Timeline for Rep-mining / Using the site as a blog
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| Jan 20, 2017 at 22:36 | history | edited | Scott - Слава Україні | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Updated links; burninated "http".
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| Apr 23, 2014 at 13:35 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
Fixup of bad MSO links to MSE links migration
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| Apr 23, 2014 at 9:11 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
Migration of MSO links to MSE links
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| Sep 5, 2012 at 17:04 | comment | added | Synetech | if they did show up, they'd likely be closed as NARQ and downvoted to death Doubtful. I have seen countless posts that get very few votes in general. Not all bad questions get down-voted much if at all, especially if the question is effectively pointless and draws no attention. It’s similar to why reviews by non-professionals tend to be positive-skewed: people who like it want to tell others about how good they thought it is and how much they liked it, but those who didn’t rarely bother writing a negative (unless they hate it) review because they don’t want to waste even more time on it. | |
| Sep 4, 2012 at 19:38 | comment | added | nhinkle Mod | It's appropriate to "contrive" a question for the purpose of posting the answer if you feel that there's a need for that information. Community FAQs are typically written when it becomes obvious that there's a need for a detailed topic on a subject. If you can show me an example of a contrived self-answered question with no upvotes that seems useless, I'd be interested to see it. | |
| Sep 4, 2012 at 19:36 | comment | added | nhinkle Mod | @Synetech there's a difference between posting an FAQ on a common topic that isn't necessarily common knowledge, and asking a question that's ridiculously basic. I have yet to see any questions along the lines of "what does the x button do," and if they did show up, they'd likely be closed as NARQ and downvoted to death. | |
| Sep 4, 2012 at 19:28 | comment | added | Ben Richards | I would also note that, in my experience, while you can self-answer a question when you post the question itself, the site enforces a waiting period of a few days before you can accept the answer, thereby giving the community opportunity to edit, comment, or provide their own answers. | |
| Sep 4, 2012 at 19:26 | comment | added | Ben Richards | @Synetech If the question is a bad question, you can still flag them or vote to close. | |
| Sep 4, 2012 at 19:20 | comment | added | Synetech |
So I guess it shouldn’t be a surprise if people start posting “questions” and answers like how do I open .____ files, what does the ___ button do?, and such. What about if there already exists a question where the answer would fit? Is it still appropriate to contrive a question specifically for the purpose of posting the answer?
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| Sep 4, 2012 at 19:14 | history | answered | nhinkleMod | CC BY-SA 3.0 |