Difference between revisions of "OpenEMR Forum Guidelines"

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::Most problem solving is a group effort.
::Most problem solving is a group effort.
:*Be professional.
:*Be professional.
::Professionalism saves one from embarrassment if nothing else.
::Professionalism saves one from embarrassment if nothing else.  It is the most efficient way to get the job done.
:*Be open.
:*Be open.
::Share your knowledge.  Try not to use the Forums to generate income for yourself.  
::Share your knowledge.  Try not to use the Forums to generate income for yourself.  

Revision as of 14:35, 23 November 2013

Overview

The OpenEMR community is dedicated to maintaining a spirit of openness, kindness and cooperation. The OpenEMR community includes a wide range of OpenEMR users/developers/vendors/professionals with differing goals/objectives/philosophies and varying degrees of contributions; all are invited to openly participate.

Forum

Guidelines

(These are all really just common sense)
  • Be unconstrained.
Feel free to ask any questions that you may have. There are no dumb questions and we will gladly let you know if we need more information.
  • Be concise.
To expedite problem solving; give the operating system, version and patch of OpenEMR that you are using.
  • Be courteous.
"You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar."
  • Be respectful.
No one is omniscient. We all continue to learn.
  • Be cooperative.
Most problem solving is a group effort.
  • Be professional.
Professionalism saves one from embarrassment if nothing else. It is the most efficient way to get the job done.
  • Be open.
Share your knowledge. Try not to use the Forums to generate income for yourself.
  • Be appreciative.
If an answer helped to resolve your problem, make the effort to post the resolution as an aid to others in the same boat and the helpers.