That link and those it leads too look like
excellent additions to the FAQ when I return
from a period of travelling. Thanks,
Nick
[email protected]
Michael S. Hanson
> On Jul 19, 2006, at 9:04 AM, n j cox wrote in part:
>
> > The Statalist FAQ is linked to
> >
> > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> >
> > which has a great deal of relevant material here
>
> I recently came across an alternative discussion of
> suggestions for
> "Getting Answers" that, while formally aimed at programers,
> arguably is
> written for the "second-tier" and "third-tier" users
> identified earlier
> in this thread. It has a number of useful suggestions from the
> perspective of a person asking for help; summarizing the ones that
> appear most relevant and important to Statalist:
>
> 1. Explain what doesn't work
> 2. Provide everything up-front
> 3. Post your code
> 4. Do your research beforehand
> 7. Don't post the same question repeatedly
> 9. Treat the list like people
>
> The link is <http://www.mikeash.com/getting_answers.html>. Hope some
> folks here find the discussion there of use.
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