Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 19:43:35 +0100 (CET) From: Martin Karlsson <martin.karlsson@visit.se> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: docs/36055: [PATCH] adding some help-yourself-info to ...best results from FreeBSD-questions... Message-ID: <200203181843.g2IIhZx02478@foo31-146.visit.se>
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>Number: 36055
>Category: docs
>Synopsis: [PATCH] adding some help-yourself-info to ...best results from FreeBSD-questions...
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: freebsd-doc
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: change-request
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Mon Mar 18 10:50:00 PST 2002
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Martin Karlsson
>Release: FreeBSD 4.5-RELEASE-p2 i386
>Organization:
>Environment:
System: FreeBSD foo31-146.visit.se 4.5-RELEASE-p2 FreeBSD 4.5-RELEASE-p2 #0: Sat Mar 16 23:55:27 CET 2002 root@foo31-146.visit.se:/usr/src/sys/compile/ADAM i386
>Description:
Currently, the 'How to get the best results from the FreeBSD-questions
mailing list' article contains no information on what someone could try to do
to help him/herself, or where to look for info, nor does it contain info on
the benefits of trying to help oneself before asking -questions.
The patch I am submitting suggests trying one's manpages, the docs, mailing list archives
and search engines.
If anything regarding this PR and the patch is unclear or needs
discussion, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Regards,
--
Martin Karlsson
>How-To-Repeat:
Read freebsd-questions for a week and see how the same questions seem to reappear,
suggesting that posters do not read manpages, documentation, or search mailing
list archives before posting their question.
>Fix:
*** article_change.sgml Mon Mar 18 18:33:16 2002
--- article.sgml Fri Mar 15 09:28:13 2002
***************
*** 197,240 ****
<sect1>
<title id="submit">How to submit a question</title>
!
! <para>Before submitting your question:</para>
!
! <itemizedlist>
! <listitem>
! <para>Try solving the problem on your own. If you post a question which
! shows that you have tried to solve the problem, your question will generally
! attract more positive attention from people reading it. Trying to solve the
! problem yourself will also enhance your understanding of FreeBSD, and will
! eventually let you use your knowledge to help others by answering questions
! posted to the mailing lists.</para>
! </listitem>
!
! <listitem>
! <para>Use the manpages, and the FreeBSD documentation (either installed
! in <filename>/usr/doc</filename> or accessible via WWW at <ulink URL="http://www.FreeBSD.org">;
! http://www.FreeBSD.org</ulink>), especially
! the <ulink URL="http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/index.html">handbook</ulink>; and the
! <ulink URL="http://www.freebsd.org/FAQ/index.html">FAQ</ulink>.</para>;
! </listitem>
!
! <listitem>
! <para>Browse and/or search the archives for the mailing list, to see if your
! question or a similiar one has been asked (and possibly answered) on the list.
! You can browse and/or search the mailing list archives at
! <ulink URL="http://www.FreeBSD.org/mail">http://www.FreeBSD.org/mail</ulink>;
! and <ulink URL="http://www.freebsd.org/search/search.html#mailinglists">;
! http://www.freebsd.org/search/search.html#mailinglists</ulink>; respectively. This can be done
! at other WWW sites as well, e.g at <ulink URL="http://marc.theaimsgroup.com">;
! http://marc.theaimsgroup.com</ulink>.</para>;
! </listitem>
!
! <listitem>
! <para>Try searching a search engine such as <ulink URL="http://www.google.com">Google</ulink>; or
! <ulink URL="http://www.yahoo.com">Yahoo</ulink>. Google even has a
! <ulink URL="http://www.google.com/bsd">BSD-specific search interface</ulink>.</para>
! </listitem>
! </itemizedlist>
<para>When submitting a question to FreeBSD-questions, consider the
following points:</para>
--- 197,203 ----
<sect1>
<title id="submit">How to submit a question</title>
!
<para>When submitting a question to FreeBSD-questions, consider the
following points:</para>
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