Tips for Efficient and Successful Posting

[bellenot]

This forum is intended to help with problems, allow individuals to collaborate on the ROOT project, to answer questions, and generally communicate and debate, especially in relation to using or programming with ROOT. Before you ask a question, or post in these categories, please observe the following guidelines:

1. Specify which ROOT version, which platform and compiler you are using

2. Don’t use all caps.

3. Use descriptive Title. Do not put URGENT!, or NEED HELP NOW, etc. in your title; it will not make people look at it any faster.

4. Add a self-contained reproducer (+data if needed) or at least describe the “steps to reproduce” to help us to understand/solve your problem

5. When posting code, do not post your entire program if you only need help with one function. Post as little as possible. People are much more likely to read small amounts of code and help you, than they are to read a hundred lines of code.

6. Use code tags (```) whenever you are posting code more than a line or two in length. More information on code tags can be found on the sticky topic on the top of the ROOT category.

7. Don’t ask people to do all your work for you. It is especially discouraged to request completed Tests, Quizzes, and Assignments, or graded work.

8. Posts generated by AI, spam, and bots will be banned and blocked when identified.

Thank you,
Bertrand.