I see many questions on StackOverflow that go unanswered for various reasons.
I hope this series of posts will help others with getting answers to their questions, this will be presented as a series of do and don’t do tips.
Tip #1 – Ask a question
Don’t post about a problem without stating an actual question – make sure you post the question in the body of the question, not just in the title.
This will ensure people will see a question that can be answered.
Index of tips
Tip #1 – Ask a question (this tip…)
Tip #2 – Be polite
Tip #3 – Ask one question
Tip #4 – Descriptive title
Tip #5 – Write in English
Tip #6 – Pertinent code samples
Tip #7 – Stay on topic
Tip #8 – Do some research
Tip #9 – Stay engaged
Tip #10 – What, not how
Tip #11 – Accept rate
Tip #12 – Code that shows the problem
Tip #13 – What have you tried?