Hi. I answered this question, and was delighted to see it because it was the sort of question that is fun to answer. I was surprised about the "do your homework

Hi. I answered this question, and was delighted to see it because it was the sort of question that is fun to answer. I was surprised about the "do your homework" rule as I've never heard of it before. So I read the FAQ and it's not there. You need to read the FAQ AND from there click on a link to go to another page to explain this rule. I don't know what good this rule brings to the site. Sure in a lot of cases it's better for the person who asks the question to try and solve the problem themselves, but for the site itself it's better the more questions and answers there are to read. The original question could be changed to be more generic, such as: How can I write elisp code that transforms a selected region of text? or something similar. What I would like to see instead of questions being closed is just a banner at the top of the question saying: Warning: This question may not meet the standards of the site due to [which rule it broke] and let the people searching decide what weight to give it. All this said, I think the way the question was handled was quite polite and proper given the rules.