Timeline for Why are "why was ... implemented this way" questions closed as opinion based?
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| Jan 14, 2015 at 8:20 | comment | added | Matthijs Wessels | @TomWijsman let's do it then :). Even if it's just as a trial. | |
| Jan 13, 2015 at 16:56 | comment | added | Tamara Wijsman | The mentioned problem in this answer could in that case resolve significantly; so, yes. | |
| Jan 13, 2015 at 16:40 | comment | added | Matthijs Wessels | @TomWijsman, killermist So say that adding a "How to answer" box would decrease the number of opinionated answers to these questions significantly. Would these questions then be permitted? | |
| Jan 13, 2015 at 13:45 | comment | added | Tamara Wijsman | @killermist: On a vacation trip I'm not going to first search and read all the parking ordinances for every city where I happen to stop. That's why a lot of parkings and places summarize their rules at entrance (paid ones usually have a barrier). If you don't want to get charged (more) money, you will read those rules as they are much more visible than the ordinances. | |
| Jan 13, 2015 at 13:38 | comment | added | killermist | @TomWijsman I guess my point is that there is a FAQ and a clearly outlined set of rules for the community, that users should have read. In the same way, when driving there are the rules of the road, and the driver is responsible to know the city's ordinances for parking. Some drivers don't bother to read the parking ordinances, so they're upset the first time they get a ticket. But after that, they don't do it again because their ignorance has been replaced with knowledge not to do something. Much the same with users. Swat a question or answer, and the user should learn to not do that. | |
| Jan 13, 2015 at 13:26 | comment | added | Tamara Wijsman | @killermist: That doesn't explain why there is a "How to Ask" box but not a "How to Answer" box. That's like placing a "Parking" sign but not drawing the lines for the cars to park in; this yields more work for you to enforce it, as well as becomes a recipe for complete disaster. | |
| Jan 13, 2015 at 13:19 | comment | added | killermist | @TomWijsman There's a problem with signs. I used to work parking enforcement. Lots of times people would be unhappy with being cited for yellow curbs, too close to a hydrant, handicapped space, etc. And too many times, they'd say, "There should be a sign." to which I'd often retort, "And then the streets would be cluttered with useless signs repeating things people should know already. And people would start ignoring them." Put signs on everything, and people stop reading. Sometimes best to swat questions or answers that are bad (opinion, in this case). | |
| Jan 13, 2015 at 13:08 | comment | added | Tamara Wijsman |
Quoting Matthijs Wessels: IMO, that doesn't mean a question should be closed. Even if people add opinionated answers, then the problem are the answers, not the question. Subjective problem reasoning is not an answer. Solutions aren't questions and problems aren't answers.
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| Jan 13, 2015 at 12:57 | comment | added | Oliver Salzburg Mod | @TomWijsman: If you think a certain aspect of the site should be changed, maybe you should post that as a separate question. This question was asking for the reason for a certain behavior and I provided one. If the whole process can be improved by a simple change to the site, great, but I don't think this is the proper post to discuss them. | |
| Jan 13, 2015 at 12:54 | comment | added | Tamara Wijsman | Subjective statements may be welcome here, though facts and references are powerful; this is the point I'm trying to make, there is nothing that hints towards including facts and references. Let me make it more clear as you seem focused on the question, I'm instead talking about improving the answers; eg. "how to answer" bullet list next to posting an answer. | |
| Jan 13, 2015 at 12:31 | comment | added | Oliver Salzburg Mod | @TomWijsman: Contrary to the main site, personal opinions on subjects are welcome on meta. I don't understand what you're trying to describe. Instead of closing such questions, the site should notify the user that the question is likely to be closed? And then what? | |
| Jan 13, 2015 at 12:24 | comment | added | Tamara Wijsman | The problem is that even in this meta question ... you think ... that the wording of the question is the only thing that is related to attracting subjective answers. Upvotes happen after the cause and are unrelated; reporting such answers could help, but not without reminders. See my first comment to this meta question. | |
| Jan 13, 2015 at 11:58 | history | answered | Oliver SalzburgMod | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
