| Pages in topic: < [1 2 3 4 5 6] | Enhancement of the KudoZ system by discouraging questions without context - A proposal Thread poster: Ángel Domínguez
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Andrea Riffo 
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Hope93 wrote:
How about following a simple rule:
Those who find a question unworthy of their skill level and unbelievable achievements can simply refrain from answering it (that would be a big help to the overall "ambiance" on Kudoz).
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I'd much rather see already existing rules enforced (such as http://www.proz.com/siterules/kudoz_asking/2.1#2.1) than the creation of new ones based on sarcastic requests.
[Edited at 2008-07-14 18:00]
| | | | Andrea Riffo
Chile
Local time: 17:48
English to Spanish
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Stéphanie Soudais wrote: xxxCMJ_Trans wrote:
In fact, I have been on the brink of removing my profile several times but have been persuaded to pull back more than once on the grounds that it is better to fight from within. Well, she finally did it, as far as I can see.
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I like the idea of sending back the question for more context with the addition that was proposed in the course of the discussion, namely, that the eligibility to push that button would be based on a certain criteria (to prevent misuse).
I also agree that the KOG is an important aspect of KudoZ, and its quality should be high priority. Mechanisms that would help improving the quality of the entries, especially "on the way", would be good, and initiatives, efforts, ideas in that dire... See more I like the idea of sending back the question for more context with the addition that was proposed in the course of the discussion, namely, that the eligibility to push that button would be based on a certain criteria (to prevent misuse).
I also agree that the KOG is an important aspect of KudoZ, and its quality should be high priority. Mechanisms that would help improving the quality of the entries, especially "on the way", would be good, and initiatives, efforts, ideas in that direction should be welcome. "On the way" I mean meanwhile the KudoZ question is active, before the glossary entry is actually made, as after they made their way into the KOG, it is hard to fix erroneous entries.
I believe that honest, but novice users who post questions without context will learn rather quickly, and they would appreciate quality answers over quick ones.
I don't see why the question could not be temporarily disabled. Would it really put the asker at disadvantage, since it would slow down the process?
Well, if someone so desperately needs a quick answer, I assume he/she is sitting by his/her computer, staring at the screen waiting for the answers. Then, when he/she gets the notice that the question is temporarily suspended until he/she provides more context, he/she could quickly provide that and put the question back to everybody's view.
I think not letting a no-context question sit around would prevent the potential answerers from doing guesswork (not good for the asker and not good for the KOG) and extensive, and often fruitless research (which is not fair as it could have been avoided had the asker provided more context).
I agree that there are a few cases (very few) where a single word should be enough for a true specialist to give the right answer (although I think in those cases the question should be targeted to people with that very specialization, and not to the general public).
However, the problem this proposal is trying to address is not about these extremely rare cases, but a phenomenon much more common these days, unfortunately.
[Edited at 2008-07-15 02:08] ▲ Collapse
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