I very much like the suggestion: as it stands, it isn't easy for a user to tell from a NARQs/NCs what to do to fix their question. The proposed change makes it much easier to know how to improve the question. The One problem with this proposal is the result of its attractiveness, and the flip side of specificity: if the closure reason doesn't fit one of the proposed reasons, it isn't clear how to categorize the reason the question was closed.
As an example, I want to use the sour cream question-type sour cream question-type as articulated by David Kessner David Kessner on meta.EE: this is a common type of question on EE.SE
Using 1 quart sour cream, three bolts of different sizes, and a pen how can I ride a horse?
Under the old system of close reasons this would be NC. Under the proposed system (which I am in favor of), it isn't clear where this fits. The real reason this question should be closed is something like "The premise of your question is flawed". Of course, we could argue that this should be another close reason. However, I am sure other sites have other good (and specific) reasons to close questions that likewise don't fit in the proposed categories: gimme da codez questions, whatever.
It seems that if we want to give very specific feedback on closed questions the need be many close reasons, perhaps selected in a non-mutually exclusive fashion. However, it is not clear how maintainable such a system is. Perhaps there need to be some catch-all close reasons specisely for the cases where the proposed categories do not fit. However, if 50% of the questions can be closed using a more specific reason, then this site will be more friendly towards new users.
I very much like the suggestion: as it stands, it isn't easy for a user to tell from a NARQs/NCs what to do to fix their question. The proposed change makes it much easier to know how to improve the question. The One problem with this proposal is the result of its attractiveness, and the flip side of specificity: if the closure reason doesn't fit one of the proposed reasons, it isn't clear how to categorize the reason the question was closed.
As an example, I want to use the sour cream question-type as articulated by David Kessner on meta.EE: this is a common type of question on EE.SE
Using 1 quart sour cream, three bolts of different sizes, and a pen how can I ride a horse?
Under the old system of close reasons this would be NC. Under the proposed system (which I am in favor of), it isn't clear where this fits. The real reason this question should be closed is something like "The premise of your question is flawed". Of course, we could argue that this should be another close reason. However, I am sure other sites have other good (and specific) reasons to close questions that likewise don't fit in the proposed categories: gimme da codez questions, whatever.
It seems that if we want to give very specific feedback on closed questions the need be many close reasons, perhaps selected in a non-mutually exclusive fashion. However, it is not clear how maintainable such a system is. Perhaps there need to be some catch-all close reasons specisely for the cases where the proposed categories do not fit. However, if 50% of the questions can be closed using a more specific reason, then this site will be more friendly towards new users.
I very much like the suggestion: as it stands, it isn't easy for a user to tell from a NARQs/NCs what to do to fix their question. The proposed change makes it much easier to know how to improve the question. The One problem with this proposal is the result of its attractiveness, and the flip side of specificity: if the closure reason doesn't fit one of the proposed reasons, it isn't clear how to categorize the reason the question was closed.
As an example, I want to use the sour cream question-type as articulated by David Kessner on meta.EE: this is a common type of question on EE.SE
Using 1 quart sour cream, three bolts of different sizes, and a pen how can I ride a horse?
Under the old system of close reasons this would be NC. Under the proposed system (which I am in favor of), it isn't clear where this fits. The real reason this question should be closed is something like "The premise of your question is flawed". Of course, we could argue that this should be another close reason. However, I am sure other sites have other good (and specific) reasons to close questions that likewise don't fit in the proposed categories: gimme da codez questions, whatever.
It seems that if we want to give very specific feedback on closed questions the need be many close reasons, perhaps selected in a non-mutually exclusive fashion. However, it is not clear how maintainable such a system is. Perhaps there need to be some catch-all close reasons specisely for the cases where the proposed categories do not fit. However, if 50% of the questions can be closed using a more specific reason, then this site will be more friendly towards new users.
I very much like the suggestion: as it stands, it isn't easy for a user to tell from a NARQs/NCs what to do to fix their question. The proposed change makes it much easier to know how to improve the question. The One problem with this proposal is the result of its attractiveness, and the flip side of specificity: if the closure reason doesn't fit one of the proposed reasons, it isn't clear how to categorize the reason the question was closed.
As an example, I want to use the sour cream question-type as articulated by David Kessner on meta.EE: this is a common type of question on EE.SE
Using 1 quart sour cream, three bolts of different sizes, and a pen how can I ride a horse?
Under the old system of close reasons this would be NC. Under the proposed system (which I am in favor of), it isn't clear where this fits. The real reason this question should be closed is something like "The premise of your question is flawed". Of course, we could argue that this should be another close reason. However, I am sure other sites have other good (and specific) reasons to close questions that likewise don't fit in the proposed categories: gimme da codez questions, whatever.
It seems that if we want to give very specific feedback on closed questions the need be many close reasons, perhaps selected in a non-mutually exclusive fashion. However, it is not clear how maintainable such a system is. Perhaps there need to be some catch-all close reasons specisely for the cases where the proposed categories do not fit. However, if 50% of the questions can be closed using a more specific reason, then this site will be more friendly towards new users.