There are a lot of users that are seemingly trying to get reputation by posting a simple challenges, like well-known riddles, and posting the answer. I'm fairly sure that these challenges are off-topic in many ways, and usually get downvoted. Is there any way we can discourage this behavior? I do...

A snail finds itself at the bottom of a 30 foot well. It crawls up 3 feet each day, but at night, while sleeping, it slips down 2 feet. How long does it take for the snail to crawl out of the well?

I don't know how this would work with puzzle types outside of jigsaws or puzzle boxes, but is it okay to ask about the best way to preserve a puzzle? I assume I would need to be specific... for example that this: How do I preserve a 3D jigsaw made of plastic? is better than this: How do...

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