Answer by Joooeey for Improving the copy in the close modal and post notices...
Needs more focus ...Encourage others to edit these questions?The suggested new guidance to others is:Guide the asker to update the question so it focuses on a single, specific problem. Narrowing the...
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Needs details or clarityChange toNot meet our quality standard.Source: Why do I see a message that my question does not meet quality standards?Rationale:Not because the OP is smart enough to bypass the...
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Duplicate/Guidance to others/proposed Currently the proposal contains:... and recommend the question be reopened.I would align this to the text used for other classes:... vote to reopen the questionor...
View ArticleAnswer by JamieB for Improving the copy in the close modal and post notices –...
Needs More FocusYours:This post currently asks multiple different questions or is too broad to easily address in an answer. It should be edited to focus on a single, specific problem.Proposed:This post...
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Re: Opinion BasedI think this one confuses everyone.What I think the rule intends: we do not want answers that are simply opinions. We want answers that can be distinctly judged as being right or...
View ArticleAnswer by Cris Luengo for Improving the copy in the close modal and post...
I really like all of these suggestions.Duplicate:The duplicate verbiage has always been quite ambiguous about whether to close a question as duplicate if it sufficiently matches another question, or if...
View ArticleAnswer by Justine Krejcha for Improving the copy in the close modal and post...
Duplicate messaging need to handle the case where no dupe target existsMany questions are closed as a duplicate but have no dupe target so the close message shows likeThis question already has an...
View ArticleAnswer by Makyen for Improving the copy in the close modal and post notices –...
Please use "on-topic" and "off-topic" instead of "in scope" and "out of scope"While I have no problem understanding what's meant in the text when "in scope" and "out of scope" are used, the sites...
View ArticleAnswer by 41686d6564 for Improving the copy in the close modal and post...
If edited, the question will be reviewed and might be reopened.I like that this gives hope to the user, but at the same time I feel it's a little misleading. Many new users miss the "significant edit"...
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Please mention "Too broad" before "asking multiple questions"Regardless of whether or not you go back to using "Too broad" instead of "Needs focus" in the title, I think mentioning "too broad" before...
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Answer by curiousdannii for Improving the copy in the close modal and post...
"Needs improvement" must be changed tooI couldn't see this being addressed:Reality is that lots of irredeemable questions get asked. There arelots of questions which can't be improved in order for them...
View ArticleAnswer by curiousdannii for Improving the copy in the close modal and post...
Lots of good changes in general, thank you for addressing this at long last!Opinion based on sites without subjective questions?This question is asking for personal opinions that may lead to discussion...
View ArticleAnswer by Braiam for Improving the copy in the close modal and post notices –...
The duplicate text still makes claims that don't agree with how the system works and what the rest of the message says.We are supposed to mark two questions as duplicate because they are indeed asking...
View ArticleAnswer by Machavity for Improving the copy in the close modal and post...
Migration needs more clarityOne of the problems with migration is we don't offer good guidance. This advice hasn't really changedThe problem with allowing arbitrary sites to be entered is that a lot of...
View ArticleAnswer by Makyen for Improving the copy in the close modal and post notices –...
Please return to using the modal title "Primarily opinion based" instead of "opinion based"If "primarily" isn't desired, then some alternatives for "primarily" would be various synonyms, such as...
View ArticleAnswer by Tinkeringbell for Improving the copy in the close modal and post...
Besides what tripleee already wrote about the opinion-based reason, I'd add one more thing. Replace "may lead" with something stronger. Because, especially on the more subjective sites but certainly...
View ArticleAnswer by Sonic the Anonymous Hedgehog for Improving the copy in the close...
Don't use the word "opinionated" in the description for "Opinion-based"The word "opinionated" does not mean "opinion-based". Instead, it means to be firm, narrow-minded, and arrogant. To quote some...
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Answer by Zoe is on strike for Improving the copy in the close modal and post...
Not sure if this is outside the scope of this round, but I've always struggled with the "migrated from" post notice:My problem with this is the links. Unlike the "migrated to" notice, the "migrated...
View ArticleAnswer by tripleee for Improving the copy in the close modal and post notices...
This is just a wording tweak proposal for the Opinion-based guidance to viewers.Your proposed updated text readsBecause this question may lead to opinionated discussion, debate, and answers, it has...
View ArticleAnswer by CDR for Improving the copy in the close modal and post notices –...
Flesh out the modal description for migration, specifically as to what makes a question 'complete.' Right now, the description reads:This question is out of scope on this site but is on topic on...
View ArticleAnswer by CDR for Improving the copy in the close modal and post notices –...
This is a bit of a basic request, perhaps too basic, but currently the 'post owner guidance' messages all end with: "If edited, your question will be reviewed and might be reopened." Could that be...
View ArticleAnswer by Makyen for Improving the copy in the close modal and post notices –...
Please return to using the titles "Too broad" and "Unclear"Please change the Modal Titles:"Needs more focus" back to "Too broad" and"Needs details or clarity" back to "Unclear".The modal titles are the...
View ArticleImproving the copy in the close modal and post notices – 2023 edition
Since we updated the close modal text and post notices a few years ago, I've known that there are concerns about whether they're sufficiently clear for users and whether they're giving the correct...
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