How To Ask Good Questions
This 文書 explains how to ask good questions. You have been sent to read it because you asked a question in a discussion 会議 or newsgroup. However, you either asked in a way which shows you did not do enough 研究 first, or you asked in a way which means it is difficult to help you. People are very busy, and so asking good questions 大いに 増加するs the chances of getting a helpful reply.
This 文書 is a 減ずるd 見解／翻訳／版 of a much longer 文書, Eric Raymond and Rick Moen's How To Ask Questions The Smart Way. Please 公式文書，認める that neither Eric, Rick nor the author of this 文書 can help you with your problem. Please do not 接触する us 直接／まっすぐに about it.
1. Before You Ask
Before you even ask a question, first try to find the answer by:
- Reading the documentation
- Reading the FAQ (the 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる） of Frequently Asked Questions)
- Searching the 古記録s of the 会議 you 計画（する） to 地位，任命する to
- Searching the Web
- 実験ing
- Asking a 技術d friend
- Reading the source code (if you are a programmer)
Take your time, and consider each item on this 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる）. You will 増加する your chances of getting a helpful 返答 if it appears that you have made a reasonable 成果／努力 to solve the problem yourself.
2. Asking A Question
When asking a question, consider the に引き続いて when 準備するing the 地位，任命する. If you don't understand why something is on this 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる）, do it anyway. For その上の explanation and discussion from the 初めの 文書, click the "more..." links.
- Make sure you are asking in the 権利 place (more...)
- Start a new thread or discussion for your question (more...)
- Use a meaningful, 明確な／細部 支配する line (more...)
- Send questions in plain text (more...)
- 令状 in （疑いを）晴らす, grammatical, 正確に-（一定の）期間d English (to the best of your ability) (more...)
- Say what you are trying to 達成する before 述べるing what you did (more...)
- 述べる, 明確に and concisely, how your problem shows itself (more...)
- 述べる what goes wrong, not your guesses at the 原因（となる） (more...)
- Say how you have already tried to find a 解答 - see section 1 (more...)
- Be explicit about what your question is (more...)
- Don't say your question is "緊急の", even if it is 緊急の for you (more...)
- Don't ask people to reply by 私的な email (more...)
3. When Your Problem Is Solved
If you manage to solve the problem, 地位，任命する a follow-up message 述べるing 正確に／まさに what the problem turned out to be, and how you solved it. You will be 感謝する for people who 地位，任命する such messages when you are searching for 解答s in the 未来.