http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itke-community-blog/want-it-answers-think-before-you-type/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:14:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.1 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itke-community-blog/want-it-answers-think-before-you-type/#comment-20 BrentSheets Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:27:09 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itke-community-blog/want-it-answers-think-before-you-type/#comment-20 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. 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.

]]> http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itke-community-blog/want-it-answers-think-before-you-type/#comment-19 Jbm125 Sat, 31 May 2008 00:18:20 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itke-community-blog/want-it-answers-think-before-you-type/#comment-19 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 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

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