Timeline for Remove the suggestion to post a new question from the closed questions post notices
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| S Sep 11 at 7:49 | vote | accept | TinkeringbellMod | ||
| Sep 11 at 1:13 | history | edited | JNatStaffMod |
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| Sep 11 at 1:13 | answer | added | JNatStaffMod | timeline score: 14 | |
| Jun 24 at 22:00 | history | edited | CarrottStaff |
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| S Oct 7, 2021 at 9:00 | history | bounty ended | CommunityBot | ||
| S Oct 7, 2021 at 9:00 | history | notice removed | CommunityBot | ||
| S Sep 29, 2021 at 7:07 | history | bounty started | gnat | ||
| S Sep 29, 2021 at 7:07 | history | notice added | gnat | Draw attention | |
| May 27, 2021 at 17:06 | vote | accept | TinkeringbellMod | ||
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| May 27, 2021 at 17:04 | answer | added | Anita TaylorStaffMod | timeline score: -27 | |
| May 27, 2021 at 17:03 | history | edited | Anita TaylorStaffMod |
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| Sep 28, 2020 at 11:48 | comment | added | wertzui | From my recent experience the notice was changed the other way around: The "edit" part is gone and it only states: "Your post has been associated with similar questions. If these questions don’t resolve your question, ask a new one.". Does anyone know why it was changed that way although there are proposals to change it the other way around (remove the "ask new question" part)? | |
| Jun 27, 2020 at 2:42 | history | edited | CatijaStaffMod |
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| Jun 26, 2020 at 9:29 | comment | added | Sonic the Anonymous Hedgehog | ... The author then takes another look at the notice, and sees that it offers asking a new question as an alternative to editing. Well, since editing it (apparently) accomplished nothing, and no one told them of the other issue, they think they're doing OK by posting another question that resolves the indicated issue A. But, as your post says, that's not the right thing to do. | |
| Jun 26, 2020 at 9:26 | comment | added | Sonic the Anonymous Hedgehog | The UI also strongly implies reposting in that case (given close reason is addressed, but another one is also applicable). Example scenario: a user posts a question closeable for two reasons, A and B. The question gets closed for reason A (only one of the close reasons can be shown). The author edits it to address reason A so it no longer applies. Reviewers in the reopen queue see that reason B still applies and review it Leave Closed. The author is not notified of this review decision, or that reason B also applies to their question. They see that after a while, nothing has happened. ... | |
| Jun 26, 2020 at 9:15 | comment | added | Sonic the Anonymous Hedgehog | I'd expand this request to cover another case: sometimes, there are multiple problems with a given question, and the reposted question fixes one of the problems but not the other(s). The review guidance says to leave such questions closed if they are edited, so I believe reposting such a question is the same issue here, as it's another case where the question would merit a Leave Closed review had it been edited instead (which also applies for your given situation at the top). | |
| Jun 25, 2020 at 17:06 | history | edited | TinkeringbellMod | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Clarification for Rob: This isn't about copy-paste reposts, but about slightly recomposed questions that still have the same unaddressed problems as the original question.
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| Jun 25, 2020 at 16:24 | comment | added | Rand al'Thor | I'm not sure why someone has voted to close this as "only applicable to one specific site". The question closing box is the same on all sites. | |
| Jun 25, 2020 at 15:55 | comment | added | F1Krazy | @Rob I know for a fact that this has happened over and over again on Stack Overflow, to the point where people on MSO have grown tired of seeing comments or Meta questions asking "Why did you tell me to repost my question and then close it as a duplicate of the first one?" See here. | |
| Jun 25, 2020 at 15:36 | comment | added | Tinkeringbell Mod | @Rob well, if this isn't any problem network-wide, "Please don't do this because that would damage < other site >" can also be an answer to a feature request. I've gotten some small clues people on other sites may find this a problem too, and that this may not be limited to a single site. | |
| Jun 25, 2020 at 15:34 | comment | added | Rob | I'm certain that you are aware of these Q&As: 1, 2, etc. IPS will have a different tolerance for opinion or experience based answers versus other sites which may require fact based references or other proof; maybe the banner wording needs changing on IPS, maybe a couple of sites though you've suggested no others, but it's not clear that it needs repair network-wide. --- As for 'edit vs. new', edit if it's a minor clarification and new for very poorly asked and wrong track. | |
| Jun 25, 2020 at 15:21 | comment | added | Tinkeringbell Mod | @πάνταῥεῖ Perhaps. I think posting a new one doesn't make sense for blatantly off-topic questions either, if it leads to reposting. And if you are going to suggest a new one, I'd say linking to help/on-topic or help/dont-ask offers more guidance than help/how-to-ask. | |
| Jun 25, 2020 at 15:19 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Jun 25, 2020 at 15:18 | comment | added | πάντα ῥεῖ | Maybe that link should be shown depending on the close reason. Editing doesn't make sense for blatantly off-topic questions. | |
| Jun 25, 2020 at 15:16 | history | edited | πάντα ῥεῖ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jun 25, 2020 at 15:15 | comment | added | Mast | @RobertColumbia That's a request for feedback. The feedback was given in the answer and ignored. Time to make it a question. Closing it would benefit no one. | |
| Jun 25, 2020 at 15:05 | history | edited | TinkeringbellMod | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
got a link to a comment in Tavern, included how that's only about duplicates and not any other type of post, so how I think it doesn't apply to e.g. opinion based questions.
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| Jun 25, 2020 at 15:00 | comment | added | Sebastian Simon | @Tinkeringbell But it was in my comments full of related links all along! | |
| Jun 25, 2020 at 14:59 | comment | added | Robert Columbia | Does this answer your question? How could we improve our planned post notice improvements? | |
| Jun 25, 2020 at 14:56 | comment | added | Glorfindel Mod | Good idea: 1, 2. | |
| Jun 25, 2020 at 14:52 | history | asked | TinkeringbellMod | CC BY-SA 4.0 |