Questions tagged [question-quality]
For questions that address the quality of questions and how it should affect their treatment.
176 questions
12 votes
2 answers
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Question reopened by community, then deleted – Looking for Guidance
I’m looking for some feedback on how to handle a situation I experienced on one of the science-related Stack Exchange sites. I posted a question that was initially closed, which I took as a sign that ...
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-14 votes
2 answers
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Why am I getting so many closed and deleted questions recently? [closed]
Am I really that bad in writing? Am I really getting worse and worse? I am a part of The Community (I am proud that I can write it in capitals; there is no sarcasm in here) for at least 10 years. I've ...
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-6 votes
1 answer
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Is it good or bad that a question has more or fewer answers? [closed]
Can we relate the quality of a question with the number of answers? There might be a number of non-useful answers, on the other hand, there might be fewer useful answers. Therefore, is it wise to ...
3 votes
1 answer
172 views
How do know what I got wrong when I ask a question
My grammar is poor because of learning disabilities. And my questions get auto flagged as poor a lot with no feedback on how to fix them. The quality standards are very unclear. What do I do? I do use ...
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-35 votes
3 answers
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Not evaluating the quality of the question, rather evaluate the question per answers it provided
To quote Carl Sagan: "There are naïve questions, tedious questions, ill-phrased questions, questions put after inadequate self-criticism. But every question is a cry to understand the world. ...
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-11 votes
1 answer
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Redirect new user to the help, 'How to ask' page. So that there are fewer bad questions
Redirect new user to the help, 'How to ask' page. So, that there are less bad questions. Me, myself made a bad mistake of asking non-security questions on https://security.stackexchange.com/. And, I ...
user688097
4 votes
1 answer
106 views
Is there something similar to the quality filter for edits made by the OP?
I have found some recent questions that have by-passed the quality filter and doesn't show any revision. My guess is that the OP found a way to by-pass the quality filter in order to get their ...
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6 votes
1 answer
237 views
Is there an etiquette for asking questions originally intended to be self-answered?
According to Oded's answer to What are limitations on self-answered questions? self answered questions have the same quality requirements as "the other" questions. So if we found a question ...
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-7 votes
5 answers
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I suggest to consider adding a unified structure for asking questions to all STEM network sites
Humbly, I have 7 years experience in the network and have asked about 1,500 questions throughout different sites in it. I have recently joined Medical Sciences SE where I was managed to ask 37 ...
user310724
23 votes
8 answers
1k views
What should I do if I am afraid to post for fear of downvote hell?
--- The General Question --- Should I avoid posting (writing questions or answers) unless I am willing (and able) to put forth the exorbitant effort required to produce "exceptional content". **Will ...
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2 votes
0 answers
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How are we supposed to define what makes a question better? [duplicate]
When reviewing Reopen votes on Stack Overflow this morning I stumbled across a case that was generating some heat: vote to close a question as duplicate, even though it's much older than the other. ...
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11 votes
1 answer
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"Fix your own question" badge
As a design engineer, when I see major design changes that I don't understand, the question I usually ask of a team is "what problem are you trying to fix?" or "what user need are you trying to better ...
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15 votes
8 answers
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Is it harder to write a good question or a good answer?
I was wondering whether there's any evidence to be had as to whether it's harder to write good questions or good answers. For example, from the data available in SEDE or previous surveys. I suppose "...
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5 votes
0 answers
61 views
Automatic quality control and their effects on participation and contribution
I am interested in studying how automatic quality control can affect participation and contribution in online discussion communities. Many content generation platforms are struggling with balancing ...
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2 votes
1 answer
203 views
Should I repost a question if the first edition was bad, has been fixed, and is still open?
I asked a bad question. After many comments from other users and many edits on my part, it is now a good question. However, the comments are littered with corrections to older versions. Should I ...
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