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When a question is posted, can we advise the poster to hang around and respond to comments?

We all know who they are. They ask a poorly worded, off-topic question, get downvoted into oblivion (which is 1, since they are a new user), and otherwise get sliced and diced with comments.

But they are not hearing you, because they have long since left, probably because they are not used to instantaneous answers from a forum, like you can get on Stack Overflow.

Consider placing a notification popup when the user posts his first question only, something to the effect of (with potentially better wording):

Thank you for posting a question on Stack Overflow. Questions often get answered quickly here. Since this is your first posted question, please consider sticking around for a few minutes to see if others have posted comments, or otherwise have concerns about your question.

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When a question is posted, can we advise the poster to hang around and respond to comments?

We all know who they are. They ask a poorly worded, off-topic question, get downvoted into oblivion (which is 1, since they are a new user), and otherwise get sliced and diced with comments.

But they are not hearing you, because they have long since left, probably because they are not used to instantaneous answers from a forum, like you can get on Stack Overflow.

Consider placing a notification popup when the user posts his first question only, something to the effect of (with potentially better wording):

Thank you for posting a question on Stack Overflow. Questions often get answered quickly here. Since this is your first posted question, please consider sticking around for a few minutes to see if others have posted comments, or otherwise have concerns about your question.

 

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 When a question is posted, can we advise the poster to hang around and respond to comments?  

We all know who they are. They ask a poorly worded, off-topic question, get downvoted into oblivion (which is 1, since they are a new user), and otherwise get sliced and diced with comments.  

But they are not hearing you, because they have long since left, probably because they are not used to instantaneous answers from a forum, like you can get on Stack Overflow.

Consider placing a notification popup when the user posts his first question only, something to the effect of (with potentially better wording):

 

Thank you for posting a question on Stack Overflow. Questions often get answered quickly here.  Since this is your first posted  question, please consider sticking  around for a few minutes to see if  others have posted comments, or otherwise have concerns about your question.

 

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When a question is posted, can we advise the poster to hang around and respond to comments?

We all know who they are. They ask a poorly worded, off-topic question, get downvoted into oblivion (which is 1, since they are a new user), and otherwise get sliced and diced with comments.

But they are not hearing you, because they have long since left, probably because they are not used to instantaneous answers from a forum, like you can get on Stack Overflow.

Consider placing a notification popup when the user posts his first question only, something to the effect of (with potentially better wording):

 

Thank you for posting a question on Stack Overflow. Questions often get answered quickly here.  Since this is your first posted  question, please consider sticking  around for a few minutes to see if  others have posted comments, or otherwise have concerns about your question.

 

Possible Duplicate:
When a question is posted, can we advise the poster to hang around and respond to comments?

We all know who they are. They ask a poorly worded, off-topic question, get downvoted into oblivion (which is 1, since they are a new user), and otherwise get sliced and diced with comments.

But they are not hearing you, because they have long since left, probably because they are not used to instantaneous answers from a forum, like you can get on Stack Overflow.

Consider placing a notification popup when the user posts his first question only, something to the effect of (with potentially better wording):

 

Thank you for posting a question on Stack Overflow. Questions often get answered quickly here.  Since this is your first posted  question, please consider sticking  around for a few minutes to see if  others have posted comments, or otherwise have concerns about your question.

 

Possible Duplicate:
When a question is posted, can we advise the poster to hang around and respond to comments?

We all know who they are. They ask a poorly worded, off-topic question, get downvoted into oblivion (which is 1, since they are a new user), and otherwise get sliced and diced with comments. 

But they are not hearing you, because they have long since left, probably because they are not used to instantaneous answers from a forum, like you can get on Stack Overflow.

Consider placing a notification popup when the user posts his first question only, something to the effect of (with potentially better wording):

 

Thank you for posting a question on Stack Overflow. Questions often get answered quickly here.  Since this is your first posted  question, please consider sticking  around for a few minutes to see if  others have posted comments, or otherwise have concerns about your question.