Timeline for "How to get started" is about a gamedev journey, not about doing something specific
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| Aug 19, 2021 at 17:26 | answer | added | Pikalek | timeline score: 1 | |
| Aug 19, 2021 at 1:04 | comment | added | Vaillancourt Mod | @Pikalek I would say both. The fact that a question is closed for the wrong reason is "not that bad" per se, but it could be sending a misleading message to the one who asked it. | |
| Aug 18, 2021 at 20:49 | comment | added | Pikalek | Is the central claim that there's been a trend of "how do I get started" being used to close questions that are on-topic or that "how do I get started" is being used to close questions that should be closed for other reasons? | |
| Aug 18, 2021 at 12:25 | comment | added | Vaillancourt Mod | In fact, it's "needs more focus". | |
| Aug 18, 2021 at 11:18 | comment | added | Vaillancourt Mod | @MaximusMinimus that one fits in the category of "how to get started", and so it should be closed. | |
| Aug 18, 2021 at 10:37 | comment | added | Maximus Minimus | I'm the second downvoter, based specifically on this recent question, which I believe is entirely appropriate for closure as a "how to get started" question with the wording and criteria as they currently stand: gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/195296/… | |
| Aug 18, 2021 at 2:14 | comment | added | Vaillancourt Mod | The person who downvoted should propose an alternative to this (it's okay to disagree, and if the community wants to change this, then so be it). | |
| Aug 17, 2021 at 2:01 | comment | added | Vaillancourt Mod | Yes, we could reword this post in such a way that we get a better way to phrase the reason. There are some "requirements" for close vote reason texts, so I'll be back tomorrow morning with what we need. | |
| Aug 17, 2021 at 0:02 | comment | added | DMGregory Mod | Regarding rewording the close reason, would it be worthwhile to frame this post (or create a new Meta post) as "How to reduce temptation to misuse 'how to get started' close reason"? Then answers can propose ways to rephrase the reason, or alternative measures to try. | |
| Aug 16, 2021 at 20:43 | comment | added | Vaillancourt Mod | I think it's time to reword that close vote reason to highlight this as it's not the first time it's been brought up in meta. | |
| Aug 16, 2021 at 20:41 | history | asked | VaillancourtMod | CC BY-SA 4.0 |