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We are a community of learners. And we work on trust - that basically people are OK.

So.... suppose I ask a lousy question, and then I go outside and break my arms(karma). In the meantime BrainyMeg comments about why my question was lousy. Maybe, I dunno - about two chunky comments. My leg - still broken.

Then after I heal and can type, and log back into StackOverflow and check my question link(which I had emailed to myself), I see... nothing - just a "OOPS. this question got deleted."

But an expert tried to tell me something, and it's... gone? For lack of  ... what?

Also, maybe I just spent an hour typing this, and want the original one to fix. It would be painful to retype the whole question.

Having the question closed is already a punishment to bad questions. Deleting the question only adds extra pain.

I think the functionality to view the bad-deleted-question may be granted alongside the ability . to vote - it's an early right, but it should be earned just to reach a compromise with Jeff & co ;) . i.e.. So, also so that the feature is not abused.

Now, if a question is egregious - that's a different story and mods can do the disappearing deal.

So, overall - it's just greater transparency, which translates to a better user experience.

We are a community of learners. And we work on trusting that basically people are OK.

So.... suppose I ask a lousy question, and then I go outside and break my arms  (karma). In the meantime BrainyMeg comments about why my question was lousy. Maybe, I dunno, about two chunky comments. My arm is still broken.

Then after I heal and can type, and log back into Stack Overflow and check my question link  (which I had emailed to myself), I see... nothing - just a "OOPS. This question got deleted."

But an expert tried to tell me something, and it's... gone? For lack of... what?

Also, maybe I just spent an hour typing this, and want the original one to fix. It would be painful to retype the whole question.

Having the question closed is already a punishment to bad questions. Deleting the question only adds extra pain.

I think the functionality to view the bad-deleted-question may be granted alongside the ability to vote. It's an early right, but it should be earned just to reach a compromise with Jeff & co ;) i.e. so that the feature is not abused.

Now, if a question is egregious, that's a different story and mods can do the disappearing deal.

So, overall, it's just greater transparency, which translates to a better user experience.

Is this request so unreasonable? It's just greater transparency, which translates to a better user experience.

We're a community of learners. And we work on trust - that basically people are OK(collaborative edits, etc). So suppose I asked a lousy question, and then I went outside and broke my leg(karma). In the meantime ExpertBob and BrainyMeg both commented about why my question was lousy. Maybe, I dunno - about seven chunky comments. My leg's still broken.

Then after I heal, and log back into StackOverflow and check my question link(which I had emailed to myself), I see... nothing - just a "OOPS. this question got deleted."

But two experts tried to tell me something, and it's... gone? That deleted stuff might be like .. useful, right?

Also, maybe I just spent an hour typing this, and want the original one to fix. It would be painful to retype the whole question.

Having the question closed is already a punishment to bad questions. Deleting the question only adds extra pain.

I think the functionality to view the bad-question may be hidden somehow so it's not abused. i.e., allow it as an advanced feature that needs some digging to understand how it works. So that the "lowest noobs" don't abuse it.

We are a community of learners. And we work on trust - that basically people are OK. 

So.... suppose I ask a lousy question, and then I go outside and break my arms(karma). In the meantime   BrainyMeg comments about why my question was lousy. Maybe, I dunno - about two chunky comments. My leg - still broken.

Then after I heal and can type, and log back into StackOverflow and check my question link(which I had emailed to myself), I see... nothing - just a "OOPS. this question got deleted."

But an expert tried to tell me something, and it's... gone? For lack of ... what?

Also, maybe I just spent an hour typing this, and want the original one to fix. It would be painful to retype the whole question.

Having the question closed is already a punishment to bad questions. Deleting the question only adds extra pain.

I think the functionality to view the bad-deleted-question may be granted alongside the ability . to vote - it's an early right, but it should be earned just to reach a compromise with Jeff & co ;) . i.e.. So, also so that the feature is not abused.

Now, if a question is egregious - that's a different story and mods can do the disappearing deal.

So, overall - it's just greater transparency, which translates to a better user experience.

Is this request so unreasonable? It's just greater transparency, which translates to a better user experience. I mean, we're a community of learners.

And, Maybe I just spent an hour typing this, and want the original one to fix. It would be painful to retype the whole question.

Having the question closed is already a punishment to bad questions. Deleting the question only adds extra pain.

I think the functionality to view the bad-question may be hidden somehow so it's not abused. i.e., allow it as an advanced feature that needs some digging to understand how it works. So that the "lowest noobs" don't abuse it.

Is this request so unreasonable? It's just greater transparency, which translates to a better user experience.

We're a community of learners. And we work on trust - that basically people are OK(collaborative edits, etc). So suppose I asked a lousy question, and then I went outside and broke my leg(karma). In the meantime ExpertBob and BrainyMeg both commented about why my question was lousy. Maybe, I dunno - about seven chunky comments. My leg's still broken.

Then after I heal, and log back into StackOverflow and check my question link(which I had emailed to myself), I see... nothing - just a "OOPS. this question got deleted."

But two experts tried to tell me something, and it's... gone? That deleted stuff might be like .. useful, right?

Also, maybe I just spent an hour typing this, and want the original one to fix. It would be painful to retype the whole question.

Having the question closed is already a punishment to bad questions. Deleting the question only adds extra pain.

I think the functionality to view the bad-question may be hidden somehow so it's not abused. i.e., allow it as an advanced feature that needs some digging to understand how it works. So that the "lowest noobs" don't abuse it.