Answer by jwg for What should we do about users who are proud to be help...
He is right. You are wrong. Asking questions which break the rules does get people the help they need, time after time on SO.There is no point trying to discourage people from asking bad questions...
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To amplify Ben's good answer:There's always going to be a window of opportunity for people to ask questions which don't fit the Stack Overflow policy, and a window of opportunity for people to answer...
View ArticleAnswer by ahmed_khan_89 for What should we do about users who are proud to be...
I think that it should be down voted. Or at least, not answered... Maximum, you ask him to write only one clear question by thread, and to show what he tried before.Else, it will end up in a chat...
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What speaks against giving harsh penalties to answers on questions with high negative votes?Such that reputation_for_answerer = 10*(vote_of_answer + vote_of_question) if vote_of_question < 5This is...
View ArticleAnswer by Ben for What should we do about users who are proud to be help...
The correct method of dealing with any question which is off-topic, is to vote to close it.The correct method of dealing with any question which lacks research effort is to downvote it.This question...
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What should we do about users who are proud to be help vampires?
And happily, knowingly ignore site rules, because they get their answers.Example:(Click for larger image)
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