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Label questions for beginners to answer
I have read Should easy questions be left for beginners? That is, beginners like answering questions too?.
TL;DR I want to propose a system similar to the linked post, but one that does not prevent ...
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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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If a ? is detected in an answer, could we post a warning?
We've hinted at similar checks in the past:
Automatically warning when adding post containing greetings and signatures?
Add question detection when posting an answer
Detecting questions in answers
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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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Checkboxes for questions from new users
There is the FAQ, but I don't think many new users visit it. As a result, we again and again see the same comments, which ask to show attempts, post compilable code, etc.
Suggestion. For users who ...
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Add help center guidance about saying thanks [duplicate]
Suggestion: In help/behavior, add guidance about not writing "Thanks", etc. Include a brief rationale, and mention that accepting an answer and upvoting are the preferred means of saying thanks.
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Simple newbie help page about avoiding "Thanks"
There are several meta questions that discuss whether questions should include fluff such as salutations and thank yous, but these tend to be long pages, many of which include related topics, such as ...
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Pre-fill question-box with text for new users (A/B study proposal)
Problem statement
Many new users are unaware of how to formulate a good question, particularly for the technical sites like Stack Overflow, Super User (OK, all of SE). This leads to many new ...
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Tag beginners questions page
Imagine someone new coming to SO to ask about Java, in most cases their questions will be duplicates. Same thing in Travel.SE, someone coming to ask how to book a ticket, etc.
Now, if there was a ...
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How to promote the "include script with your question" to newcomers [duplicate]
Many of the questions, in Stack Overflow, I have seen the new users are not posting part of there script with their question or they fail to post their attempt at getting the script working
How can ...
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Prevent users from supplying emails
Occasionally, I will come across a post (either a question or an answer) where, at the end of their code, something like this will be there:
If you have any more questions, you can contact me at ...
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Pit stop for bad questions from new users?
On one hand, stackoverflow cannot allow bad questions:
Show effort
Don't ask stupid questions
On the other hand, it would be nice if we could be nice to the new kid on the block.
Both issues have ...
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Help tooltips for new users asking their very first question
There are review tools for first posts but, I am talking about Ask Question screen tool-tips that will be shown when you are posting your very first question in a SX site...
It may consist of 3 tool-...
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Answers embedded in questions by low rep users
I've been "working" the unanswered question queue in VB.NET and have come across quite a few questions with answers either embedded in the question body (by the OP) or answers in the comments section (...
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Guide new members with less than 100 rep when posting new questions
There has been a lot of discussion in the past about ways to possibly "guide" new users. Some of these ideas consist of "Welcome Tours," shoving the FAQ/Help section down their throats, etc. Just the ...
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