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Tip #4 – Descriptive title Make sure the post title is descriptive of your problem. Titles such as “I have a problem with xxx” are not descriptive and chances are that many people will ignore the question and not even click through. Tip #1 – Ask a question Tip #2 – Be polite Tip #3 [...]

Tip #3 – Ask one question Don’t be tempted to ask several questions at once. You will get less answers for each question that way and many answers will only focus on one of your questions. It is OK to post several related questions each on its own. Tip #1 – Ask a question Tip [...]

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