How To Get Your Questions Answered Redux

[ironwill2008]

This particular thread topic came up in another thread. I was able to find the OP, but for some reason, the option to bump it back up was not available. So I did the next-best thing; copy/pasta:

Originally Posted by kimsquit:

How to get your questions answered



In my 7 years here I’ve seen hundreds of questions asked and I’ve seen many of them go off the rails. What should have been straightforward threads end up as bunfights and often the OP goes away frustrated, never to return.

Based on my observations, here are some tips to help you get the information you want:

1. Use the search function.
Chances are someone’s already asked a similar question. There are about a dozen "standard"questions that are asked weekly and forum members get tired of answering them over and over again. Help yourself before you ask others to help you.


2. Take a moment to figure out what it is that you want to ask.
Blurting out a series of barely-connected sentences and hoping folks here can figure out what it is that you’re really trying to say tends not to end well. Get your question distilled down to a simple, clearly-written line and your chances of getting it answered will skyrocket.


3. Include relevant context or background information.
No one here knows your medical history, your food allergies, the quality of your home life or what your exercise experience level is. If any of those things are relevant to getting your question answered, then include it. There are few things more irritating than offering a detailed answer to how to improve your squats only to have the OP reply with “but I only have one leg”.


4. Keep your mind open.
Probably the most irritating thing that happens when it comes to answering forum questions is when the OP begins to argue that they’re already doing everything perfectly.

If you were doing everything perfectly, you would’t be asking questions, would you? No one likes hearing that they’ve been wasting their time with a certain way of doing things, but that doesn’t make the feedback any less valid. Don’t dismiss advice just because it doesn’t fit your preconceptions.


5. If you’re asking for feedback on your exercise routine or diet then include a detailed description of them.
This isn’t mindreaders.com


6. Ask your question in the appropriate forum.
The advanced forum isn’t the place to ask what a barbell is. The main forum isn’t the place to ask for opinions on the current political situation. The o35 misc isn’t the place to ask about prohormones. Putting your question in the appropriate forum increases your chances of getting the responses you’re after.

[cowboybiker]

Thanks for posting Will

[ArchAngel'73]

Thank-you for hunting this down Will!

Maybe this can cut out some of the clutter and be beneficial to those who read it.
I have no problem bumping this thread on a frequent basis.

[Getsum]

Hail, a timely post!

Thank you Bill!

[ironwill2008]

If you see Chris (kimsquit) posting anywhere, rep him. His (what I quoted above) was probably the best 'beginner' thread ever posted on this site. Concise and to-the-point.

[Getsum]

If you see Chris (kimsquit) posting anywhere, rep him. His (what I quoted above) was probably the best 'beginner' thread ever posted on this site. Concise and to-the-point.

I posted in his journal and will rep him when I'm off cool down, quality posts from a quality poster.

[eomrat]

Didn't that use to be stickied? I could swear that Fitty stickied that and another one of Chris's really good posts.

[ArchAngel'73]

Didn't that use to be stickied? I could swear that Fitty stickied that and another one of Chris's really good posts.

Yes.
It was stickied along with his "Are you new here" thread.

[Dave76]

Yes.
It was stickied along with his "Are you new here" thread.

All the links are now in the "Stickies Consolidation" sticky. A sticky within a sticky. Unlikely to be found by any newbie since reading the stickies is not what they do.

[marquettedomino]

All the links are now in the "Stickies Consolidation" sticky. A sticky within a sticky. Unlikely to be found by any newbie since reading the stickies is not what they do.

lol

[Dave76]

lol

Present company excepted. I see you're a new member.

[eomrat]

I see you're a new member.

That's what she said.

















Sorry, Man. That's all I got. It has been a really long day.

[2nd_chance]

All the links are now in the "Stickies Consolidation" sticky. A sticky within a sticky. Unlikely to be found by any newbie since reading the stickies is not what they do.

The vets don't read the stickies either.

[ArchAngel'73]

The vets don't read the stickies either.

I do/did.
Especially when I was a newb here.
Sun Tzu...know your environment.

[bamazav]

Once again, good and timely post. Almost time for the resolutioners to set in for the winter. Got to keep this info our front.

[ArchAngel'73]

Bumped before Will does.

[ironwill2008]

Daily Hump De Bump

[cowboybiker]

[ironwill2008]

[JOHN GARGANI]

this is a topic that many of us who have posted in THIS thread, will often rant about....great to see it up there again, Bill!

[kmw1]

I haven't been on this forum long but read a lot of the post daily. I tend to agree with there is way to many post that ask questions that can be answered easily by using the search function.
I not one to post much but do find alot of good information on this site.Thanks to all of you members that take the time to share your view on bodybuilding.

[ironwill2008]

[WonderPug]

^Bump is switched off.

[Wildtim]

How about stuck until after the resolutioners fade away or learn how to play.

[cowboybiker]

How about stuck until after the resolutioners fade away or learn how to play.

1rst in after stickied

[tomperrino]

thanks wil, nice post,

Eat sleep and lift....repeat that its all

[Aussiefirie]

All the links are now in the "Stickies Consolidation" sticky. A sticky within a sticky. Unlikely to be found by any newbie since reading the stickies is not what they do.

But I'm a newbie and I'm reading them now

[lopezantonio28]

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[badsrabon183]

Thank-you for hunting this down Will!

Maybe this can cut out some of the clutter and be beneficial to those who read it.
I have no problem bumping this thread on a frequent basis.

Eat, Sleep, Lift...Repeat! Eat, Sleep, Lift...Repeat!

[badsrabon183]

But I'm a newbie and I'm reading them now

I've been looking for a testosterone booster to help me gain some muscle and raise my libido. I have search musclebuilding