# Asking good Research Computing questions

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## [About the Asking good Research Computing questions category](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/about-the-asking-good-research-computing-questions-category/226)

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**Author:** [@aculich](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/u/aculich)\
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This section is about helping all of us help each other to ask high quality questions generally, but also specifically in the context of Research Computing itself— without experience in this space, it may not be obvious …

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## [What topics can I ask about on our Research Computing Q&A site?](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/what-topics-can-i-ask-about-on-our-research-computing-q-a-site/228)

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**Author:** [@aculich](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/u/aculich)\
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**Last updated:** [November 13, 2018, 5:01am UTC](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/what-topics-can-i-ask-about-on-our-research-computing-q-a-site/228 "2018-11-13T05:01:35Z")

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What topics can I ask about here? Are there any questions or types of questions that we do not want to ask here or that would be better asked elsewhere? Can I ask a “newbie” question here?

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## [How do I ask a question on Ask.CI?](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/how-do-i-ask-a-question-on-ask-ci/179)

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**Author:** [@aculich](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/u/aculich)\
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**Last updated:** [April 25, 2018, 4:15pm UTC](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/how-do-i-ask-a-question-on-ask-ci/179 "2018-04-25T16:15:46Z")

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To pose a good Q&A question on Ask.CI: be clear and concise; state your problem or query specifically; provide relevant context; use open-ended questions to encourage detailed answers; avoid overly broad or vague inqui…