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# Unsorted Wiki Pages
* ubergeek
* [Don't Say Hello](/wiki/unsorted/ubergeek/nohello)
* [Don't Be Impatient](/wiki/unsorted/ubergeek/impatient)
* [Don't Ask to Ask](/wiki/unsorted/ubergeek/askingtoask)

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# Don't Ask to Ask
Don't ask to ask a question in [chat](/wiki/system/chat), or on [iris](/wiki/iris). Just ask your question!
Asking to ask is pointless. Either someone will answer your question, or they wont. Corollary: [Don't be Impatient](/wiki/unsorted/ubergeek/impatient). Sometimes, people are busy, and might take more than 10 seconds to respond.
Bad Convo Example:
```
9:00 You: Can I get some help with something?
... waiting ...
9:10 You: can I get someone to help me?
9:15 ubergeek: My bad, I was busy... What do you need?
9:18 You: My foo isn't bar'ing! And I have no idea what to do.
9:19 ubergeek: Oh, you have to flim the flam, and then foo will bar.
```
Good Convo Example:
```
9:00 You: I need some help, my foo isn't bar'ing. Anyone to lend a hand?
9:15 ubergeek: Sorry, was busy. But you need to flim the flam, then your foo will bar.
9:16 You: Thanks! I owe you a beer!
```
In bad convo, your resolution took longer, and you likely irritated ubergeek by being impatient. In Good Convo, your problem was resolved a bit quicker, and ubergeek was happy to help!
PS [Ubergeek](https://thunix.net/~ubergeek) is happy to help, regardless.

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# Don't Be Impatient
Being impatient in getting help on Thunix will score you no points at all in credibility... For a few reasons:
* Thunix is ran by an all-volunteer team. We don't get paid to do this. We get some donations, but usually, not even enough to break even.
* Thunix is self-documented, generally (If it's not, it's a bug, and an issue should be submitted [here](https://tildegit.org/thunix/documentation) or a new wiki page made [here](https://tildegit.org/thunix/wiki).
* Thunix is maintained by a set of automation scripts. If something isn't working, a PR [here](https://tildegit.org/thunix/ansible) can be done, to fix the problem.
So, if you ask a question in [#thunix](https://web.tilde.chat/?join=thunix), be patient. There's generally not a lot of chatter, and it just takes a bit to catch up. If it's been "too long", feel free to open an issue in [the pertinent repo](https://tildegit.org/thunix) or email the admin team at root at thunix.net.

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# Don't Just Say 'Hello' In Chat
For another article about this, see [nohello.com](http://nohello.com).
Just saying "Hello", and nothing else in a chat room is just as bad as [asking to ask](askingtoask). Just saying "Hello" does two kinda bad things:
* Interrupts the person you're asking.
* The person you're interrupting is likely in the middle of something. A chat client "pings" them, and they go to check (Stopping what they are doing).
* If you just say,"Hello", you've given them no information, and thusly, interrupted them needlessly.
* It wastes time to resolution for your problem
* If you say,"Hello", you wait 30-60 seconds, for the other person to say "Hi back". Then they spend 30-60 seconds waiting for you to say what it is you need. That's 60 second to 120 seconds to even begin researching the answer.
* If instead, you say,"Hello, I have a problem with my key. Here is the pastebin for it, can you check, please?", instantly that person has all the info to begin answering your question. We saved 60-120 seconds of everyone's time!
Example of bad convo:
```
9:00 Person 1: Hi.
9:01 Person 2: Hai back!
9:02 Person 1: I have a problem with my key? Can you check on it?
9:03 Person 2: Sure!
9:04 Person 2: All fixed!
9:05 Person 1: Yep, looks good! Thanks a bunch!
```
Example of good convo:
```
9:00 Person 1: Hi, I have an issue with my key, can you check on it? Here is what I think it is: pastebinurls.com/XYZZY
9:01 Person 2: Sure, hang on a sec...
9:01 Person 2: All fixed! Give it a try!
9:02 Person 1 Yep, all good, thanks a bunch!
```
In Bad Convo, it took 5 minutes to resolution. In Good Convo, took 2 minutes. See why it's better?
It very well seems rude, because you don't just jam a person up with a question right when you see them face-to-face. But face-to-face convos have a lot of nuance to them, that is lacking in IRC. And, while maybe rude, it allows for asynchronous communication, whereas Bad Convo demands a serialized communication. Asynch is better :)