@Cascabel four out of six marks for good subjective questions focus on the kinds of answers these questions tend to get.. if we see certain kinds of questions attracting worse answers than others consistently, that might mean they're unfit for IPS. That does mean that other types of questions should consistently get better answers
And again, "explanation" just means "enough for people to understand why"; if people struggle to provide explanations because it seems really obvious, that doesn't mean that it's too subjective...
@Cascabel To me, it's always all kinda intertwined and related. Better questions would invite better answers, while answers should be perfect no matter the question
I don't think you can exactly fault a question for falling afoul of good/bad subjective because it attracts answers without explanations where the authors think it's just really obvious common courtesy or some such.
I completely agree with you if it's like "should I break up with my girlfriend" and you can tell it's bad subjective because the answers are all opinions.
I'd like to see more people posting questions related to social norms as mentioned in the help center. I have a question I've been thinking about posting on that subject and I'd like to get some opinions on if it would be a good fit. The question would be about why people tend to say things like "I'm sorry" when trying to show empathy.
(I'm saying I think there's a lot less value in adding cursory explanations to things like this than more serious/subtle issues, and a policy on "you must back up all answers" has to keep this in mind.)
@M.A.R.ಠ_ಠ Tinkeringbell was the one who said that "back it up" could help define scope by highlighting cases where people couldn't do so with anything but opinions.
@M.A.R.ಠ_ಠ I like to see all answers backed up. Doesn't mean it's a policy that people have to, just that it's nice if they'd be willing to add to their answers
@Cascabel this stuff is implied etiquette for high quality, SE answers. Evaluating an answer based on a mental image of a good, SE worthy answer works better than discussing it
@Rainbacon I think that one is already pretty much about language?
I mean, the first definition in Google's dictionary onebox is: > feeling distress, especially through sympathy with someone else's misfortune. > "I was sorry to hear about what happened to your family"
@Rainbacon We've had a few about why people say certain stuff in certain situations. Lemme look it up for you once I'm off mobile, which may be tomorrow ;)
It might have been a stronger question if I didn't know they were being empathetic. It used to always seem strange to me that people would apologise for something they didn't do. Then I had someone explain empathy to me so I at least can recognize when someone uses it
@Rainbacon I suppose. I'm afraid you might still run into the issue that ultimately, it was a language issue - they were using a short phrase for one concept, and you thought they meant another?
I don't normally gamble. On the rare occasion, if asked by a group of friends, I may consider it if it's not for much money. (for example it's possible everyone is given chips for free and return them at the end so no real money is involved). How do I ask how much money, if any, people are planni...
@Cascabel that's definitely a possibility. I'll try looking for some of the questions that tinkeringbell mentioned to see if I can get a feel for the question style
I live in the United States and moved into a new house with some other guys a few months ago. There are four of us in total. Three of us (myself included) are in our late 20s and one guy is older (we'll call him Bill). The older guy (Bill) has shown numerous signs of having paranoid delusions ...
This sounds like a serious problem and one best left to mental health professionals. As much as Interpersonal Skills would want to help, I think this is seriously out of our collective depth. — baldPrussian8 secs ago
@Tinkeringbell That sounds good, I'll give it a bit more thought tonight and see what I can come up with and I can bring some things back if I can't get the question where I would like it to be.
+1 And if the kids get bored and complain, just roll out the good ol' fashioned "Well, when I was your age we didn't have them computer telephones" — Maxim1 min ago
They have a lot of trouble with people arguing contentious issues in the comments here; sometimes "explaining" downvotes is used as an excuse for that. I'm pretty sure it's still OK to comment if you legitimatly have suggestions to improve an answer. I'm happy to upvote yours, as it is clear & well written with personal experience. Even though it is not useful to me (the opposite of a germophobe!) it could well be useful to others. — jkf51 secs ago
Hey, y'all! We've got two RO spots open since AJ and Tinkeringbell are mods now. I know we've got a lot of mod presence in here so it may not be "necessary" but if you're interested in the post, let us know and we'll discuss who might be a good choice. Deadline to throw your hat in is Tuesday 11:59 PM
@user477465 I think I agree that she got the wrong diagnosis. A psychiatrist might be better than a therapist. Regular therapists aren't supposed to diagnose anyway (maybe the therapist was guessing rather than diagnosing). I'd suggest investigating dependent personality disorder, bipolar disorder, and post traumatic stress disorder. I'm not a professional, and that's not a diagnosis. — Shule1 min ago
I live in the United States and moved into a new house with some other guys a few months ago. There are four of us in total. Three of us (myself included) are in our late 20s and one guy is older (we'll call him Bill). The older guy (Bill) has shown numerous signs of having paranoid delusions ...
