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This is a reminder for everyone who is posting to these forums asking for help in installing or using XOOPS. XOOPS has a very welcoming and supportive community
if you know how to use it. That is not to say that you won't get help if you don't follow these guidelines, but doing so will certainly maximize your chances of getting timely, relevant and friendly assistance, and it will make the experience much more enjoyable for you and others.
First, if you haven't already, please familiarize yourself with general Internet etiquette (or
netiquette). These guidelines apply to nearly all electronic communications (mostly of the written word) and will greatly benefit you and others well beyond this forum. The netiquette guidelines can be found here:
http://faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1855.html
Before asking for help, I highly recommend you familiarize yourself with Eric S. Raymond's
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way. This is an excellent source of information for asking questions in any forum and getting answers without being yelled at or looking like a dufus. You'll find it here:
http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
For all you would-be question posers out there...don't be shy, just make sure to ask smart questions! I hope this helps!
as if anybody who would read that much before asking a question would need that help in the first place.
