In May of 2012, Backflip Studios, the team behind the iOS hit DragonVale, decided to add a new type of Dragon, the Gemstone Dragon. These dragons are associated with the month related to their name, May being Emerald, June being Pearl, and the newest one for July being the Ruby Dragon.
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The problem with this is that it's brought about a particular type of question. Normally, questions like these wouldn't be an issue, as they bring content and traffic to the site.
There are, however, two main problems with this type of question:
- They are of the type to show no prior research, as the information is readily available on the DragonVale wikia.
- Seeing as how these dragons are only available for a very limited time (the month with which their birthstone is affiliated), these questions are extremely localized.
I realize questions such as these have a been a good source of reputation, and even gold badges, for some of our users, but I honestly feel they are not a good fit for our site.
What should we do about them?