Timeline for New users can't ask for clarifications except as answers
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| Jun 4, 2010 at 5:21 | comment | added | A.Rashad | a good "workaround" for the existing system. However, I've seen answers down voted for this before. | |
| Jun 1, 2010 at 12:49 | comment | added | Daniel Daranas | New User B can also answer: "You asked X; that can mean X1 or X2. If you meant X1, I have a great answer here for you: {insert answer to X1}. However, if you meant X2, I can't help you." Later, A can comment on B's answer and clarify it, and B can edit his answer, and everybody's happy. | |
| Jun 1, 2010 at 11:04 | history | edited | Gnoupi | CC BY-SA 2.5 |
added details, and stroke the first part; added 250 characters in body; added 47 characters in body
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| Jun 1, 2010 at 10:07 | comment | added | Gnoupi | @A.Rashad - then edit your own question to make it more clear. Also, note that I answered to both meanings. | |
| Jun 1, 2010 at 10:00 | comment | added | A.Rashad | let me quote Daniel Daranas' comment "He is saying that User A posts an ambiguous question, and New User B reads it and wants a clarification. They can't comment on User A's question - they have to answer it." | |
| Jun 1, 2010 at 9:20 | comment | added | Gnoupi | @devinb - depends on the case of course, but I prefer to see a new question asking about a detail of implementation, or something like this, than another answer on the previous question (or even a comment. Finally a new question can be useful to more people). Of course, it depends on the question. If only a small detail, or if worth a full question. | |
| Jun 1, 2010 at 9:05 | comment | added | devinb | (-1) new users who are asking for clarifications should not ask completely separate questions if their new post is essentially a "comment" on the other question. That would be just noise. | |
| Jun 1, 2010 at 8:57 | history | answered | Gnoupi | CC BY-SA 2.5 |