Frequently Asked Questions
The following is basic information about our forum. Please read this before posting questions or answers if you are unfamiliar with this sort of forum. Click on any question to show or hide the answer.
How to login to the Q&A system?
To post a new question or to answer one, you need to login using your openCARP GitLab account. If you do not have already an account, please register here. What kinds of questions can I ask here?
Most importantly, questions should be relevant to our community. Before you ask, please make sure to search for a similar question or check our Getting Started section . You can search for questions by their title or tags. To increase chances for a swift response, use established tags as they will trigger the maintainers and the users subscribed to these tags, decreasing the time of response.
If your question concerns a concrete simulation, please provide a link to a minimal example reproducing your issue. This link should contain all files required to run your simulation. What kinds of questions should be avoided?
Please avoid repeating questions, take your time to look for already asked questions. Use the provided tags to trigger specific questions. Tags will group questions helping the community to find answers in a short time.
Also, please avoid asking questions that are not related to our community, too subjective or argumentative. For bug reports or ideas for improvement, please use the issue tracker in GitLab as detailed in our contributing guide. What should I avoid in my answers?
openCARP Q&A is a question and answer site - it is not a discussion group. Please follow the Code of Conduct and avoid holding debates in your answers as they tend to dilute the quality of the forum.
For brief discussion, or to thank someone for their answer, please post comments, not answers. Who moderates this community?
The short answer is: you. openCARP is a meritocratic, consensus-based community project. Anyone with an interest in the project can join the community, contribute to the project design and participate in the decision making process. For more information please read the Governance of the openCARP project document. How does point system work?
When a question or answer is voted up, the user who posted it will gain points. These points serve as a rough measure of the community trust in that person. Various moderation tasks are gradually assigned to the users based on those points.
For example, if you ask an interesting question or useful answer, it will likely be voted up. On the other hand if the question is poorly-worded or the answer is misleading - it will likely be voted down. Each up vote on a question will generate 1 points, whereas each vote against will subtract 1 points. The following table lists points gained per activity:
The following table lists point requirements for each type of moderation task.
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