Timeline for Why was my answer deleted after the OP changed the question?
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| Dec 19, 2014 at 13:22 | comment | added | Arthur | I was more worried that it was alienating. People make mistakes when they are new, that's not a problem. Calling it a shitty question can be somewhat demoralizing. The edit makes sense. | |
| Dec 16, 2014 at 3:28 | vote | accept | I say Reinstate Monica | ||
| Dec 15, 2014 at 19:44 | history | edited | Journeyman GeekMod | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Dec 15, 2014 at 19:42 | comment | added | Journeyman Geek Mod | I suppose so, but the merits and demerits of the original question are probably worth another answer on its own. The original question was mildly ambigious and until the edit, referenced something non existant, which only could be deciphered from context. That dosen't make for a quality question. I do suppose the word shitty could be deemed impolite. I'll change it as such. | |
| Dec 15, 2014 at 19:00 | comment | added | Arthur | "While it was a shitty question," Is pretty shitty feedback. | |
| Dec 15, 2014 at 15:43 | comment | added | I say Reinstate Monica | Yeah, I see there is some context here I lack. It's not a big deal, I am just bothered to know my answers are subject to outright deletion instead of letting downvoting and further interaction with the OP raise the need for revision. Maybe next time! Thanks for your feedback. | |
| Dec 15, 2014 at 15:34 | comment | added | Journeyman Geek Mod | Ahh, but I know that quite a few people who use stuff like backtrack (!!!outdated!!! All the security skiddies use kali now!) and that aircrack is a wireless cracking tool. Also "I wanted to know if I can find the MAC Address of a network" could be interpreted the way you did (he was clueless) or with the wider context of it being a wireless network. | |
| Dec 15, 2014 at 15:29 | comment | added | I say Reinstate Monica | Re: When in doubt -- I wasn't in doubt. How was I to know a user with 40 rep knew a network doesn't have a MAC address? Just sayin... | |
| Dec 15, 2014 at 15:29 | comment | added | Journeyman Geek Mod | I hit 10K in 2011. Often by not posting a first answer, and making sure the question was clear. | |
| Dec 15, 2014 at 15:27 | comment | added | I say Reinstate Monica | LOL at I can't remember the non 10k/Mods view (been around a while, eh!) Yes, I can still see the question and edit it, then cast 1 of 5 votes to undelete it! The question now has as really good answer from grawity, so there's little point in doing that now. I'm more interested in understanding the reasoning for deleting a question that met the requirements of a good answer at the time it was posted so I can avoid losing first answer position in the future. | |
| Dec 15, 2014 at 15:19 | comment | added | Journeyman Geek Mod | When in doubt, its a good idea to clarify, yes - and well, I parsed the original question the same way the editor did (the OP didn't edit), especially with the mention of aircrack. Unfortunately I can't remember the non 10k/Mods view of the site - can you still see your deleted answer in any form? Can you still edit it? Or is it just gone? | |
| Dec 15, 2014 at 15:15 | comment | added | I say Reinstate Monica | None of the comments which drew out the clarification existed when I answered. I appreciate that others were able to draw out the OPs mistake, but IMHO the OPs original question is just as valid as the one he intended to ask. Otherwise it's implied I was expected to ask him are you sure that's what you meant to ask? If my reasoning is valid, shouldn't I have been given an opportunity to revise my question instead of have it deleted? | |
| Dec 15, 2014 at 15:05 | history | answered | Journeyman GeekMod | CC BY-SA 3.0 |