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If someone only has a tangential knowledge of the problem, would it be better if they just don't give their input at all and simply leave the thread empty? Non-
by shawnz 5y ago
If someone only has a tangential knowledge of the problem, would it be better if they just don't give their input at all and simply leave the thread empty? Non-experts contributing their opinion doesn't take away space from the experts to answer it properly.
If the advice is really that bad or uninformed, then it should just be downvoted. That's not really related to the "XY problem".
- whatshisface 5y agoOn stack overflow, having several tangential non-answers will make the question look well-answered, potentially misdirecting the real expert away from it by creating a false impression.
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- kasabali 5y ago> Non-experts contributing their opinion doesn't take away space from the experts to answer it properly. Ever heard of a thing called signal to noise ratio?