Timeline for Make the FAQ clear on how a question can be reopened
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| Mar 20, 2017 at 10:17 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
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| Oct 15, 2012 at 19:57 | comment | added | slhck | So, with the newest podcast episode out (#33), your team seems to agree that questions being closed don't encourage much except for users to just walk away and never come back and fix them. It would be about time to give those who want to improve a real chance and at least tell them how they can have their questions reopened — especially (or at least) on lower traffic sites where no one really votes to reopen anyway. | |
| Jan 28, 2012 at 18:17 | comment | added | Jeff Atwood | @slhck this added sentence is live on all sites now. superuser.com/faq#close | |
| Jan 27, 2012 at 8:51 | comment | added | slhck | That's concise, and pretty good. I think there's a huge difference though in the way reopening "just works" on SO, due to the large traffic and the number of users with the necessary privilege. They will probably "just see" a fixed question without needing the OP to intervene. On SU, however, very few questions are reopened once they're closed – even if they're bumped to the front page –, and in many cases, a moderator has to step in to review. In these cases, they'll just stick around closed forever. | |
| Jan 27, 2012 at 8:46 | comment | added | Jeff Atwood | @slhck see my proposed change, above, in bold. Remember the typical clueless 1 rep user asking a closed Q won't have the ability to flag (requires 15 rep) or post on meta (requires 5 rep). | |
| Jan 27, 2012 at 8:46 | history | edited | Jeff Atwood | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 27, 2012 at 8:31 | comment | added | slhck | How would you phrase it then? The whole point is that there must be a way to have a question reopened once it is fixed. I'm talking about users who are perfectly able to express themselves and just need a second chance. It's not about complaining before. Most of the people that would just complain wouldn't even care to 1) read the FAQ and 2) edit their question accordingly. They'd just insult, post again, or move on. | |
| Jan 27, 2012 at 8:28 | comment | added | Jeff Atwood | still not agreeing with this; it's like a "here's how to complain" recipe. | |
| Jan 27, 2012 at 8:18 | comment | added | slhck | Thanks for the input. My primary concern always was that there's no definite guideline on how to even get something reopened. I can see where you're coming from – I removed the wall of text and included some pictures from the FAQ. | |
| Jan 26, 2012 at 23:57 | history | answered | Jeff Atwood | CC BY-SA 3.0 |