Questions tagged [ask-question-wizard-2018]
Questions about the first version of the Ask Question Wizard feature, originally launched in 2018. For questions about the current version of the question wizard, use the tag [ask-question-wizard].
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What happened to the Ask Question Wizard / Guided Mode?
I've only checked the Ask Question Wizard when it was in the prototype phase and shortly after it went live. I was just trying to re-visit it now but I didn't have any luck.
In the post linked above, ...
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Step 2: Review your question - This seems broken and prevents me from submitting my question
I am trying to submit a new question. When I clicked submit, it seemed to have put into some limbo step from which I can't proceed. On the right side, I see this:
At the bottom, the Post your ...
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Our automated system checked for ways to improve your question and found none. Is this necessary?
Is this message necessary? It seems like a counter-intuitive extra step.
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Questions that don't require explaining what was done to try to solve it
When developing it's normal to find an obstacle. To go through it, we generally start with a question, "How can I solve this?" (being solved defined as X)
Most of the time we manage to go through it, ...
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Why do tags like <input> function as an HTML tag in the title of a question on Stack Overflow? Will this cause security issues?
My friend and I were writing a question title on this site, We wanted to use an HTML tag, but we saw to our surprise that the title of the question had interpreted our HTML Tag. I was wondering if ...
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Choices for "What type of question do you have?" are too vague
The Software Recommendations Stack Exchange has lately been overwhelmed with off-topic questions that belong on Stack Overflow or Super User largely due to the Ask Question Wizard on Stack Overflow. I ...
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Guided mode does not show a preview [closed]
I can't see a preview of the question while making it, it is not updated as you type in the form. The preview in traditional mode works.
A workaround i found consists in write anything in the final ...
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How do I exit "guided mode"? [duplicate]
Out of curiosity I clicked on "Use guided mode" when I was about to ask a question on Stack Overflow, and now I can't find a way to turn it off.
How do I get back to the normal question form?
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Unable to post a question because tags won't display in drop down menu
I'm currently trying to post a question but when I enter a tag like python, no drop-down menu appears, and so the post question button remains greyed out.
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Can't post a new question using guided mode
I have attached screenshots of the question page I see after going through the various steps of the Ask Question Wizard (guided mode).
Why is the 'Post Your Question' button greyed out here?
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Should Guided Mode allow snippets?
Currently new users are led to guided mode to ask their question. Guided mode does not have an option to add a Stack Snippet. I have a feeling, at least for JavaScript/HTML/CSS questions, this leads ...
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Include "Don't post images of code" in the guide
I was trying the wizard mode of asking a question, and when I came to the "Show some code"-section it said "Don’t paste an entire file", and "Don't paste just one line".
My suggestion is to also add "...
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Please reword the Ask Question Wizard's intro for Software Recommendations
In the Ask Question Wizard, there are 6 options:
3 of these options make a customized message appear. For instance, the "I have a question about some code" option's message is a custom message about ...
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Malformed link at the Ask Wizard's "Show some code" step
Notice the non-rendered link labeled "minimal, reproducible example":
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What is "Well i asked this question in hamework help section" about?
I just saw this comment under a post currently being obliterated, as it is a homework dump (literally a copy-paste):
Well i asked this question in hamework help section
This, exactly as written, was ...