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14 questions linked to/from Give high-rep users extra weight on close votes
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Should we add a "Do my work for me" close reason?
This question was prompted by this SO question
It's a classic example of a "paste in requirements and ask for working code to solve it" (typically such questions are homework, but not always).
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BohemianMod
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More effective closing / downvoting of junk questions to help with the signal-noise ratio?
Signal vs Noise
I find that when a question warrants a close vote, it usually violates a number of rules, sometimes a majority of the rules, and it is hard to decide which is the most appropriate.
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Thwart publishing duplicate and low quality questions
I had a thought when I was reading over this post and its interesting answers: Are high-reputation users answering fewer questions? specifically this answer.
Why do we allow duplicates and low ...
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How to decide which questions I should not answer?
My question ties into the whole SNR (signal to noise ratio as used in discussions like More effective closing / downvoting of junk questions to help with the signal-noise ratio? and Why the backlash ...
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Where are the non-trivial PHP-questions lately?
When I look at the first page of open PHP questions, I find almost only bad questions. E.g. one person doesn't understand what a "Notice" error message is, and wants it to be fixed. Most questions ...
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Close a question when it gets 3 (or 4) leading 'Close' votes? [duplicate]
Five 'Close' votes* from regular users are needed to close a question (or put it 'on hold') (reference).
*Close votes can be of types: 'Close' (can be cast from inside or outside the review queue); ...
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Increase close and reopen vote weight for tag badge holders
(This is one of the suggestions that were listed in What does our long term community need? What does our long term community need to feel valued?.)
Subj (I believe it's clear without further ...
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Relax close vote requirements for low-quality questions
We've had numerous discussions on question quality, and one of the issues raised is that people are answering poor questions before they get closed. I'd like to suggest a potential option which would ...
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How can I not use my instant close privilege?
I have recently gained a gold tag badge which allows me to instantly close C# questions without needing the usual five close votes. Sometimes I think it probably wants to be closed but would be more ...
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Is *Lacks sufficient information* really a close reason?
There are many questions which lack sufficient information to be answered. However, this can be remedied by asking the OP to add data/information/log/code.
All that information should be included in ...
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Extending the gold badge rights to further close vote reasons
The gold badge now allows the holder to have binding close votes on duplicates. It was discussed in here:
When did I get close-vote superpowers?
This is a nice thing for the site as well as ...
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Should gold tag badge holders have the right to reopen "some" closed questions single-handedly?
Currently, gold tag badge holders have the right to single-handedly hammer close vote questions as a duplicate. By allowing this we are saying that we respect the opinion of our gold tag badge ...
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Answering questions when no attempt has been made
Note the closest Dup I can find is on StackExchange Meta:
Increase close vote weight for gold tag badge holders
There are 2 aspects to this post:
Question: Is it good practice to provide ...
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A tiny barrier to entry [duplicate]
The Problem
The site is struggling to maintain its identity and usefulness as it is increasingly flooded with questions (and answer) from non-programmers. Several Meta users have been working to ...
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