<div dir="ltr">Hi Steve,<br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 3:51 PM, Steve Litt <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:slitt@troubleshooters.com" target="_blank">slitt@troubleshooters.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="im">On Thu, 31 Oct 2013 15:17:21 +0200<br>
Shlomi Fish <<a href="mailto:shlomif@gmail.com">shlomif@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Hi all,<br>
><br>
> I have written a document titled “How to Get Help Online (2013)” and<br>
> one can read it here:<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://www.shlomifish.org/philosophy/computers/how-to-get-help-online/2013.html" target="_blank">http://www.shlomifish.org/philosophy/computers/how-to-get-help-online/2013.html</a><br>
><br>
> (It is still not linked from the rest of the site).<br>
><br>
> This document grew out of me concluding that it is highly possible<br>
> many inexperienced users do not know how and where to effectively get<br>
> help online with their problems. As a result, I wrote this document<br>
> to distill my knowledge<br>
> and experience.<br>
><br>
> I am aware of this document -<br>
> <a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html" target="_blank">http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html</a> - it is written<br>
> well and is<br>
> a commendable effort, but mine serves a somewhat different purpose (=<br>
> explaining<br>
> where to look for information instead of how to effectively do it<br>
> yourself) and<br>
> I link to “How to ask Questions the Smart Way” in my newer document.<br>
><br>
> Any comments would be appreciated.<br>
<br>
</div>One thing missing in <a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html" target="_blank">http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html</a><br>
is an exhortation to clearly post the solution, when you finally find<br>
it, with <SOLVED> appended to the subject, so that those who follow you<br>
can get the answer easier than you did.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Well, there is this there - <a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#followup">http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#followup</a> - what do you find lacking in that section?<br>
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<br>
Another thing: Eric and Rick refused to include the Steve Litt Patented<br>
Guaranteed Method for Getting Answers. You may or may not want to put<br>
it in your document.<br></blockquote><div><br><br></div><div>Heh. Can you share the details? ;-)<br><br></div><div>Regards,<br><br></div><div>-- Shlomi Fish</div></div><br><br>-- <br>------------------------------------------<br>
Shlomi Fish <a href="http://www.shlomifish.org/" target="_blank">http://www.shlomifish.org/</a><br><br>Electrical Engineering studies. In the Technion. Been there. Done that. Forgot a lot. Remember too much.<br><br>Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - <a href="http://shlom.in/reply" target="_blank">http://shlom.in/reply</a> .<br>
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