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+[[meta copyright="Copyright © 2007, 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc."]]
+
+[[meta license="""[[toggle id="license" text="GFDL 1.2+"]][[toggleable
+id="license" text="Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this
+document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or
+any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant
+Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts.  A copy of the license
+is included in the section entitled
+[[GNU_Free_Documentation_License|/fdl]]."]]"""]]
+
+Before asking a question, first make an effort to find the answer to your
+question.  A lot of questions have been asked and answered before, so please
+spend some time trying to solve the problem on your own (e.g., [search the
+web](http://google.com/), search these web pages, etc.), and show us that you
+did so when you ask your question.
+
+When asking, (1) be details, and (2) demonstrate that you have made an effort,
+e.g., "I am having trouble frobbing the foo.  I searched the web and only found
+information regarding how to frob a bar, but that seems unrelated."  Provide as
+many relevant details as possible reproducing them as exactly as possible.
+
+Also consider these
+[guidelines](http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html).
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 # Forums
 
-Please follow these [guidelines](http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html)
-when asking your question.  Namely: spend some time trying
-to solve the problem on your own (e.g., [search the web](http://www.google.com),
-use this wiki, etc.), show us that you did so when you
-ask your question, and provide as many relevant details as possible
-reproducing them as exactly as possible.
+[[inline pages=asking_questions raw=yes feeds=no]]
 
 * [[Mailing_lists]]
 * [[IRC]]
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 # Asking Questions
  
-Please follow these [guidelines](http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html)
-when asking your question.  Namely: spend some time trying
-to solve the problem on your own (e.g., [search the web](http://www.google.com),
-use this wiki, etc.), show us that you did so when you
-ask your question, and provide as many relevant details as possible
-reproducing them as exactly as possible.
+[[inline pages=asking_questions raw=yes feeds=no]]
 
 # Staying On-Topic
 
diff --git a/mailing_lists.mdwn b/mailing_lists.mdwn
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 # On Posting
 
-Before asking a question on a list, first make an effort to find the answer
-to your question.  When you ask your question, (1) be details, and (2) demonstrate
-that you have made an effort, e.g., "I am having trouble frobbing the foo.  I
-searched the web and only found information regarding how to frob a bar, but
-that seems unrelated."
+[[inline pages=asking_questions raw=yes feeds=no]]
 
 List etiquette is to cc the sender and anyone **actively** involved in the
 discussion. Some people don't like this and they set their reply-to header