For a new user, they can be confusing and overpowering. This page will provide more details on points raised in the Moodle.org site policy.
The 3 most important things to remember are;
- Ask your question in the right place
- Write a good discussion/subject title, include information that will help solve the problem,
- Enjoy Moodling.
We recommend the Forum search tool or even the "Search moodle.org" tool found on most pages in the upper right corner. At least look over the list of forums and remember there are forums in many other languages besides English or check the list of frequently asked questions categories.
Your question should contain;
TIP: If you don't have all this information, fill in as much as you can.
- The version of Moodle used (or upgraded To or From). Most important information
- The server operating system and version [e.g. RedHat Linux 9.1, Mac OS X 1.4, Windows 2000, etc.]
- The web server used [e.g. Apache 1.3.18, Apache 2.0.63, IIS 5, IIS 6, etc]
- The PHP version used [e.g. 4.47, 5.23. 5.25, etc]
- The database used [MySQL 5.0.41, PostgresQL 7.4, Windows Sequel 2000, etc]
- The version of the add-in or special feature you are trying to use, if any
- And of course, your post should contain your question.
Example of a good post-question;