It's a fact. A genius that knows everything was not yet born. A computer that can reply to any question hasn't been yet built. Therefore, researching and looking for answers is a part of been an editor. Knowing where to look for answers can save a great amount of time in spending finding the solution.

There are 5 main sources where someone can look for answers at Open-site.

1. The editorial guidelines.

It is said that all additional documentation and guidelines shouldn't contradict the basic, official editorial guidelines. Indeed, this is true. An understanding of those advices are key not only in each one's activity as an editor, but also they are required as basic information that can be developed further according to the needs of specific trees. If you want an answer, the Open-Site guidelines represent an important place to search answers.

2. The "help" section.

Built with the purpose of helping the public know more about this project's purposes and goals, the help section, available at http://open-site.org/help , offers interesting information for both the public and the editors. If you consider you could help with material to this section, don't hesitate to let someone know.

3. The "How To" documentation project.

Started by Alnilam as a help manual dedicated at improving the easiness of Open-Site tools, it soon become a reference place where different documentation regarding editing tools is stored. If you ever are confused about a tool or its purpose, the "How To" is a wonderful place to search for an explanation. Like all resources, it can always be improved, so if you have suggestions or additions to it, they would be very welcomed.

4. Forum Search.

Exploring the forum is one of my favorites activities. I've always been impressed by the diversity and the comprehensibility of those discussions. Feel free to explore the threads related to your favorite editing area, but remember that the forum is not an official resource, and therefore, anything said there represents only individual opinions of certain editors, said at specific moments of time. It's very possible for a thread not to be actual after 2 or 3 months.

5. Post a new thread.

Contributing to the forum adds your personal opinion to the overall discussion. When searching for answers, starting a new post allows others to complete themselves in replying to your question, and not often, in cases like these, the answers proved to be a strong base for further improving the official documentation. Especially the new editors forum is a place dedicated to those that want to learn more about how to make the Open-site experience more pleasant.