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?
See similar post http://msmvps.com/blogs/jon_skeet/archive/2010/08/29/writing-the-perfect-question.aspx
Hi Michael,
I have posted about that blog post from Jon already.
In fact, this series prompted me to ask What are the top issues when it comes to low quality questions? on meta.
That question prompted Jon to write the blog post you linked to…
one more tip #14, Research on SO well, before you ask the question.
Thank you for these great article ! :)