Frontload your questions. For heaven's sake, don't start your questions with "Hi guys, I'm new here, and I don't know much about SQL but I was wondering ..."

Instead jump right into either an easy to grasp description of the problem that led to your question, or a precise nailing down of your question. If possible, the title should be a condensed version of the question in your first paragraph, one that attracts people who have the right kind of knowledge to help you.

The most common edits I perform on other people's questions are (i) making the title reflect what the questioner actually wants, and (ii) removing introductory fluff.

Two resources:

1. quack quixote's analysis of what was wrong with an SU question of mine got me to think harder about what kind of questions were good for potential answerers;
2. Frontloading is a bit like Wikipedia's summary style.

Frontload your questions. For heaven's sake, don't start your questions with "Hi guys, I'm new here, and I don't know much about SQL but I was wondering ..."

Instead jump right into either an easy to grasp description of the problem that led to your question, or a precise nailing down of your question. If possible, the title should be a condensed version of the question in your first paragraph, one that attracts people who have the right kind of knowledge to help you.

The most common edits I perform on other people's questions are (i) making the title reflect what the questioner actually wants, and (ii) removing introductory fluff.

Two resources:

1. quack quixote's analysis of what was wrong with an SU question of mine got me to think harder about what kind of questions were good for potential answerers;
2. Frontloading is a bit like Wikipedia's summary style.