Timeline for Etiquette when asking questions in an IRC channel
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| Jun 29, 2012 at 0:07 | comment | added | Mason Wheeler | +1 for the forums and mailing lists. IME they tend to be much more useful than IRC channels for getting technical assistance on a project. | |
| Jun 28, 2012 at 20:55 | comment | added | marktani | Also, when it's about a specific part of code which is longer than ~5 lines, many IRC users regard it as rude if you don't use services like pastebin.com but paste them directly into the channel | |
| Jun 28, 2012 at 20:38 | comment | added | Spencer Rathbun | I've also found that posting updates of your attempts to solve the problem can also be helpful. | |
| Jun 28, 2012 at 15:35 | vote | accept | Zarkonnen | ||
| Jun 28, 2012 at 15:12 | comment | added | zxcdw | @Zarkonnen exactly. "Don't ask to ask. Just ask". Don't ask people "Anybody around?" or let alone highlight others to ask if they are around. It's just easier to drop your question, hang around and wait. Ask again in a few hours or so. | |
| Jun 28, 2012 at 15:08 | comment | added | Zarkonnen | By "don't ask to ask", do you mean: "don't go 'can I ask you a question?'"? | |
| Jun 28, 2012 at 14:56 | history | answered | l3dx | CC BY-SA 3.0 |