That was useful. I thought these bullets points in at FAQ were good:
Before You Ask
Before asking a technical question by e-mail, or in a newsgroup, or on a website chat board, do the following:
Try to find an answer by searching the archives of the forum you plan to post to.
- Try to find an answer by searching the Web.
- Try to find an answer by reading the manual.
- Try to find an answer by reading a FAQ.
- Try to find an answer by inspection or experimentation.
- Try to find an answer by asking a skilled friend.
- If you're a programmer, try to find an answer by reading the source code.
.... of course, our forums are "a skilled friend" to all who post here, so that bullet item is a bit overkill.
The most important for our forums, which I complete forgot earlier, is:
Try to find an answer by searching the Forums first.