You should only ask practical, answerable questions based on actual problems that you face. Chatty, open-ended questions diminish the usefulness of this site and push other questions off the front page.

To prevent your question from being flagged and possibly removed, avoid asking subjective questions where …

• Every answer is equally valid: "What's your favorite ______?"
• Your answer is provided along with the question, and you expect more answers: "I use ______ for ______, what do you use?"
• there is no actual problem to be solved: “I’m curious if other people feel like I do.”
• We are being asked an open-ended, hypothetical question: "What if ______ happened?"
• It's a rant disguised as a question: "______ sucks, am I right?"

If you fit into one of these examples or if your motivation for asking the question is "I would like to participate in a discussion about ______," then you should not be asking here but on our mailing lists. However, if your motivation is "I would like others to explain ______ to me," then you are probably OK.

(The above section was adapted from Stackoverflow's FAQ.)

More about:

• Answers should not add to or expand questions. Instead, either edit the question or add a question comment.
• Answers should not comment on other answers. Instead, add a comment to the other answers.
• Answers should not simply point to other questions. Instead, add a question comment indicating "Possible duplicate of...". However, it is acceptable to include links to other questions or answers that provide relevant additional information.
• Answers should not just provide a link to a solution. Instead, provide the solution description text in your answer, even if it's just a copy/paste. Links are welcome, but should be complementary to the answer, referring to sources or additional reading.

Answers should not add to or expand on questions. Instead, either edit the question or add a comment.

Answers should not comment on other answers. Instead, add a comment to the other answers.

Answers should not simply point to other questions. Instead, add a comment indicating "Possible duplicate of...". However, it is acceptable to include links to other questions or answers that provide relevant additional information.

Answers should not just provide a link to a solution. Instead, provide the solution description text in your answer, even if it's just a copy/paste. Links are welcome, but should be complementary to the answer, referring to sources or additional reading.

Answers should not start debates This community Q&A is not a discussion group. Please avoid holding debates in your answers as they tend to dilute the essence of questions and answers. For brief discussions please use commenting facility.

When a question or answer receives an upvote, the user who posted it will gain some points, which are called "karma points." These points serve as a rough measure of the community's trust in him/her. Various moderation tasks are gradually assigned to users based on those points.

For example, if you ask an interesting question or give a helpful answer, your input will be upvoted. On the other hand, if the answer is misleading, it will be downvoted. Each vote in favor will generate 10 points, each vote against will subtract 2 points. There is a limit of 200 points that can be accumulated for a question or answer per day. The table given at the end explains reputation point requirements for each type of moderation task.

The goal of this site is to create a relevant knowledge base that would answer questions related to Odoo.

Therefore, questions and answers can be edited like wiki pages by experienced users of this site in order to improve the overall quality of the knowledge base content. Such privileges are granted based on user karma level: you will be able to do the same once your karma gets high enough.

If this approach is not for you, please respect the community.