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Replacing our "research" close reason
Dictionaries don't necessarily answer super basic grammar questions, so the new close-reason wouldn't easily apply to those types of 'too-easy' questions. Are we just going to migrate those all? AFAIK,...
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Replacing our "research" close reason
There are two distinct, although related, questions here: (1) Is the show-research reason for closing used too much, and, if so, how should its use be limited; (2) Should that reason (perhaps narrowed ...
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Replacing our "research" close reason
As my name was invoked regarding drafting text for the close modal and post notices, I thought I might offer some guidance in addition to what y'all have already discussed. What's presented below is ...
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Replacing our "research" close reason
I wholeheartedly support this observation and the proposed change.
It should be noted that this is very close to how that very closing-reason was originally devised here, as General Reference.
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Why was this question closed as 'opinion based'?
The question one must ask oneself is how one can decide better or worse, and preferably right or wrong, when looking over possible answers here. Because you cannot, these are Primarily Opinion-Based ...
tchristMod
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Replacing our "research" close reason
In one of your suggested CV reasons (I guess it would be "usage guidance"?), you included this text:
Make sure a link to that dictionary has been provided in the comments before closing.
I ...
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Problem with the "Closed" message?
Six months ago, an official MSE post was released where they explained some proposed changes to the closure notices. Though I'm not sure when these new messages will be implemented, the part you've ...
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If a question is too easy, should it be closed, or should it be migrated to ELL?
To be honest, I vote to migrate questions to ELL out of courtesy. Knowing that those questions will not survive the... competitiveness, if you like, of EL&U, I am hoping that if they are ...
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Replacing our "research" close reason
I also wholeheartedly support this change. I think that the high closure rates can make ELU appear hostile or unhelpful for new users. "Difficulty" per se is a completely arbitrary and ...
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Is there a need for an addition to the "reasons for closing" for questions that are based on misprints or false assumptions?
We can't get a new close reason without deactivating an existing one or petitioning the CMs to give us another slot. In order to do that, there needs to be a large number of posts that have been ...
LaurelMod
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Problem with the "Closed" message?
First of all, I will vote to close any question that issues orders, like
Change the sentence "I don't know you" into a compound sentence.
That's rude. We are not your students. And our ...
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Should there be an increasing number of close votes required to re-close a question that has been reopened?
As Laurel has commented, such a change (increasing the number of votes in a second round of voting) is a system change.
The number of votes required to close/re-open a question can be changed, but it'...
Andrew LeachMod
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How is this question opinion-based?
There were three close votes: one each to Opinion-based, to Needs Focus, and to Show Research. The system has to pick one of those as "the" reason.
tchristMod
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If a question is too easy, should it be closed, or should it be migrated to ELL?
A question should be migrated to ELL only if it is appropriate for that site. If it isn't, then migration only clutters ELL and makes more work for its users who have to read through the question and ...
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