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I tried to choose the simplest but most general wording I could, but it's possible there's a better title. I have toyed with replacing Research by Detail/Effort, since the former could tempt us into looking at the number of links/quotes per question. I myself have posted questions that presented little (formal) research because I recognized a pattern but did not know where/how to search for its description. But a downside to using Detail/Effort is that the asker may add more informal discussion when formality is desired. I think as long as we flaggers agree that Research can mean the user's own reasoning / readiness to provide examples / etc., we'll be ok.

I tried to choose the simplest but most general wording I could, but it's possible there's a better title. I have toyed with replacing Research by Detail/Effort, since the former could tempt us into looking at the number of links/quotes per question. I myself have posted questions that presented little (formal) research because I recognized a pattern but did not know where/how to search for its description. But a downside to using Detail/Effort is that the asker may add more informal discussion when formality is desired. I think as long as we flaggers agree that Research can mean the user's own reasoning / readiness to provide examples / etc., we'll be ok.

I was reading some posts on improving question quality and narrowing the definition of the General Reference when I had an idea. What does ELU Meta think about putting a question on hold when "more research is desired" (MRD)?

The first point made here is that poorer quality questions don't show enough research. I think it's possible that when there's no research present, interesting questions can get mistaken for them -- this is what I believe happened with this question about the origin of "bunk".

I was reading some posts on improving question quality and narrowing the definition of the General Reference when I had an idea. What does ELU Meta think about putting a question on hold when "more research is desired" (MRD)?

The first point made here is that poorer quality questions don't show enough research. I think it's possible that when there's no research present, interesting questions can get mistaken for them -- this is what I believe happened with this question about the origin of "bunk".