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Pyth007 · 08-07-2006, 03:47 PM

I know my signature is a little cheecky, but the first link is a very good resource describing how to write a good question in any technical forum.

In addition to the points Liorean made, this link also mentions another "newbie" mistake I've seen a lot (and have fallen into, myself):

Ask a question that meets your goals (similar to Liorean's "be verbose"). If you have a broad goal in mind, state that goal and then the more specific question relating to how you think you can reach that goal. If your goal is to make a js menu, state that, and then describe your specific problem of using onclick. It may be that a CSS solution instead of using JS's onclick event would work better for your overall goal, and by telling us about that goal, we can direct you down the appropriate path.

08-07-2006, 03:47 PM	PM User \| #3
Pyth007 Regular Coder Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 535 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I know my signature is a little cheecky, but the first link is a very good resource describing how to write a good question in any technical forum. In addition to the points Liorean made, this link also mentions another "newbie" mistake I've seen a lot (and have fallen into, myself): Ask a question that meets your goals (similar to Liorean's "be verbose"). If you have a broad goal in mind, state that goal and then the more specific question relating to how you think you can reach that goal. If your goal is to make a js menu, state that, and then describe your specific problem of using onclick. It may be that a CSS solution instead of using JS's onclick event would work better for your overall goal, and by telling us about that goal, we can direct you down the appropriate path. __________________ If you want answers, write a smart question. Yes, someone probably does know how... Oh, and if you want to learn, STFW!