A couple of days ago, I asked a question that was closed for being too opinion based. I deleted it, then was persuaded to re-ask it. It gets 10 upvotes and is not closed. This shouldn't happen. What can be done?
@user3007994 There's usually a number of people in here. If there's something you want to ask about which you feel is appropriate to ask about in chat, just throw it out; it might take five minutes or a few hours, but someone is likely to respond, or act on what you say.
If the question gives you criteria, but the scope is so wide that the best answer is be necessity vague, generalise or really long, then it is too broad.
That is what meta is supposed to be about. If you have a question about how the site should be run, or what decisions have been taken, you ask in meta. Moderators are around to help keep things running smoothly, but they don't decide policy any more than any other user.
Otherwise, we end up in a situation where meta policy is shown to be one thing, and the moderators have to lock close and reopen votes to stop questions being opened and closed.
Gaming does seem to be a good SE fit. We at WB are testing boundaries a lot more.
@Mourdos Yes I've noticed this not being a smooth running as when we started, but that's a natural part of gaining more users. The influx of new contributors means we need to expect meta to not be known to all. I still think things are working very well.
@Mourdos I think people are limited to one close vote or reopen vote per question, so it can't cycle open and closed forever. It can cycle longer now that our community is bigger though...
@Mourdos The problem with long comment threads on a question is many people only look at the immediately visible ones, so unless the meta link comment gets enough upvotes people won't see it.
@Mourdos I wanted a name without numbers on the end, so tried lots of words until I found one that wasn't taken. That was on github. Then I joined Stack Exchange to get a code review and found phagocyte was already taken on Stack Exchange...
I don't mind close reopen cycles when there is significant editing to improve, but there seem to be a few questions just cycling without improvement.
@Mourdos yes I realised after choosing it that it could sound like that - which is really not what I wanted as I have very little activity on github. If I chose a username again I wouldn't put github in the name as it makes it sound like I do a lot there...
@Mourdos I fully intend to :) Just reading through the question first. I suspect that the reopen votes are partly due to the strong desire to write an answer (it has attracted so many!) which can distract people from actually wondering whether it's a good fit for the site
On other notes. I want to ask more questions. There is a wonderful question about building in the side of cliffs. I need to design a trading post settlement for a PF game.
@Mourdos I suspect you're right... I've made my point but I think I'm in the minority... I'm not going to loose sleep over it. I'm fairly sure you keep rep from closed questions so there's no real loss
@Mourdos I VTC'd it as a moderator, but only closing it as a moderator doesn't have any special powers. There are things that can be done about that, but the main reason why I put it on hold was so that we could decide what to do with it.
@Mourdos I've added an upvote and downvote which polarises it even more now - with not even a single disagreeing vote in either direction I think accepting your answer is definitely justified.
@Mourdos Because it's a self-answer. There is a delay there to allow for others to post answers as well, which is particularly important if you post the question and the self-answer at the same time.
If the answer had been posted by someone other than yourself, you could have accepted it immediately had you wanted to.
(Though I personally always recommend waiting 1-2 days before accepting an answer, even if you are pretty sure which answer you'll end up accepting within minutes of posting the question.)
@Mourdos Yes, it depends on the traffic on both the site and the specific question. 1-2 days is a decent rule of thumb. On Amateur Radio, I would tend to encourage waiting longer, because it's a lower-traffic site. On Stack Overflow, it might be 15 minutes is plenty enough.
I think the "lack of basic research" meta question is a good example of a post that doesn't show a clear community consensus, though; +5 for downvote easily googlable questions, +3 for it's fine to post such questions. The "hacking the universe" meta question is more clear: +6 for yes it's too broad, -3 for it's fine.
The question about a diet of dust brought up a few creatures that survive on dust, however they were all insect sized or smaller. This got me thinking about the [Blue Whale](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_whale#Feeding) which survive on a diet of [Krill](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krill).
Let us imagine a creature:
- Between the size of a Cat and the size of a Great Dane. - It has nothing to do with the sea, nor does it burrow; it can fly if your answer requires such. - It is more active than a sloth.
I admit I read your question here then answered and went back to the question you posted. I can't see the air producing enough nutrients for such a dynamic creature... I've suggested an alternative which I think would be kinda fun
If you can upvote it 8.5 times that would be ace! :p
I'd like to suggest something in relation to this (and other) question(s): Best platform for collaborative worldbuilding
On the Software Recommendations SE this is the "what makes a good question" entry on help.
What topics can I ask about here?
Good software recommendation requests ha...
Aside from zombies, loosely based on real life, is there an event or collection of events whether man-made, natural, or a mix that can plunge the world into chaos where any government control is either non-existent or left to civilians to survive?
Can be fictitious, just not totally unrealistic ...
A couple of days ago, I asked a question that was closed for being too opinion based. I deleted it, then was persuaded to re-ask it. It gets 10 upvotes and is not closed. This shouldn't happen. What can be done?
This question has a very clear answer that is easily found with a simple search online. Does that make it off topic?
I'd like to suggest something in relation to this (and other) question(s): Best platform for collaborative worldbuilding
On the Software Recommendations SE this is the "what makes a good question" entry on help.
What topics can I ask about here?
Good software recommendation requests ha...
The Factory Floor
The Factory Floor