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@@ -14,3 +14,15 @@ Wiki: https://github.com/TechFortress/GriefPrevention/wiki
 Otherwise, if you have a spigot account, you may have better luck posting in the discussion thread so people who follow the thread may see your question. https://www.spigotmc.org/threads/griefprevention.35615/page-311
 
 Still no luck? Really? Then go ahead and ask here.
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+Please remember to provide as much detail as you can - smart questions are
+much more likely to be answered.  See "Asking questions the smart way":
+http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
+
+As an open-source project, we're all volunteers with limited time to spend,
+so providing enough info (including any error messages etc) up-front makes
+it more likely we can provide you an answer with limited time.
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