One reason I propose is either > **Failure to show prior effort to solve the problem** >According to our [guidelines for asking a good question](http://serverfault.com/help/how-to-ask), Server Fault should be the last stop in your quest for an answer, after you've exhausted other avenues of research. A more well encompassed reason would be something like > **This question does not meet the minimum requirements set by the community.** >This question either shows a lack of prior research, lack of information, or otherwise does not meet the guidelines of [how to ask a good question](http://serverfault.com/help/how-to-ask) This is only one suggestion, just two options for verbage.