How to ask for help

So, I've been seeing a lot of senseless threads where the threadstarter gives no basic information about the problem, but in return asks for detailed tutorial on how to fix it.
This is a bad example of a help request:

yo guys i start now crosfire and it dount woerk, wuut!
sum1 heelp pls its urgent pls pls pls

Why is this bad: First of all, the grammar: speak English normally or don't write anything at all. We are here to help you, not to waste time on decoding your sentences. You have to provide us with detailed information about what your problem is, like when did the error start to appear, which methods you've already tried so that people don't spam, what your OS is... Also, if possible, post some screenshots.
An image speaks a thousand words!

This is how a help request should look like:

Hey guys,
today I started CrossFire, but after the X-Trap update, I got an error about abnormal memory access. The game usually starts normal, but today I tried using the new hack from the CrossFire section and I got this error. I am using Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit.
I've tried updating .NET Framework and DirectX, even truning off my anti-virus but the error keeps appearing. Here is a screenshot of the error:

Any help would be appreciated!

Remember this and save yourself the trouble.

It's inevitable, most people post threads before they read stickies .

Thanks, this will be good for the newbies.

Originally Posted by Jabuuty671

It's inevitable, most people post threads before they read stickies .

@Jabuuty671 Yes, but I want that sticky bad!

This will be really helpful

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Just hope people read this
Will make helping people a lot easier

Originally Posted by Ghost

Just hope people read this
Will make helping people a lot easier

That's the point of the thread.

I hope this will help.
I was doing this long time ago , but I don't know why I didn't.

if they still dont understeand this lol?

Originally Posted by proman98

if they still dont understeand this lol?

Then we are doomed to eternal stupidity.

This deserves sticky.

People are still bound to not read stickies I mean people barely even know how to post in the right section..

Originally Posted by Dakota

People are still bound to not read stickies I mean people barely even know how to post in the right section..

True... but hey, it's stickied!

Doubt anyone will read this before they post. Threads like this have been made many times, none were very effective.

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