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The following reply was made to PR docs/36055; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Martin Karlsson <martin.karlsson@visit.se>
To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG
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Subject: Re: docs/36055: [PATCH] adding some help-yourself-info to ...best results from FreeBSD-questions...
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 19:04:38 +0100

 * Martin Karlsson <martin.karlsson@visit.se> [2002-03-18 19.43 +0100]:
 Well, hopefully my last screw-up for this year (not likely :-)) ...
 
 --
 Martin
 
 
 ---------8<-----------------8<----------------------8<----------------8<---------
 
 
 --- article.old	Tue Mar 19 18:59:09 2002
 +++ article.new	Tue Mar 19 18:58:58 2002
 @@ -198,6 +198,44 @@
    <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, for example
 +	  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>
 

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