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FAQ Topic - What should I do before posting to
comp.lang.javascript?
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Before posting to CLJ, you should read this document.
You should also check the
http://jibbering.com/faq/#onlineResources
and the Quick Answers section and
http://www.rfc-editor.org/fyi/fyi28.txt
Search the Web, in particular the CLJ archives at
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.javascript/topics
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Read all appropriate posts to the CLJ newsgroup
for several days.
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State your question clearly and concisely.
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Use the Subject: of your post to indicate the type of problem
you have, but include the question in the body as well.
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For a more detailed explanation of formatting, see
http://www.jibbering.com/faq/faq_notes/clj_posts.html
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Quote only relevant parts of earlier messages, and add your
comments below each quoted section
(
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1855.txt
).
Do not top-post.
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Cite any part of the FAQ that applies.
Be specific and link to the relevant section.
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Avoid being unnecessarily rude, but do not complain about other rude posts.
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Don't quote signatures.
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Try to reduce the problem as much as possible.
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Validate the HTML
http://validator.w3.org/
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Make sure your code is executable as transmitted.
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Use line breaks, wrap code at 72 characters, and indent in
units of 2-3 spaces (not tabs) to show structure.
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If the script you are including is over 300 lines, please do
not post the full script and just provide a link.
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Mention which platforms and browsers are used or are giving
problems.
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See also the
http://jibbering.com/faq/#debugging
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Post in plain-text only. Do not encode it. Do not attach files.
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Do not multi-post; cross-post if necessary.
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Do not post job postings. Job postings should go to
an appropriate regional jobs group.
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Do not post copyright material without permission
from the copyright holder.
Announcements of products relevant to javascript are welcome, but not
more often than once per major release, and then post a short
link to the product's webpage.
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Postings such as this are automatically sent once a day. Their
goal is to answer repeated questions, and to offer the content to
the community for continuous evaluation/improvement. The complete
comp.lang.javascript FAQ is at http://jibbering.com/faq/index.html.
The FAQ workers are a group of volunteers. The sendings of these
daily posts are proficiently hosted by http://www.pair.com.
FAQ Topic - What should I do before posting to
comp.lang.javascript?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Before posting to CLJ, you should read this document.
You should also check the
http://jibbering.com/faq/#onlineResources
and the Quick Answers section and
http://www.rfc-editor.org/fyi/fyi28.txt
Search the Web, in particular the CLJ archives at
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.javascript/topics
*
*
Read all appropriate posts to the CLJ newsgroup
for several days.
*
State your question clearly and concisely.
*
Use the Subject: of your post to indicate the type of problem
you have, but include the question in the body as well.
*
For a more detailed explanation of formatting, see
http://www.jibbering.com/faq/faq_notes/clj_posts.html
*
*
Quote only relevant parts of earlier messages, and add your
comments below each quoted section
(
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1855.txt
).
Do not top-post.
*
Cite any part of the FAQ that applies.
Be specific and link to the relevant section.
*
Avoid being unnecessarily rude, but do not complain about other rude posts.
*
Don't quote signatures.
*
*
Try to reduce the problem as much as possible.
*
Validate the HTML
http://validator.w3.org/
*
Make sure your code is executable as transmitted.
*
Use line breaks, wrap code at 72 characters, and indent in
units of 2-3 spaces (not tabs) to show structure.
*
If the script you are including is over 300 lines, please do
not post the full script and just provide a link.
*
Mention which platforms and browsers are used or are giving
problems.
*
See also the
http://jibbering.com/faq/#debugging
*
Post in plain-text only. Do not encode it. Do not attach files.
*
Do not multi-post; cross-post if necessary.
*
*
Do not post job postings. Job postings should go to
an appropriate regional jobs group.
*
Do not post copyright material without permission
from the copyright holder.
Announcements of products relevant to javascript are welcome, but not
more often than once per major release, and then post a short
link to the product's webpage.
--
Postings such as this are automatically sent once a day. Their
goal is to answer repeated questions, and to offer the content to
the community for continuous evaluation/improvement. The complete
comp.lang.javascript FAQ is at http://jibbering.com/faq/index.html.
The FAQ workers are a group of volunteers. The sendings of these
daily posts are proficiently hosted by http://www.pair.com.