I hate to sound defeatist, but I don't adding instructions will help. There's already lots of good documentation around: I want to ask a question of the Perl Monks; where do I start?, How to RTFM, Writeup Formatting Tips, and many others, all conveniently gathered up in the Site How To and the Perl Monks FAQ. And you can find them from the search box on every page. There's even hints when you're about to submit something.

It doesn't help. People don't read them. "Put a reasonable subject line" is something that's repeated in mailing lists, in newsgroups, and just about everywhere else that people communicate in writing. Nonetheless, you get titles like "Perl question", "What am I doing wrong?", "Help me please" and other completely unhelpful titles.

I think the only thing you can do is hire more janitors, and I applaud you for wanting to help. Let me know when you find out, and I'll lend a hand too.

In reply to Re: Add instruction to use a "good description title"? by VSarkiss
in thread Add instruction to use a "good description title"? by Dog and Pony

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