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Could or should the "search first, ask question later" principle be made more prominently visible?
I'm relatively new (roughly a month), so please excuse any great misunderstandings.
Presumptions / Impressions:
(A) It may vary a bit per case or community, but in general, the approach seems to be ...
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Is a "timeout" period for new users considered or even possible at some SE sites?
Over at Ask Ubuntu meta, I posted a question regarding new users.
My experience is that there are many new users coming in that don't understand the difference between SE sites and a forum.
There are ...
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Is downvoting en masse an on-topic question "friendly"?
On Meta we often see off-topic questions that have no rhyme or reason: too many if truth be told. These questions are downvoted by the community, closed swiftly, removed from the main page and deleted ...
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First question workflow - Does Stack Exchange need a 'question needs more detail' canned response?
When I look at the First Questions queue I often encounter questions that make perfect sense, so the 'question is unclear' response isn't really appropriate. What the question needs isn't clarity but ...
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Is the algorithm which reviews questions when one clicks "review your question" customizable on a per-site basis?
Since at least a few years ago (I cannot locate the announcement of this feature's introduction) most SE sites require at least two clicks to post a question -- first, one clicks the "Review your ...
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Automated welcome message from the moderators when you join a site
I just joined a new community on Reddit, and got a very nice message welcoming me to the community and giving me a few links to important documentation and some tips on how to get the most out of the ...
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Are we scaring away new users? [duplicate]
This is most prevalant in SO but it happens everywhere
Misguided new user posts HORRIBLE question
It gets closed/deleted
User never comes back to SO
How do we let them know it's bad to post these ...
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Let it be more clear for new users that their questions can be edited anytime [duplicate]
After the comment I made on a question from a new user, their response was:
thanks for the corrective feedback, as this is my first question ever
on Stackoverflow. Didn't even know I could edit ...
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If we do something about the "sandmen" I might consider treating newbies with kid gloves
Background. SE has periodically pressed forward campaigns trying to make the site friendlier to new users. Summer of Love (several editions), Be-Nice-policy,... Apparently they have largely failed. At ...
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We Really Love Hats!
Winter Bash is approaching and the general sentiment is meh. I tend to agree, nobody is in mood for festive activities... besides that after having a few bashes, it gets less interesting.
On the ...
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Let me add a welcome message to new posters, which is removed after a period of time
I love seeing new users ask great questions, and I try to be as friendly as possible to these newbies as I still feel like one of them! I'm aware that friendly welcome messages are "off topic" for ...
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Publish questions only after First Posts review
I have been reading Sara Chipp's recent blog post which explained how new users in Stack Overflow are afraid of being judged by multiple people. I think that multiple people telling you how your ...
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How can I learn from a site as a beginner? [duplicate]
Suppose I have no technical knowledge on a topic, and there is a Stack Exchange site for that topic. I want to gain knowledge on that topic. I have been in some sites for quite a few months. I know ...
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Help new users with *effectively placed* guidance
(I wrote this and was pointed here to Meta.)
At Network Engineering we get very many questions which are off-topic, typically for being homework, repeats, or not fulfilling the non-obvious but quite ...
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Where does one go if a question is not good enough for Stack Overflow? Stack Site for New Users? [closed]
I have noticed that many questions get down voted or closed so often it's very intimidating for new users. I understand that Stack Overflow is for high quality questions that are helpful to everyone ...
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