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    Perhaps instead of explaining closed questions in detail, explain that we have question standards, and outline what makes a good question? Like the section "Get answers to practical, detailed questions" Commented Jan 10, 2013 at 19:07
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    “Questions that need improvement may be closed until someone fixes them.” The wording already implies that closing is temporary, but this may benefit from being explicit. “… (after which they can be reopened)”? I don't think that closing should be given more importance, but maybe this whole section could be moved up, just under “Ask questions, get answers, no distraction”. Commented Jan 10, 2013 at 19:12
  • @Gilles perhaps, but what I'm suggesting is not just a change in the wording. It's also the fact that the text about closed questions being editable and reopenable is small, in italics, and thus easily skipped over. I'd like to see it more strongly emphasized so that it really sticks with a new user who is reading the page. Commented Jan 10, 2013 at 19:15
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    We're working on some things that will make this clearer in everyday use - a lot of work is going on to review close reasons and language, and one of the big foci is to make a closing include explicit feedback on how to edit to have a good chance of re-opening. We're also making some edits trigger addition to the re-open queue. Until then, we wanted people to understand closing as an idea, and to introduce edits as a way out, but didn't want to put too much in here about the close-re-open process, as it's a bit dense for a brand new user. Commented Jan 10, 2013 at 19:25
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    Hi @Jaydles, as David mentions, the text is small, but "your question is CLOSED, muahahahaha!" is right there in all large font staring you in the face. Check out what I propose in this Meta post: Put the close reason in small font, and highlight how to fix the problem. Right now, we have it backwards; fixing the problem is an afterthought, represented only in the fine print. :) Commented Jan 11, 2013 at 2:46
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    @jmort253, there are still a lot of moving parts, but the spirit of your proposal is very much a part of where we're headed. Commented Jan 11, 2013 at 3:15