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<h1>Guidelines</h1>
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<h2><a class="faq-question">What kinds of questions can I ask here?</a></h2>
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<p>
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This community is for professional and enthusiast users,
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partners and programmers. You can ask questions about:
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li>how to install Odoo on a specific infrastructure,</li>
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<li>how to configure or customize Odoo to specific business needs,</li>
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<li>what's the best way to use Odoo for a specific business need,</li>
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<li>how to develop modules for your own need,</li>
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<li>specific questions about Odoo service offers, etc.</li>
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</ul>
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<p>
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<b>Before you ask - please make sure to search for a similar question.</b> You can
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search questions by their title or tags. It’s also OK to
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answer your own question.
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</p><p>
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<b>Please avoid asking questions that are too subjective
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and argumentative</b> or not relevant to this community.
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</p>
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<h2><a class="faq-question">What should I avoid in my questions?</a></h2>
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<p>
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You should only ask practical, answerable questions based
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on actual problems that you face. Chatty, open-ended
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questions diminish the usefulness of this site and push
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other questions off the front page.
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</p><p>
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To prevent your question from being flagged and possibly removed, avoid asking
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subjective questions where …
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li>every answer is equally valid: “What’s your favorite ______?”</li>
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<li>your answer is provided along with the question, and you expect more answers: “I use ______ for ______, what do you use?”</li>
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<li>there is no actual problem to be solved: “I’m curious if other people feel like I do.”</li>
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<li>we are being asked an open-ended, hypothetical question: “What if ______ happened?”</li>
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<li>it is a rant disguised as a question: “______ sucks, am I right?”</li>
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</ul>
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<p>
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If you fit in one of these example or if your motivation for asking the
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question is “I would like to participate in a discussion about ______”, then
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you should not be asking here but on our mailing lists.
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However, if your motivation is “I would like others to explain ______ to me”,
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then you are probably OK.
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</p><p>
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(The above section was adapted from Stackoverflow’s FAQ.)
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</p><p>
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More over:
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li><b>Answers should not add or expand questions</b>. Instead either edit the question or add a question comment.</li>
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<li><b>Answers should not comment other answers</b>. Instead add a comment on the other answers.</li>
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<li><b>Answers shouldn't just point to other Questions</b>. Instead add a question comment indication "Possible duplicate of...". However, it's ok to include links to other questions or answers providing relevant additional information.</li>
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<li><b>Answers shouldn't just provide a link a solution</b>. Instead provide the solution description text in your answer, even if it's just a copy/paste. Links are welcome, but should be complementary to answer, referring sources or additional reading.</li>
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</ul>
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<h2><a class="faq-question">What should I avoid in my answers?</a></h2>
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<p>
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<b>Answers should not add or expand questions</b>. Instead
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either edit the question or add a comment.
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</p><p>
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<b>Answers should not comment other answers</b>. Instead
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add a comment on the other answers.
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</p><p>
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<b>Answers shouldn't just point to other questions</b>.
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Instead add a comment indicating <i>"Possible duplicate
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of..."</i>. However, it's fine to include links to other
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questions or answers providing relevant additional
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information. </p> <p> <b>Answers shouldn't just provide a
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link a solution</b>. Instead provide the solution
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description text in your answer, even if it's just a
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copy/paste. Links are welcome, but should be complementary to
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answer, referring sources or additional reading.
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</p><p>
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<b>Answers should not start debates</b>
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This community Q&A is not a discussion group. Please avoid holding debates in
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your answers as they tend to dilute the essence of questions and answers. For
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brief discussions please use commenting facility.
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</p> <p>
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When a question or answer is upvoted, the user who posted them will gain some
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points, which are called "karma points". These points serve as a rough
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measure of the community trust to him/her. Various moderation tasks are
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gradually assigned to the users based on those points.
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</p> <p>
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For example, if you ask an interesting question or give a helpful answer, your
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input will be upvoted. On the other hand if the answer is misleading - it will
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be downvoted. Each vote in favor will generate 10 points, each vote against
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will subtract 10 points. There is a limit of 200 points that can be accumulated
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for a question or answer per day. The table given at the end explains reputation point
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requirements for each type of moderation task.
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</p>
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<h2><a class="faq-question">Why can other people edit my questions/answers?</a></h2>
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<p>
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The goal of this site is create a relevant knowledge base that would answer
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questions related to Odoo.
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</p><p>
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Therefore questions and answers can be edited like wiki pages by experienced users of
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this site in order to improve the overall quality of the knowledge base content.
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Such privileges are granted based on user karma level: you will be able to do the same
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once your karma gets high enough.
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</p><p>
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If this approach is not for you, please respect the community and use Google+
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communities instead.
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</p>
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