Questions tagged [asking-questions]
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Is it acceptable to use 'best' in a question?
Obviously, a question like "What is the best Linux distro" is just BAD in every way, but if it is a narrower question ( like "What is the best Linux distro for everyday use on my old G4 PowerBook" ), ...
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My instincts are all wrong
Anyone else finding that their instincts on what is a good question are wrong?
Since questions that are off topic, on any other SE site are on topic here.
Ie any software-rec.
and questions that are ...
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How to behave while trying out recommendations
What's the proper way to update a question while testing out suggestions? For example, I asked for Podcast app suggestions. Now I'm trying out a couple of the suggested apps and a few that I found on ...
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Add descriptions of mentioned software
How far should software mentioned in questions be described? Now and then, I encounter questions where I don't know the software described ( like here ), but I think I might know an answer. Is it good ...
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Would a more rigid question template help achieve a consistent quality?
On other sites much more variation in the question structure is expected. For instance on stackoverflow some questions are very short code snippets, some are in depth debugging - the asker needs a lot ...
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Is asking for software comparisons on-topic?
So I have seen this question which says no; however that question is asking "why/if I should change". My question is more regarding the differences of "free" vs "paid" ...
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"Ask Question" functionality: Essential details for every question
Almost every question should specify the operating system(s) and whether the recommendation request is for gratis or commercial software.
Many questions fail to include this information, which then ...
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What is so bad about this question?
This question: Most space-efficient freeware file compressor? got 6 downvotes, but I don't understand what is so terribly bad about it. It asks for a good file compressor with certain criteria listed ...
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What kind of software recommendations is this site for?
I don't understand..
if I ask for a list of software, it is too broad.
if I ask for the best, it is opinionable
if I simply ask to detail the feature of one good graphic program it's not the mission ...
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Can/should we force users to state O/S and gratis or not before posting?
It seems that @Izzy (and me too, to a lesser extent) spends a lot of time commenting on new questions, asking what o/s the requested s/w should support and whether it should be gratis or if the user ...
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Increase max number of allowed tags on this site
When asking for recommendations, I often find I use up most of my tags on categorization along several common dimensions. For example: linux, gui, gratis, open-source - that's already four tags before ...
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How can I focus my Kijiji RSS feed question?
To clarify my question has not been officially asked. I just know it has issues that need to be fixed before it is asked officially.
I have a question that is really a collection of several. That ...
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Questions to "get inspiration" for new software is on-topic?
I was thinking in a type of question like below:
I'm creating a new software and the features will be:
feature 1;
feature 2;
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I'm developing it using the classical LAMP stack and now I'm looking ...
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