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  • December 27, 2004 at 9:19 am

    #74820

    Circular logic????

    Anyway, the "SQL Server Newbies" forum has a "sticky" post that alway stays at the top, "Beginning Administration".  Perhaps this forum could use one explaining its purpose, possibly preventing SQL questions from being posted here where they may not be answered promptly!?!

    Steve

  • December 27, 2004 at 10:50 am

    #535062

    We can try. I try to get them moved as soon as I can.

  • December 28, 2004 at 2:20 am

    #535105

    From my own experience, it helps having a sticky topic with general guidelines or a link to them, such as:

    • Search BOL before you post. BOL can be downloaded for free from the MS site. It's a really great resource and a must-have.
    • Do a search here before you post. It's likely that someone else experienced your situation before.
    • Choose the appropriate forum. If you are uncertain, post in the "General" forum.
    • Provide information on your SQL Server version and OS version. If you believe to have found a bug, post also the result of  SELECT @@VERSION
    • In case of hardware problems, post as much information on your environment as you know.
    • In case of problems with queries, post DDL of all involved tables, sample data and the desired output. That increases your chances to get a good and quick result by orders of magnitude
    • Do not post assigned homework or any other exercises. (I have added here in my forum: They will NOT be answered)
    • Don't ask too general questions like "How do I run SQL Server in a clustered environment?". Get some books and/or read online resources and come back with more specific questions.
    • If you have asked a question, please provide feedback whether your question has been answered to your satisfaction or not. This is not only a self-evident act of politeness, but also keep in mind that most people who respond to questions do this on a volunteer basis and are not paid for this in any way. And surely everybody appreciates a "Thank you" every now and then. Even if the question hasn't been completely answered yet, provide feedback. This will help getting in the right direction and ensures you get the good answer you searched for here.

    I admit that it does not always works, but mostly it does.

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    Frank Kalis
    Microsoft SQL Server MVP
    Webmaster: http://www.insidesql.org/blogs
    My blog: http://www.insidesql.org/blogs/frankkalis/[/url]

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