Timeline for Encouraging newcomers who make "simple mistakes": good policies?
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| Nov 23, 2021 at 9:24 | comment | added | rhermans | I have commented in the chat that probably users could get a page after posting, prompting them to continue working on the question after submission, probably with a checklist and a kind explanation of possible outcomes (ignored, answered, closed, etc.). There may be a missed opportunity there. | |
| Nov 11, 2021 at 22:23 | answer | added | JJ- | timeline score: 1 | |
| Oct 20, 2021 at 21:41 | comment | added | mikado | Good question. A lot of simple questions are answered in comments. If the originator acknowledges that this solves the question, it is unlikely that this fixes the problem, its unlikely that anyone will answer. Questions that won't get answers should be closed. | |
| Oct 14, 2021 at 15:29 | comment | added | Michael E2 | People visit MSE, I hope, because of the high quality (I hope). An expectation of high quality intimidates the incompetent by nature. I was intimidated when I joined. (So was trying to get in on a ball game in the parks in NYC, when I moved there. Newbie-intimidation was just a part of life to me.) Vampire slaying is, or was, intimidating. Posts like this over recent years seem to argue against it. But MSE has always been one of the kinder ones. If the OP is polite and appreciative, they often get an answer in the comments, even when the Q is closed. | |
| Oct 11, 2021 at 10:31 | history | became hot meta post | |||
| Oct 11, 2021 at 9:47 | comment | added | rhermans | I share your concern that the absolutely necessary cleaning up a policy that keeps this site decent is intimidating for new users. We should do what is possible to be at the same time kind with the people and firm with the policy, and that requires an explanation. I'm not sure about the automation though. It's easy to identify automated answers. I tend to give lesser weight to things that don't come from people. I'm happy to change my downvote to an upvote for a new user that did should effort improving a question, but wouldn't vote up a question just because the user is new. | |
| Oct 10, 2021 at 15:48 | comment | added | Michael E2 | Related: mathematica.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/597/… | |
| Oct 9, 2021 at 21:28 | history | asked | thorimur | CC BY-SA 4.0 |