that the majority of people providing answers do so in their own time.
Be very polite and thank those that help you.
