02-06-2003, 09:19 AM
1. English Please – It’s not about being a dewdspeak nazi, or a grammar or spelling nazi. The better you’re able to communicate your problem the more likely you are to get an answer. Things like “d00d my l33t gfx card is teh sux0r plz help k thx!!1111!!!11” are likely to be ignored.
2. Be Specific – The more information you can put in your post about your problem, the better the chances you’ll get it resolved. Simply saying, “Help, I crash every time I zone into bazaar!” isn’t nearly as helpful as “Every time I zone into bazaar I crash to desktop. I’m running EQ in windowed mode while I IM with my wife at work and leech every Beatles album ever made from my guildmate’s mp3 collection.”
3. Tell us about your system – Try to list a few details about your computer. There’s no need to go overboard here but a good starting list would be:
Your Operating System
Your Processor and Speed
Amount and type of RAM
Your Video Card (if it’s a video problem also list your DirectX version)
4. Don’t demand answers – Some times your question will bring about more questions. People are busy, and many only check the boards once or twice a day. Posting a question, then asking 10 minutes later why no one has answered is grounds to have you tied up and dropped from the top of the clue tree. We’ll all watch hoping that you hit every branch on the way down.
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The Platypus Monk
Grehl Maraud
<a href=http://www.magelo.com/eq_view_profile.html?num=311464>Grehl's Gear</a></p>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub147.ezboard.com/bmonklybusiness43508.showUserPublicProfile?gid=gre hlmaraud>Grehl Maraud</A> at: 2/10/03 5:46:15 am
2. Be Specific – The more information you can put in your post about your problem, the better the chances you’ll get it resolved. Simply saying, “Help, I crash every time I zone into bazaar!” isn’t nearly as helpful as “Every time I zone into bazaar I crash to desktop. I’m running EQ in windowed mode while I IM with my wife at work and leech every Beatles album ever made from my guildmate’s mp3 collection.”
3. Tell us about your system – Try to list a few details about your computer. There’s no need to go overboard here but a good starting list would be:
Your Operating System
Your Processor and Speed
Amount and type of RAM
Your Video Card (if it’s a video problem also list your DirectX version)
4. Don’t demand answers – Some times your question will bring about more questions. People are busy, and many only check the boards once or twice a day. Posting a question, then asking 10 minutes later why no one has answered is grounds to have you tied up and dropped from the top of the clue tree. We’ll all watch hoping that you hit every branch on the way down.
http://mysite.verizon.net/vze3tvvk/prize_fighting_mode.gif
The Platypus Monk
Grehl Maraud
<a href=http://www.magelo.com/eq_view_profile.html?num=311464>Grehl's Gear</a></p>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub147.ezboard.com/bmonklybusiness43508.showUserPublicProfile?gid=gre hlmaraud>Grehl Maraud</A> at: 2/10/03 5:46:15 am