Timeline for On trivial questions from new users
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| Feb 19, 2014 at 19:17 | comment | added | MBraedley | @Sterno Fair, but it doesn't mean that we can't also treat questions as a learning experience. We have to expect everyone to be at least 13, so there's no reason not to expect at least a modicum of maturity. We still expect them to learn from their mistakes (that's something of a pre-req for being a good gamer), and as I said in the first section, learning these skills here can help them in other aspects of their life. | |
| Feb 19, 2014 at 17:24 | comment | added | Sterno | I'd like to point out that many of the users of this site that you wish to treat as adults are not actually adults. This is a gaming site, after all. | |
| Jan 27, 2014 at 14:43 | comment | added | Wipqozn Mod | @MBraedley I didn't mean to imply you shouldn't leave any comment, but that your opening sentence is probably going to come across as hostile to quite a few new users. I've expanded more on my thoughts here. | |
| Jan 27, 2014 at 14:39 | comment | added | au revoir | @MBraedley - I don't think your comments raised this question. There were some (now deleted) "-1 because reason" comments. I actually like yours, especially when the link is to the correct page on the wiki - it keeps the discussion on the question content and any issues with it rather than on the mechanics of downvoting. | |
| Jan 27, 2014 at 13:33 | comment | added | MBraedley | @Wipqozn then what are we supposed to do? Wait until the user complains that they're getting downvotes without anyone telling them why? That's a recipe for a truly hostile environment. I've seen it before, and even tried to be patient with a user, only to have them chew my head off. Telling them straight up that they've done something wrong in as polite a tone as possible without being condescending or patronizing is the best approach IMHO. | |
| Jan 27, 2014 at 13:15 | comment | added | Wipqozn Mod | @MBraedley "Please do some research before posting here" does come across as hostile. The thing is, there isn't really a good way to clearly tell the user they need to do more research without it coming across at least a little hostile. | |
| Jan 26, 2014 at 4:05 | comment | added | MBraedley | @Frank: I think both are important. You can't have one without the other. If content starts to suffer, then the experts will start to leave, further degrading the content. This is why sites start in closed beta: to seed the site with good content in order to draw more experts in. | |
| Jan 26, 2014 at 2:28 | comment | added | Frank | This is one of those users vs. content divides. Which is more important; experts who stick around and answer questions, or new users upon which we depend to ask those questions? | |
| Jan 26, 2014 at 0:25 | comment | added | MBraedley | @FEichinger: It takes me about a minute to write "Please do some research before posting here. You can find some information on (game wiki)." Am I being hostile? Am I not telling them what they did wrong? | |
| Jan 26, 2014 at 0:23 | comment | added | user98085 | So, how much time do you spend making a comment that is inevitably considered hostile, as opposed to just downvoting and moving on? I mean, if you don't tell them how to fix what they did "wrong", the comment is still utterly useless and just as hostile. | |
| Jan 25, 2014 at 23:45 | history | answered | MBraedley | CC BY-SA 3.0 |