Request for a pinned post for Help on how to ask for help

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Would it be possible to get a post pinned to the Help section with advice on how to ask questions?

It seems more and more that people do not know how to format their code or give us screen shots of it. They also present a problem without telling us how they got there, or what they’ve already tried. As people post more, they get better at this, but I’d say a good 40% of the posts in the last week that I’ve read in Help have a second reply from someone telling them how to ask their question better so that they can be helped.

I also found this old post linking to a YouTube video on the subject. (I did not watch it. Just linking it for discussion.)

Thoughts?

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Agreed. I’m one of the lucky ones who did research before joining this forum a year ago (I got the Anniversary badge 8 hours ago), and knew how to ask questions. But I’m the minority.

You know that dialogue whenever someone creates a new topic?

### Godot Version
`Replace this line with your Godot version`

### Question
`Ask your question here! Try to give as many details as possible`

THIS NEEDS TO BE UPDATED ASAP! It’s just not enough specific information for someone with no knowledge on how to use the forum.

There needs to be something that mentions how to format code, describing what solutions you already tried, and more.

I’d like to propose some new default text (This isn’t perfect in the slightest, I just thought of it on a whim):

### Godot Version
`Replace this line with your Godot version`

### Context
`What feature are you building for your game, software, or plugin?`

### Question
`Ask your question here! Try to give as many details as possible`

### Code
`Paste relevant bits of code here. Use preformatted text to display code (Ctrl + e)`

### Attempted Solutions
`Describe what you tried already to solve your issue`

This would be better than nothing. Feel free to add or change this.

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