Timeline for Retrocomputing – will the site survive?
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| Jun 10, 2016 at 20:17 | comment | added | Laurel | I think that getting the word out can be a "two birds, one stone" deal. I was doing the CV queue on SO and I saw something that would have been better suited here. So I recommended they try here next time, and they said they would. | |
| Jun 8, 2016 at 18:16 | comment | added | mnem | Questioners shouldn't accept an answer until they've reasonably verified that its correct, right? Or is that a whole other kettle of fish? | |
| Jun 8, 2016 at 16:48 | comment | added | user3169 | Users asking questions should also be aware of/reminded about marking accepted answers too soon. From what I have read in the past,1-2 days after asking at a minimum. Because there is a tendency not to answer a question when an answer has already been accepted. Depending on the topic, I might not even read such questions. | |
| Jun 7, 2016 at 17:33 | comment | added | Sean Houlihane | It will help with both the answer ratio, and potentially give some users a higher rep too (which builds engagement if nothing else). | |
| Jun 7, 2016 at 17:31 | comment | added | mnem | Good point! I think when we see an "almost answer" as a comment we should point it out and try to encourage the user to flesh it out and post it as an actual answer. That might help a bit. | |
| Jun 7, 2016 at 17:27 | comment | added | Sean Houlihane | I have seen a few instances where comments are posted that would just about count as answers in their own right - I think people may feel constrained to match the answer quality (and in a sense, a reasonable number of weak answers will lower the bar, so allowing for a 'hidden gem' answer to sneak in). | |
| Jun 7, 2016 at 17:23 | history | answered | mnem | CC BY-SA 3.0 |