First off - titles matter. Don't say "guys I have a question" in your new post. Just ASK the question. It would help if you said what material is involved (Wood, Steel, Concrete) or if you have a general analysis or software question, mention it.
Example titles:
ETABS question on column-slab design
Wood - I-joist hole size limitations
Wood design software
bad titles:
hey guys i have a question
quick question
hey guys
wood question
Tips:
If you can, it's a lot easier for folks to answer your question if you include a graphic in-line (versus as a link).
The best way to do this is to insert the graphic as an IMAGE, rather than a link or uploaded attachment (convert any PDF images into jpeg first, the image feature works for images, not PDFs.).
The top of the post creation area has a number of options, including a little image of a camera and the word "image" right next to it. [You can't put images into FAQ entries, or I'd do something besides describe that button.]
That's what you want to do, not the upload/attach a file option. First off, everybody can see the image as part of your question, and second, nobody has to click three to four times to download a file, check it for a virus, circumvent whatever corporate IT security they have to actually view it, and then open it. It's just there in-line for them to look at as they read your question.
Also, ask questions in the forum itself. Don't create a FAQ entry to ask a question because they are near impossible to delete, (and nobody can respond to an FAQ besides sending feedback, which nobody else can see).
ETA: 8/29/24 - Avoid creating abbreviations nobody is going to recognize, unless you introduce it first in your question, i.e. Edited to Add.... ETA.) This just slows down the process because nobody will understand the question with all the invented acronyms and unclear abbreviations. Keep in mind this isn't Reddit, so most folks won't be familiar with ETA, AITA, and so on, unless you educate them inside your post, which isn't all that necessary or helpful.
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