# tangx/Stop-Ask-Questions-The-Stupid-Ways

Stop-To-Ask-Questions-The-Stupid-Ways

Repository: https://github.com/tangx/Stop-Ask-Questions-The-Stupid-Ways
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/stop-ask-questions-the-stupid-ways
Homepage: https://git.io/how-to-asking
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2023-09-18T07:18:16+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3229, "days_push": 1080, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1334, forks 303 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:25.192635+00:00)

## What it is
A Chinese-language guide (in the spirit of 'How To Ask Questions The Smart Way') teaching developers how to ask technical questions effectively and politely in chat groups and forums. It covers avoiding the XY problem, describing issues precisely, and basic etiquette when seeking free help.

## Use cases
- how do I ask a good technical question in a dev chat group
- what is the XY problem and how do I avoid it
- how should I describe a bug to get help faster
- etiquette for asking questions in open source communities
- why do people tell me to just google it
- template for reporting an error to a helper

## When to choose
- you want a blunt, humorous Chinese-language primer on asking questions well
- onboarding newcomers in a Chinese-speaking developer community
- you need a short checklist for describing technical problems

## When to avoid
- you need the original, comprehensive English 'How To Ask Questions The Smart Way' text
- you want a neutral, non-snarky tone for professional documentation
- you need an interactive tool rather than a static guide

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: documentation
- domain: developer-tools, tutorials, education
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: asking-questions, community-etiquette, xy-problem, chinese, netiquette, troubleshooting

## Member repositories
- tangx/Stop-Ask-Questions-The-Stupid-Ways (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:25.192635+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:44:35.431463+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tangx/Stop-Ask-Questions-The-Stupid-Ways (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:25.192635+00:00, sha 28d0cbe3314f)
  - homepage: https://git.io/how-to-asking (fetched 2026-08-29T12:04:23.072836+00:00, sha 7c0ecdf4abc4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.