The way the askers write questions is a factor in determining
how good the answers we get are. Obviously, if you ask a clear,
direct question it is easier for a someone to answer you. But,
sometimes I've done that and my questions have still been
overlooked. I've noticed some question-posting methods that
aren't exactly obvious, but do help me get better answers.  Some
tricks I've learned...    1. Even if my question is very
complicated, I try to write a short question. People get turned
off by longer questions, probably because they think its not
worth their time (relative to other questions with equal
reputation potential). After I get some traffic and votes on my
question, and maybe some comments like "Can you post the code?"
or "Clarify this..." I might post more, but by then I am already
getting attention to my question. So, in summary, even if I know
the answer requires a long question, I don't make it long until
I've already gotten people to look at it.    2. I use more
generic tags when possible. Peop