dontasktoaskjustask.github.io

dontasktoaskjustask.github.io

Don’t ask to ask, Just ask.

Often there is a message in a chat asking to ask. This is a very poor way of getting help.

When you ask to ask,

• you are making chat more cluttered than it has to be.
• You are taking up time of the people that can help, to answer a question that is implied.
• Often, trolls ask to ask, which experienced helpers might ignore you for the chance of you being a troll.
• Most likely, you aren’t providing anything to the conversation.

Just ask.

To properly get help. You just need to politely ask for help.

When you just ask,

• You’ll save everyones time.
• Get quicker responses.
• Lower the chances of getting ignored.

How to ask?

To learn how to ask a good questons check these links out: https://stackoverflow.com/help/how-to-ask and http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html