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As you’ve hopefully seen from my last blog post, the Drupal issue queue is quite a powerful system and provides lots of options to help find an existing issue. That said, there’s the obvious situation when the particular task at hand has not been discussed before and a new issue needs to be created. So, lets look at some ways to make sure a new issue covers both the important points and includes useful details to help others find it.

The attendee list at this week’s Atlanta Drupal Meetup group ran a wide gauntlet. There was a mix of business owners, newbies, marketers, and even someone with a Drupal.org ID under 1000. We broke up our normal presentation format and had informal talks about Drupalcon Denver, the job market, and trends. As usual, we went around the room and allowed for introductions and announcements. When one of the attendees, we’ll call him “Jack”, was in the hot seat, he gave a typical hello, but then broke the introduction format and asked a question back to the crowd. He asked, “I’ve only been working with Drupal for a few weeks, what tips do you have for those that are just starting out?”