So, beyond our normal rules and guidelines, I wanted to list some more guidelines here when posting in this section for people. These are more of how one should approach asking for help, and how people should respond to others asking for help.
Our goal is for this section is to make it constructive, not prohibitive or negative to both people who need help or people providing help.
When Posting for Help:
- First off, make sure you include as much information as you can, code samples help.
- Don't expect an instant response, it may take a bit for someone to be around to help.
- You get what you give, be open to the feedback from others about your question, not defensive.
- Learning something new starts with being open to wanting to learn. If you ask for help, but don't want to learn, you will have a miserable experience. That is on you, not on anyone who tried to help you.
When Replying to a topic:
- Be constructive, provide examples to your reply.
- Don't attack the original poster for their attempt, be positive about helping them become better.
- If you reply is theoretical, try to provide a written hypothetical situation explaining your concept in simple language or provide pseudo-code.