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1. Follow our Community Guidelines
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2. Write a clear title that includes details of your ask
Balance being specific with keeping the title concise. The best titles let a reader know from the beginning if they will be able to contribute.
Example good titles:
- Messaging Error code 21717 for single number
- How to find the reason for failed fax status in Relay?
- Conference ESL command questions
Example bad titles:
- SignalWire down?
- Any FreeSWITCH experts out there?
- Need help urgently!
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Mention if you’ve already tried troubleshooting steps, if your code is providing a specific output, if the error is only occurring with certain conditions met, etc. Note that you can format your code to make it more readable as a code block using the </> icon in the Discourse text editor, or you can use all standard Markdown formatting.
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