most recent 30 from http://epicadvice.com 2010-09-10T08:52:19Z http://epicadvice.com/feeds/question/4652 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://epicadvice.com/questions/4652/epicadvice-com-faq-in-progress gnarf 2010-01-27T20:13:09Z 2010-07-23T16:17:21Z

<h2>Frequently Asked Questions</h2> <p>What questions come to your mind when you get to the site? How can we help explain the concept better to people that find us? </p> <p><strong>Please try to limit your answers to this post to one 'question'.</strong></p> <p><strong>Also:</strong> If you have the reputation - Vote up any question/answer you feel has merit, or should be asked. Vote down anything you think is unnecessary. Leave a comment on a post to give any opinions you wish (so long as it's not offensive...)</p> <hr> <h2>Other FAQ type questions</h2> <ul> <li><a href="http://epicadvice.com/questions/5933/how-do-i-ask-a-good-question-on-epicadvice-com" rel="nofollow">How do I ask a good question on EpicAdvice.com?</a></li> <li><a href="http://epicadvice.com/questions/5934/how-do-i-provide-a-good-answer-on-epicadvice-com" rel="nofollow">How do I provide a good answer on EpicAdvice.com?</a></li> <li><a href="http://epicadvice.com/questions/5935/when-should-i-post-a-new-answer-or-post-a-comment-on-epicadvice-com" rel="nofollow">When should I post a new answer/comment on EpicAdvice.com?</a></li> <li><a href="http://epicadvice.com/questions/2262/what-does-community-wiki-mean-on-epicadvice-com" rel="nofollow">What does Community Wiki mean on EpicAdvice.com?</a></li> </ul>

http://epicadvice.com/questions/4652/epicadvice-com-faq-in-progress/4654#4654 Baberth 2010-01-27T21:07:06Z 2010-01-27T22:15:16Z

<p>How about, for the FAQ</p> <h2>How do I format my questions and answers? </h2> <p>There is a <a href="http://epicadvice.com/editing-help" rel="nofollow">formatting reference guide</a> available. For the most part though, you can just write plain text. If you have problems getting the formatting to work correctly, feel free to post a comment about it, and hopefully someone else will be kind and edit the post for you.</p>

http://epicadvice.com/questions/4652/epicadvice-com-faq-in-progress/4656#4656 gnarf 2010-01-27T21:57:28Z 2010-01-27T21:57:28Z

<h2>What does Community Wiki mean?</h2> <p>A community wiki question/answer requires less reputation for a member to be able to edit it. It also generates no reputation for any votes it receives. There is a <a href="http://epicadvice.com/questions/2262/epicadvice-com-community-wiki-faq" rel="nofollow">Community Wiki FAQ</a> post which describes what types of questions/answers should be community wiki.</p>

http://epicadvice.com/questions/4652/epicadvice-com-faq-in-progress/4657#4657 gnarf 2010-01-27T22:00:25Z 2010-03-03T10:11:14Z

<h2>What kind of questions do I ask here?</h2> <p><em>World of Warcraft</em> questions, of course! As long as your question is:</p> <ul> <li>detailed and specific</li> <li>written clearly and simply</li> <li>of interest to at least one other person somewhere</li> </ul> <p>... it is welcome here. No question is too trivial or too "newbie". Oh yes, and it should be about <em>World of Warcraft</em>. </p> <p>The more specific your question is, the higher the chance you'll get an usable answer. If you're asking for help improving your DPS, you should include an armory link and describe your rotation. If you're having issues with a boss, mention the things you've tried, your raid makeup and so on. A little bit of background information can make a question <em>answerable</em>.</p> <p>Please look around to see if your question has already been asked (and maybe even answered!) before you ask. <em>However</em>, if you end up asking a question that has been asked before, that is OK and deliberately allowed. If you come across a duplicate question, you should comment a "See Also" link and point to the other question.</p> <p>It's also encouraged to ask <em>and</em> answer your own question, but pretend you're on Jeopardy, phrase it in the form of a question...</p>

http://epicadvice.com/questions/4652/epicadvice-com-faq-in-progress/4658#4658 eliah 2010-01-27T22:12:56Z 2010-01-27T22:12:56Z

<h2>Can I get some basic tips for raiding as an [insert class/spec here]?</h2> <p>Go check <a href="http://elitistjerks.com/forums.php" rel="nofollow">Elitist Jerks</a>. If that doesn't answer your question, feel free to come back and ask.</p>

http://epicadvice.com/questions/4652/epicadvice-com-faq-in-progress/4659#4659 Phood 2010-01-27T23:43:21Z 2010-02-20T08:37:18Z

<h2>My question was asked in a previous patch/expansion, but the answer seems out of date. How should I handle this?</h2> <p>If you feel that the answer provided to a previous question no longer applies, you can comment about it, or if you have enough reputation, you can vote to close as "no longer relevant". You should probably ask your question, referring to the old post, explaining why it doesn't answer the question any longer, and ask for new opinions. Feel free to leave a comment/edit the old post to point at the "up to date" version.</p>

http://epicadvice.com/questions/4652/epicadvice-com-faq-in-progress/4660#4660 Ecogirl 2010-01-27T23:44:21Z 2010-01-27T23:44:21Z

<p>I can't think up a specific format, but perhaps a bit on the welcome page on <em>how</em> to ask questions, or how to title your post?<br><br> Real life examples: <br> <strong>Exalted Northrend?</strong><br> vs<br> <strong>What questions should be in the FAQ/Welcome to Epic Advice pages?</strong></p> <p>Questions of the first type often start off with background info, which still doesn't tell me what the question is actually <em>about</em>. I shouldn't have to click on the link to see the question the poster actually wants answered. This does semi- fall under the 'what type of question' FAQ but most people don't read the FAQs before they start posting.</p>

http://epicadvice.com/questions/4652/epicadvice-com-faq-in-progress/4661#4661 Wridel 2010-01-28T00:59:41Z 2010-01-28T00:59:41Z

<p><strong>PLEASE</strong> proof-read your questions and attempt to spell correctly (most modern browsers have built in spell checking). Use multiple paragraphs to separate subquestions or concepts. </p> <p>If people cannot read your question, they wont respond to it. At least, not in the way you want.</p>

http://epicadvice.com/questions/4652/epicadvice-com-faq-in-progress/4697#4697 Phood 2010-01-30T18:09:08Z 2010-03-08T13:32:10Z

<h2>Why should I vote?</h2> <p>If you have earned enough reputation to vote, you might as well start voicing your opinion on the content we are collecting. If you come across a post that you find helpful, vote on it. If you come across a post that you feel is inaccurate, vote negatively, and leave a comment. The post might actually be improved by your comment. There are many other valid reasons to vote for or against content, make <em>your</em> judgments count.</p> <p>Don't forget about voting on the questions as well as the answers. Use your judgment, but please upvote any questions that you would like to know the answer to. </p> <hr> <p>(the section above is an attempt at answering the question, I'm not sure I like it yet, someone else want to take a stab??)</p>

http://epicadvice.com/questions/4652/epicadvice-com-faq-in-progress/4896#4896 gnarf 2010-02-20T08:51:24Z 2010-02-20T08:51:24Z

<h2>What kind of questions should I not ask here?</h2> <p>Avoid asking questions that are subjective, argumentative, will start a flame-war or require extended discussion. This is not a discussion board, this is a place for questions that can be answered! </p>

http://epicadvice.com/questions/4652/epicadvice-com-faq-in-progress/4897#4897 gnarf 2010-02-20T08:52:37Z 2010-02-20T08:52:37Z

<h2> Be nice.</h2> <p>Treat others with the same respect you'd want them to treat you. We're all here to learn together. Be tolerant of others who may not know everything you know. Bring your sense of humor. </p> <h2>Be honest.</h2> <p>Above all, be honest. If you see misinformation, vote it down. Insert comments indicating what, specifically, is wrong. Even better — edit and improve the information! Provide stronger, faster, superior answers of your own! </p>

http://epicadvice.com/questions/4652/epicadvice-com-faq-in-progress/4898#4898 gnarf 2010-02-20T08:53:51Z 2010-02-20T08:53:51Z

<h2>Do I have to log in or create an account?</h2> <p>Nope. You can answer and ask questions to your heart's content as an anonymous user, much like <a href="http://www.wikipedia.org/" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia</a>. However, there are some things you won't be able to do on the site without registering. But it's <a href="http://epicadvice.com/users/login" rel="nofollow">easy to register</a> if you want to. All you need is an <a href="http://openid.net/what/" rel="nofollow">OpenID</a> account. </p>

http://epicadvice.com/questions/4652/epicadvice-com-faq-in-progress/4899#4899 gnarf 2010-02-20T08:56:23Z 2010-02-20T08:56:23Z

<h2>What is reputation?</h2> <p>Reputation is completely optional. Normal use of EpicAdvice.com — that is, asking and answering questions — does not require any reputation whatsoever.</p> <p>Remember, EpicAdvice.com is run by you! If you want to help us run the site, you'll need reputation first. Reputation is a (very) rough measurement of how much the EpicAdvice.com community trusts you. Reputation is never given, it is earned by convincing other users that you know what you're talking about.</p> <p>Here's how it works: if you post a good question or helpful answer, it will be voted up by your peers: you gain 10 reputation points. If you post something that's off topic or incorrect, it will be voted down: you lose 2 reputation points. You can earn up to 200 reputation per day, but no more. (Note that votes for any posts marked "community wiki" do not generate reputation.)</p> <p>Amass enough reputation points and EpicAdvice.com will allow you to go beyond simply asking and answering questions:</p> <pre> 15 Vote up 15 Flag offensive 50 Leave comments 100 Vote down (costs 1 rep), edit community wiki posts 200 Reduced advertising 250 Vote to close or reopen your questions, create new tags 500 Retag questions 2000 Edit other people's posts 3000 Vote to close or reopen any questions 10000 Delete closed questions, access to moderation tools </pre> <p>At the high end of this reputation spectrum there is little difference between users with high reputation and moderators. That is very much intentional. We don't run EpicAdvice.com. The community does. </p>

http://epicadvice.com/questions/4652/epicadvice-com-faq-in-progress/4900#4900 gnarf 2010-02-20T08:57:22Z 2010-02-20T08:57:22Z

<h2>What if I don't get a good answer?</h2> <p>In order to get good answers, you have to put some effort into the question. Edit your question to provide status and progress updates. Document your own continued efforts to answer your question. This will naturally bump your question and get more people interested in it.</p> <p>If, after two days, you still don't have an answer you like, you can offer a bounty. Slice off a bit of your own hard-earned reputation -- anywhere from 50 to 500 -- and attach it to the question as a bounty. We'll even throw in 50 reputation to sweeten the deal. The bountied question will appear with a special icon in all question lists, and it will also be visible on the home page Featured tab.</p> <p>Once initiated, the bounty period lasts seven days. If you mark an accepted answer, your bounty is awarded to the answerer (do note that accepted bounty answers are permanent and cannot be changed). If you do not accept an answer in seven days, the top voted answer will automatically become the accepted answer, and half your bounty will be awarded to that answer. You will always give up the amount of reputation specified in the bounty, so if you start a bounty, be sure to follow up and accept the best answer!</p> <p>Of course, bounty awards, like all accepted answers, are immune to the daily reputation cap and community wiki mode. </p>

http://epicadvice.com/questions/4652/epicadvice-com-faq-in-progress/4901#4901 gnarf 2010-02-20T08:57:48Z 2010-03-04T08:24:36Z

<h2>Other people can edit my stuff?!</h2> <p>Like Wikipedia, this site is collaboratively edited. If you are not comfortable with the idea of your questions and answers being edited by other trusted users, this may not be the site for you. Only people who have earned enough reputation (2000 for normal posts, 100 for community wiki) are allowed to edit other peoples posts. As such only users trusted by the community, with experience of both asking and answering good questions will be able to perform this action. If you feel that a question/answer has been wrongly edited, or edited away from the point your trying to make, you can always edit it yourself, and use the 'rollback' feature to revert it back to it's original format.</p>