Timeline for Add a new off-topic close reason for questions asking for scripts
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| Jul 23, 2015 at 18:18 | comment | added | DavidPostill Mod | "Where possible, prefer editing questions to make them more suitable over closing them" is all very well, but if the question is like the example linked in Dave's answer (synopsis "I need to make a spreadsheet about matchmaking. I made a mock picture of how it should work. How do I do Table B" then I can't think of any edit to improve it. It has to come from the OP. I commented "... please show us what you've tried so far (including any code you currently have) and where you're stuck so that we can help you with your specific problem....". That's about the best we can be expected to do. | |
| Jan 15, 2015 at 23:44 | comment | added | Bob | That said - that applies more to the theory/conceptual questions. I would expect troubleshooting-style questions to have far more detail, including attempts, much like the SO example in this meta question. | |
| Jan 15, 2015 at 22:16 | comment | added | Bob | As a somewhat off-topic side note: I've mentioned before, my opinion is that "showing effort", which is often translated to "this question is too basic" or "have you tried searching", is also a poor close reason - we should be trying to build up a good library of Q&A, even for basic questions as long as they are reasonably scoped. Heck, those comments are often followed by others who mention they arrived at that very page via a search engine. | |
| Jan 15, 2015 at 22:12 | comment | added | Bob | @Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007 In which case, it should be downvoted or closed as such. My point is there is no need to have a close reason specifically for questions that ask for a script, since they are effectively a different way of phrasing another type of question - the individual question obviously must be judged on its own merit. Additionally, the suggested change was just an example of how to rephrase the question - obviously the question itself would be expected to have further detail! | |
| Jan 15, 2015 at 21:00 | comment | added | Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007 | "How do I automate X?" has the same problem, it's broad and shows no effort. | |
| Jan 15, 2015 at 11:24 | vote | accept | bwDraco | ||
| Jan 15, 2015 at 0:29 | history | edited | Bob | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 15, 2015 at 0:22 | comment | added | Bob | @CanadianLuke That would have to be considered on a case-by-case basis - unfortunately, once you add a standard close reason, it tends to be applied very broadly, often well beyond the originally intended scope. | |
| Jan 15, 2015 at 0:20 | comment | added | Canadian Luke | +1 for "lead by example" part. When possible, we should be editing to improve questions, but there are times when we just need to close some questions that make no effort what so ever (IMO) | |
| Jan 15, 2015 at 0:17 | history | answered | Bob | CC BY-SA 3.0 |