Answer by Hawker65 for How should we deal with inherently open-ended...
As long as there is enough context or data, and that the open-minded part is not too broad, I think these question are valid. These question often try to solve the "I want this to happen in my story,...
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What should be our default policy concerning open-ended fishing-for-ideas questions?Via comment, inform the OP, and ask for clarifications to narrow down the answers. If they are not forthcoming, flag...
View ArticleAnswer by Ash for How should we deal with inherently open-ended...
These questions are directly discouraged by the terms of the site, they should by the rules be closed as either "too-broad" or "primarily opinion based" but there's a number of issues with these...
View ArticleAnswer by user49466 for How should we deal with inherently open-ended...
Leave them alone.Most of these questions have enough boundaries built into the question itself to give comprehensible answers.We're far too quick to close posts that can be fruitful for the posters,...
View ArticleAnswer by Black for How should we deal with inherently open-ended...
I'm probably a repeat offender on this and kinda see world-building in general as this. We typically have one of 2 stances when we ask a real question:I have all the Legos. How should I put them...
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Distinguish between those that should be closed and those that shouldn'tI don't see anything fundamentally wrong with fishing for ideas. I have this cool idea X (elves do reverie, or generating energy...
View ArticleHow should we deal with inherently open-ended fishing-for-ideas questions?
We've had a number of questions lately that, in my opinion, skirt the rules. They're not specific (per the new Help Center, THANKS! for that BTW).Examples are:Anti-Psychic CountermeasuresWhat would a...
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