LAs hold LA Lab Hours in designated clusters so you can talk to them in person. To get help from an LA, add yourself to the help queue. Time permitting, LAs will also monitor the 6.170 forum. However, people who physically go to clusters will take precedence, so please don't feel rejected if a question you raise on the forum isn't promptly answered. In-person questions for the LAs will be handled in the order in which students enter themselves in the help queue.
Feel free to talk to the LAs or use the forum when there is an aspect of Java syntax you don't understand or when there's a compile-time or run-time error you're having trouble with.
Please try to respect the LAs and your fellow students by first attempting to solve the problem yourself. For instance, please do not ask questions like, "What parameters does this method take?" since you can easily look up the answer yourself.
There is no such thing as a stupid question, but there are lazy ones. :) Aside from that, please don't hesitate to ask the LAs questions; that's why they are there!
Please respect the fact that LAs may be online -- they may even helpfully answer a question or two -- when they are not on duty. Please do not take advantage of the LAs' generosity by imposing on them during their off-duty hours. (Check the LA lab hours and use the help queue before bombarding off-duty LAs with questions.)
Finally, if you have any administrative or conceptual questions, please consult your TA during their office hours instead.