Comments on: Want IT answers? Think before you type

By: Jaideepkhanduja

Jaideepkhanduja — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:13:38 +0000

very useful tips Brent. I think this post should be made mandatory to read for all members as soon soon they register on ITKE.

By: BrentSheets

BrentSheets — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:27:09 +0000

Acronyms can be a problem. For one thing, we cover a lot of technology here and the same acronym can mean different things, depending on the platform or technology. We could either force tag use into a specific set of allowable tags – or give our members the freedom to create tags on the fly. We decided to let our readers decide on the tags. That does bring problems, as you mentioned and we do correct, edit or add new tags to questions – but tagging is improving, as people realize they’re much more likely to get an answer when proper tags are used. Thanks for the feedback.

By: Jbm125

Jbm125 — Sat, 31 May 2008 00:18:20 +0000

Good advice on how to frame IT questions. One suggestion, after 30 years in IT you might wish to limit the number of acronyms which undoubtedly
lead to confusion.
Jack Manger