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I like SO, but its focus is just too narrow. Any question that seems to involve an opinion is shut down as not constructive, yet I can assure you that the vast
by SeanDav 13y ago
I like SO, but its focus is just too narrow. Any question that seems to involve an opinion is shut down as not constructive, yet I can assure you that the vast majority of questions that bring me to SO are of this type.
You already rely on the users to vote up the good answers and vote down the bad ones - why don't you trust them to continue doing this, rather than shutting down useful and interesting topics?
- jeremyt 13y agoWithout addressing the broader question, which we are well aware of and continue to discuss internally, "not constructive" will no longer be a close reason as of next week. It's being replaced, in this case, by "primarily opinion based", which is a slightly higher bar. The result should be a small decrease in questions closed for opinion based reasons. http://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/171732/help-us-make-not-constructive-and-not-a-real-question-closures-more-effectiv http://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/171732/help-us-make-...