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This question was recently posted and put on hold as off-topic:

• http://superuser.com/questions/860919/excel-vocabulary-to-find-solutions-faster/860920#860920

And it is off-topic as a Q&A on SU. It did attract a fair amount of interest, though.

While it is off-topic, the purpose has some value. We do get a lot of beginner spreadsheet questions. Many of the posters lack the fundamental concepts and vocabulary, so it is difficult for them to research a solution before coming here. The idea of this Q&A was to be a basic resource to get people started in finding a solution on their own, or at least being able to do some initial work and then present an appropriate question.

SU has a pool of definitive answers for common questions, the purpose being to avoid reinventing the wheel every time those questions come up. It might be useful to have some beginner-level resource information to serve a similar function, but at an earlier stage.

This Q&A was an attempt to start such a resource for Excel. There are other common topics that might benefit from something similar. The question is where, if anywhere, would it fit on the site. The site Q&A is not the right place.

We do have help resources--how to ask a good question and the like. That might be an appropriate place for resources of this kind that we can point questioner's to as an initial step.

• Would this be consistent with the site's function and would that be an appropriate place for such a resource?

• As a practical matter, is there an existing mechanism to enable people to create and maintain a community wiki resource in the help area?

This question was recently posted and put on hold as off-topic:

• https://superuser.com/questions/860919/excel-vocabulary-to-find-solutions-faster/860920#860920

And it is off-topic as a Q&A on SU. It did attract a fair amount of interest, though.

While it is off-topic, the purpose has some value. We do get a lot of beginner spreadsheet questions. Many of the posters lack the fundamental concepts and vocabulary, so it is difficult for them to research a solution before coming here. The idea of this Q&A was to be a basic resource to get people started in finding a solution on their own, or at least being able to do some initial work and then present an appropriate question.

SU has a pool of definitive answers for common questions, the purpose being to avoid reinventing the wheel every time those questions come up. It might be useful to have some beginner-level resource information to serve a similar function, but at an earlier stage.

This Q&A was an attempt to start such a resource for Excel. There are other common topics that might benefit from something similar. The question is where, if anywhere, would it fit on the site. The site Q&A is not the right place.

We do have help resources--how to ask a good question and the like. That might be an appropriate place for resources of this kind that we can point questioner's to as an initial step.

• Would this be consistent with the site's function and would that be an appropriate place for such a resource?

• As a practical matter, is there an existing mechanism to enable people to create and maintain a community wiki resource in the help area?

This question was recently posted and put on hold as off-topic: excel-vocabulary-to-find-solutions-faster. And it is off-topic as a Q&A on SU. It did attract a fair amount of interest, though.

While it is off-topic, the purpose has some value. We do get a lot of beginner spreadsheet questions. Many of the posters lack the fundamental concepts and vocabulary, so it is difficult for them to research a solution before coming here. The idea of this Q&A was to be a basic resource to get people started in finding a solution on their own, or at least being able to do some initial work and then present an appropriate question.

SU has a pool of definitive answers for common questions, the purpose being to avoid reinventing the wheel every time those questions come up. It might be useful to have some beginner-level resource information to serve a similar function, but at an earlier stage.

This Q&A was an attempt to start such a resource for Excel. There are other common topics that might benefit from something similar. The question is where, if anywhere, would it fit on the site. The site Q&A is not the right place.

We do have help resources--how to ask a good question and the like. That might be an appropriate place for resources of this kind that we can point questioner's to as an initial step.

• Would this be consistent with the site's function and would that be an appropriate place for such a resource?

• As a practical matter, is there an existing mechanism to enable people to create and maintain a community wiki resource in the help area?

This question was recently posted and put on hold as off-topic:

• http://superuser.com/questions/860919/excel-vocabulary-to-find-solutions-faster/860920#860920

And it is off-topic as a Q&A on SU. It did attract a fair amount of interest, though.

While it is off-topic, the purpose has some value. We do get a lot of beginner spreadsheet questions. Many of the posters lack the fundamental concepts and vocabulary, so it is difficult for them to research a solution before coming here. The idea of this Q&A was to be a basic resource to get people started in finding a solution on their own, or at least being able to do some initial work and then present an appropriate question.

SU has a pool of definitive answers for common questions, the purpose being to avoid reinventing the wheel every time those questions come up. It might be useful to have some beginner-level resource information to serve a similar function, but at an earlier stage.

This Q&A was an attempt to start such a resource for Excel. There are other common topics that might benefit from something similar. The question is where, if anywhere, would it fit on the site. The site Q&A is not the right place.

We do have help resources--how to ask a good question and the like. That might be an appropriate place for resources of this kind that we can point questioner's to as an initial step.

• Would this be consistent with the site's function and would that be an appropriate place for such a resource?

• As a practical matter, is there an existing mechanism to enable people to create and maintain a community wiki resource in the help area?

This question was recently posted and put on hold as off-topic: excel-vocabulary-to-find-solutions-faster. And it is off-topic as a Q&A on SU. It did attract a fair amount of interest, though.

While it is off-topic, the purpose has some value. We do get a lot of beginner spreadsheet questions, and SU isn't really about beginner questions. Many of the posters lack the fundamental concepts and vocabulary, so it is difficult for them to research a solution before coming here. The idea of this Q&A was to be a basic resource to get people started in finding a solution on their own, or at least being able to do some initial work and then present an appropriate question.

SU has a pool of definitive answers for common questions, the purpose being to avoid reinventing the wheel every time those questions come up. It might be useful to have some beginner-level resource information to serve a similar function, but at an earlier stage.

This Q&A was an attempt to start such a resource for Excel. There are other common topics that might benefit from something similar. The question is where, if anywhere, would it fit on the site. The site Q&A is not the right place.

We do have help resources--how to ask a good question and the like. That might be an appropriate place for resources of this kind that we can point questioner's to as an initial step.

• Would this be consistent with the site's function and would that be an appropriate place for such a resource?

• As a practical matter, is there an existing mechanism to enable people to create and maintain a community wiki resource in the help area?

This question was recently posted and put on hold as off-topic: excel-vocabulary-to-find-solutions-faster. And it is off-topic as a Q&A on SU. It did attract a fair amount of interest, though.

While it is off-topic, the purpose has some value. We do get a lot of beginner spreadsheet questions. Many of the posters lack the fundamental concepts and vocabulary, so it is difficult for them to research a solution before coming here. The idea of this Q&A was to be a basic resource to get people started in finding a solution on their own, or at least being able to do some initial work and then present an appropriate question.

SU has a pool of definitive answers for common questions, the purpose being to avoid reinventing the wheel every time those questions come up. It might be useful to have some beginner-level resource information to serve a similar function, but at an earlier stage.

This Q&A was an attempt to start such a resource for Excel. There are other common topics that might benefit from something similar. The question is where, if anywhere, would it fit on the site. The site Q&A is not the right place.

We do have help resources--how to ask a good question and the like. That might be an appropriate place for resources of this kind that we can point questioner's to as an initial step.

• Would this be consistent with the site's function and would that be an appropriate place for such a resource?

• As a practical matter, is there an existing mechanism to enable people to create and maintain a community wiki resource in the help area?