Timeline for Improving "demonstrate a minimal understanding" close reason
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| Jan 6, 2014 at 19:42 | comment | added | Gilles 'SO- stop being evil' | Answered — but we're deviating from “minimal understanding” into “what did you try”. Which I guess isn't a bad thing, all things considered — but “what did you try” is a delicate subject. | |
| Jan 6, 2014 at 16:30 | comment | added | Gilles 'SO- stop being evil' | That may be what you meant, but it's not what you wrote. “Clearly explain a specific misunderstanding” is antinomic and unlikely to be understood by the confused asker. I'll try to come up with something later tonight. | |
| Jan 6, 2014 at 15:41 | comment | added | Travis J | @Gilles - Perhaps the wording confused you. That does not mean they must explain both their problem and solution. It does mean they must explain what misunderstanding they encountered. If they completely understand a topic, then there would be no question so I believe that part does make sense. However, this is not a feature request, it is just wording as a suggestion. Since you feel so strongly about this topic, perhaps you could contribute with an answer. | |
| Jan 6, 2014 at 13:13 | comment | added | Gilles 'SO- stop being evil' | I can't get behind “explain a specific misunderstanding in its simplest form”. That's nonsense. If the question is prompted by a misunderstanding, you can't expect the asker to explain that part clearly. | |
| Jan 5, 2014 at 21:20 | comment | added | jscs | I like where you're going with this. Personally, I don't count your Disadvantage 3 as a disadvantage. In fact, I'd prefer to de-emphasize the "must show teh codez". Showing understanding and effort doesn't have to mean code. The important point is "are you going to be able to understand a reasonable answer, or am I doomed to be holding your hand explaining for the next hour and a half?" | |
| Dec 12, 2013 at 2:58 | history | edited | Travis J | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Dec 12, 2013 at 2:51 | history | answered | Travis J | CC BY-SA 3.0 |