Avoid non-descriptive/non-helpul titles

Bad Example: Help me! $$$$ This is bad because it doesn't specify what specifically you need help with ( it might as well be going to the bathroom), second it doesn't take away effort of checking tags.

Tell us if you know the answer This ties into other points, like it might help indicate the problem is with understanding a method of proof.

Add in background information $$$$ Context: in what bigger problem did this come up? Terms change meaning, depending on scientific field for example. $$$$ Knowledge: what do we have to work with, struggling might have to do with bad information, or lack or required knowledge. $$$$ Source: is it homework, a thesis ( goes to context), a contest question, from a textbook, random thought, etc.

Tag with proper tags

Getting an expert in combinatorics, alert, to a modular-arithmetic question, waste both your time, and theirs.

Try to avoid multiple questions in one

They might be unrelated, generalizating each other, duplicates of other questions, dependent on each other, etc.

Meet answerers halfway

Answerers can get downvoted for answering poorly asked questions, duplicates, or questions with little effort shown.

Avoid opinion questions

Math is logical, opinions don't really matter that much.

Tell us where you are struggling

This tells us what to focus on, it shows what actually needs answering, and what is understood.

Ask a definite question

Answers may change if the answer to your question can change.

Try avoiding duplicates

This clogs this site, Google, and generally makes it hard to navigate.

Try asking a general question

Most strict number questions, have general procedures, that don't change much if the numbers change.

Avoid non-descriptive/non-helpul titles

Bad Example: Help me! $$$$ This is bad because it doesn't specify what specifically you need help with ( it might as well be going to the bathroom), second it doesn't take away effort of checking tags.

Tell us if you know the answer This ties into other points, like it might help indicate the problem is with understanding a method of proof.

Add in background information $$$$ Context: in what bigger problem did this come up? Terms change meaning, depending on scientific field for example. $$$$ Knowledge: what do we have to work with, struggling might have to do with bad information, or lack of required knowledge. $$$$ Source: is it homework, a thesis ( goes to context), a contest question, from a textbook, random thought, etc.

Tag with proper tags

Getting an expert in combinatorics, alert, to a modular-arithmetic question, waste both your time, and theirs.

Try to avoid multiple questions in one

They might be unrelated, generalizing each other, duplicates of other questions, dependent on each other, etc.

Meet answerers halfway

Answerers can get downvoted for answering poorly asked questions, duplicates, or questions with little effort shown.

Avoid opinion questions

Math is logical, opinions don't really matter that much.

Tell us where you are struggling

This tells us what to focus on, it shows what actually needs answering, and what is understood.

Ask a definite question

Answers may change if the answer to your question can change.

Try avoiding duplicates

This clogs this site, Google, and generally makes it hard to navigate.

Try asking a general question

Most strict number questions, have general procedures, that don't change much if the numbers change.