# How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
**URL:** https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/how-to-ask-questions-the-smart-way/1604
**Category:** 404 - thrash can
**Created:** [January 18, 2024, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/how-to-ask-questions-the-smart-way/1604 "2024-01-18T16:14:19Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@napcok](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/napcok)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2024, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/how-to-ask-questions-the-smart-way/1604/1 "2024-01-18T16:14:19Z")
[How To Ask Questions The Smart Way](http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html)
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### Author:  [@napcok](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/napcok)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2024, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/how-to-ask-questions-the-smart-way/1604/2 "2024-01-18T16:14:47Z")
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### Author:  [@muzqs](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/muzqs)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2024, 11:41am UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/how-to-ask-questions-the-smart-way/1604/3 "2024-01-28T11:41:20Z")
`OK`, I accept it’s not a https site. So i went on, unsave.
There is good info. A lot of info.
I think for `starters` it would be good to have a more compact, `HOWTO` learn asking a question. And what to do before asking.
It’s a lot of txt to read.
This one i got regular from my brother in de 90ties. _I was lazy and he knew more at that time (windows period)._
**A:** If you’re smart enough to ask this question, you’re smart enough to [RTFM](http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#rtfm) and find out yourself.
When changing from Debian to Arcolinux years ago, i started to read the F\* manuals. It really helps 😉 🐧
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### Author:  [@bootz](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/bootz)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2024, 10:40pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/how-to-ask-questions-the-smart-way/1604/4 "2024-02-07T22:40:35Z")
For starters I would carefully observe if a website is having a correct https page…