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| Nov 17, 2014 at 15:49 | comment | added | MadHatter | @kindzmarauli, your first suggestion seems interesting to me. The privileges page is only two clicks away from any SF page, via the help link, so I'm not sure another pointer is needed. But I will ponder suggesting that we clarify that the link between privileges and rep isn't by way of a prize, but more by way of matching ability to experience. Your second suggestion, though, I think will fly like a lead balloon. We've hashed the "no newbie questions" issue to death, here, and the community simply isn't interested in answering them. | |
| Nov 17, 2014 at 11:20 | comment | added | kindzmarauli | I appreciate that. (1) On an error like "reputation N required to comment", include a link with an explanation that refers to the mantra you mentioned (no newby questions) and perhaps a justification. (2) Remembering that seasoned veterans and experts are always newbies at something (e.g. SCCM guru being a newby at Ubuntu or perl), rethink, adjust the "no newby (level) questions" mantra - otherwise it might descend into an ole' boys club with established elite that is condescending to outsiders, anything it considers uncool, or even anything it does not understand. | |
| Nov 17, 2014 at 10:21 | comment | added | MadHatter | @kindzmarauli, I like to think that we're not totally deaf to self-improvement around here. If you have any constructive suggestions on how we can improve things, we'd like to hear them. I've upvoted your one extant question on SF, so you should now be able to post to meta. But I will warn you that one avenue we're almost totally closed to is "how can we make it easier for people to ask newbie-level questions on SF"; the community has made it extremely clear that helping people who need a sysadmin (rather than people who are sysadmins) is not what SF is for. | |
| Nov 17, 2014 at 8:38 | vote | accept | kindzmarauli | ||
| Nov 17, 2014 at 8:38 | comment | added | kindzmarauli | Afraid the sheer volume of non-intuitive rules and limitations has taken a toll on my desire to seek or post answers here - so we shall see. The answer to the OQ was "you can't", really. Thanks again. | |
| Nov 17, 2014 at 8:21 | comment | added | MadHatter | You're welcome, @kindzmarauli. You've not made a bad start on SF, so I hope you decide to stay around and participate. (Oh, and just for completeness' sake: you can accept answers in meta just as you do in SF. It has no reputation impact (like everything on meta), but it helps mark the question as "dealt with".) | |
| Nov 17, 2014 at 8:19 | comment | added | kindzmarauli | Thank you for the extended answer @MadHatter. | |
| Nov 15, 2014 at 13:15 | history | answered | MadHatter | CC BY-SA 3.0 |