Timeline for Can we discourage uncited arguments masquerading as questions?
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| Apr 4, 2013 at 14:41 | comment | added | T.E.D. Mod | @DVK - I'm not sure I agree with that as a hard dogma, but I do have to admit to several instances (mostly on other stacks), where I stopped a question close movement by posting a good on-topic answer. | |
| Apr 1, 2013 at 16:05 | comment | added | DVK | @TED - I'm strongly of the opinion that you can't possibly know if a question will or will not help someone else until you see the answers to it. If the answers are junk discussion, the question is unhelpful. If they are incitful analysis, it is helpful, even if the question itself is crappy. Evidence-based approach :) | |
| Apr 1, 2013 at 16:03 | comment | added | T.E.D. Mod | @DVK - I'm not saying close it because it's a dumb question. I'm saying vote to close it if you think its a question that won't ever help anyone but the one guy and his crazy friend. If its a bizzare question that for some reason loads of people have, that would be a different matter (and a link would help prove that the crazy friend isn't the only person thinking that way). | |
| Mar 31, 2013 at 16:41 | comment | added | DVK | We aren't skeptics. Why would "harebrained idea" be a bad basis for a question, if one results in good answer (see Sea Peoples)? As long as the question is edited to solicit solid historical info and not guesses or subjective opinions that is... | |
| Mar 29, 2013 at 20:48 | history | answered | T.E.D.Mod | CC BY-SA 3.0 |