@Brian I just saw you comment on the HW chatroom. Since most of the HW is from new users (rep 1) that would not help. They need to be summoned to chat or gain rep 20. And with a sloppy HW this is simply not happening. So this idea is a dead end.
I kind of think that the only real approach is a faq like library for common hw questions. That of course should come with all the necessary explanations and a deeper insight, possibly more sources. And a couple of worked examples. This way we can close such "Is it correct?" question as duplicates. We still can tell them in the comments it's okay and if they want to know more they should check this post.
I believe that such questions open the possibility of encouraging new users to get active on the site. And active users is something we always need...
@Martin-マーチン This would almost require a new adjunct site, which would function ~completely differently from the SE model. It would be really awkward to try to cram into the Q&A structure.
@Martin-マーチン Oh, absolutely. It's like WordPress just simply not allowing posting of images into blog comments. No one wants the kinds of images that 99.9999%+ of the comments would contain.
These sorts of questions touch on the fundamental identity of the community. What do we want to be on- and off-topic here?
Do we want to be a resource that extends to educating raw beginners? Do we choose to take on the responsibility to guide every misinformed, misguided, or confused individual...
@Brian We all agree with each other but can't come up with something to do, or maybe feel too lazy/anxious/bored/worried to do so. It's like a bunch of kids around a cake not touching it because they worry they might finish it.
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