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Meta How much research effort is expected from the asker by the community?

How much research effort is expected from the asker by the community? The kinds of research I expect varies with the question type. Before asking us ... about concepts or the meaning of wor...

posted 3y ago by meriton‭

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#1: Initial revision by user avatar meriton‭ · 2021-07-26T14:36:56Z (over 3 years ago)
> How much research effort is expected from the asker by the community?

The kinds of research I expect varies with the question type. Before asking us ...

* about **concepts** or the **meaning** of words, askers should spend some time (say, an hour) with Wikipedia and Google.
* to **write code**, askers should first attempt to write it themselves, and show us where they are stuck.
* to **debug code**, askers should have attempted to debug it themselves. In particular, they should have attempted to narrow it down, so they only communicate the parts of the code that are actually relevant to the bug.