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Eric Raymond has published this page to help people learn to help themselves. I highly recommend that everyone review this page occasionally - you should book-mark it in your favorites: [http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html How to Ask Questions the Smart Way]
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Eric Raymond has published a page to help people learn to help themselves. I highly recommend that everyone review this page occasionally - you should book-mark it in your favorites: [http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html How to Ask Questions the Smart Way] Eric would like to note that he is not a help desk for your project; his page is intended to give pointers on the best way to get your question answered - when you ask it in the proper forum!
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So, you've read Eric's page, but it seems too... abstract.  You have a problem and you'd like to get some help.  Here are some places to ask for help in the Midrange world:
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! Type of question
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| RPG-specific
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| http://archive.midrange.com/rpg400-l/
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| Midrange.com archives: Search here first!
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| RPG-specific
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| http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/rpg400-l
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| Midrange.com Sign up to participate
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Revision as of 01:29, 4 February 2016

Eric Raymond has published a page to help people learn to help themselves. I highly recommend that everyone review this page occasionally - you should book-mark it in your favorites: How to Ask Questions the Smart Way Eric would like to note that he is not a help desk for your project; his page is intended to give pointers on the best way to get your question answered - when you ask it in the proper forum!

So, you've read Eric's page, but it seems too... abstract. You have a problem and you'd like to get some help. Here are some places to ask for help in the Midrange world:

Type of question Link Organisation
RPG-specific http://archive.midrange.com/rpg400-l/ Midrange.com archives: Search here first!
RPG-specific http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/rpg400-l Midrange.com Sign up to participate