I just spotted this conversation (linked to in an old meta post). Was that ever written up on Meta? I couldn't find it (but perhaps I'm not searching the right terms)
I think it's still somewhat of an ongoing problem, and still deserves a meta post.
Sometimes we get a question or answer that is unclear or leaves out important details, and people comment to elicit improvements. Sometimes that works well (and the post gets improved); other times there are complaints that we're overly critical. How do we do more of the former and less of the ...
(Again with the Upcoming Events requests. What is up with this guy?)
On the sidebar, should there be a Sefira upcoming (ongoing) event, for questions tagged sefirat-ha-omer?
As mentioned in their New User FAQ:
The biggest surprise to new users is our insistence on references in the answers. Many forums will appear to simply accept at face-value the word of a random internet denizen. Here, we expect to be able to independently check what you are saying — that is a...
(Again with the Upcoming Events requests. What is up with this guy?)
On the sidebar, should there be a Sefira upcoming (ongoing) event, for questions tagged sefirat-ha-omer?
