Timeline for Are we abusing "Request for learning materials" as a reason to close?
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| Feb 5, 2018 at 15:25 | history | edited | Toby Speight | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Fixed a typo; use real superscript numbers |
| Feb 16, 2016 at 17:34 | comment | added | jasonwryan | @terdon agree that we should use the custom field (I do sometimes), the reason I mentioned stats is because my sense is that in practice, few do--relatively speaking. I regret using the footnote now, as the final phrase is buried, but the post was already long enough... | |
| Feb 16, 2016 at 17:29 | comment | added | terdon Mod | I understand this and (despite the evidence to the contrary that I presented in my answer) I had actually read the footnote. I just feel that choosing a close reason that doesn't fit is very bad practice. Which is not to say that I haven't been guilty of it myself, hence the we in my previous comment. However, I do feel that if we can't be bothered to choose/write the right reason, we probably shouldn't be voting to close at that point. It is important to educate new users and teach them the rules. In other words, we should use the custom field when none of the other reasons fit. | |
| Feb 16, 2016 at 17:14 | comment | added | jasonwryan | @terdon sure: that isn't what I said. What I was saying is that the reason is not always a perfect fit; because the canned responses are not exhaustive and people don't often use the custom field. | |
| Feb 16, 2016 at 16:35 | comment | added | terdon Mod | The close reason is extremely important. It is the best and simplest way to explain to the OP what was wrong with their question. The objective is not only to close bad questions but also to explain to the OP why they were bad so they can learn and understand our rules. Closing with a reason that doesn't apply because we're too lazy to choose the right one is most certainly abuse. | |
| Feb 16, 2016 at 5:44 | history | answered | jasonwryan | CC BY-SA 3.0 |