Questions tagged [discussion]
The question you're asking is designed to solicit opinions or best-practices on a particular topic, with the goal of reaching community consensus.
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would like have some clarifications on what's going on here and on wb in general
there are few aspects on which would like to have some clarifications.
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I would like to see how those two questions are duplicate:
How much would take and cost to construct a building/tower that ...
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Do atmospheric physics questions fit here?
Questions I have asked in Physics Stack Exchange were closed and I was referred to Worldbuilding Stack Exchange.
Does questions regarding evaporation from the oceans fit here?
I am going to ask about ...
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Can I post tidbits of lore from the world I'm building here for feedback, or is this more about asking about the worldbuilding itself? [duplicate]
I'm working on a world that I'd like to make into a video game someday. I'd like a place to post information about it so I can get feedback, suggestions, etc. Is this the place for that? If not, where ...
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Why? What? A quick refresher on suspended accounts
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The main motivation for this is an explanation request received from a user after being contacted from a mod. Since the explanation for the user, which is the core of what is written below, ...
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2020: a year in moderation
As we say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new one, we have a tradition of sharing moderation stats for the past 12 months.
As most of you here are aware, sites on the Stack Exchange network ...
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Minimum necessary context for answering questions and interlinked questions on Worldbuilding SE
Something I've noticed recently on Worldbuilding SE is an increase in the number of interlinked questions that require reading the parent question in order to get complete context for answering the ...
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Synonymizing the werewolf and shape-shifters tag
We currently have two tags, werewolf and shapeshifters, which have a very large amount of overlap with the former more or less being a subset of the latter. There are only seven questions on the ...
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Creating a specific tag for questions set in a "real world" or "real world"-esque setting
A lot of stories are set in worlds that are like reality unless noted. These are settings in which the geopolitical situation is virtually identical to the modern world (minus the presence of a few ...
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What would you have wanted to know at the beginning?
You're a seasoned worldbuilder. We're about to embark on our first build. What are some of the most crucial things you've learned that you wish you knew at the start?
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Debate on the relevance of law-related questions
I've seen a couple law-related questions closed recently for being "not worldbuilding", not all of them my own, so I would appreciate a clarification of the rules. I have identified several ...
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Is there any way to make this question on-topic?
So, you know the whole "If humans play Dungeons and Dragons, what would dragons play?" joke. You probably also know that I made a question about it.
Would the "Rule Lawyers" pen-...
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What does "hidden gems" mean in the Late Answers review queue?
When I'm in the Late Answers review queue on Worldbuilding Stack Exchange, it says to "watch for hidden gems." What does that mean?
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Should Tag Synonyms require Moderator Approval As well as a Rating of 4?
As an aside, I notice there's a tag named, "tag" which is not a synonym of, "tags." I would suggest making it a synonym via the site-feature I just got as a privilege... but I can'...
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Are we too harsh on the so-called "opinion-based" questions?
Let me start from the disclaimer that I understand perfectly well that questions like "what color an invading alien armada spaceships would be" or "what would my superhero decide to do ...
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A proposal to establish policy regarding the torture and execution tags
Although most questions tagged torture and execution are unquestionably well within the scope of Worldbuilding, some were or might have been inappropriate causing a discussion about the validity of ...
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How can laser color printers weigh far less?
I have a question about my Worldbuilding Stack Exchange post: How can laser color printers weigh far less?
How can I make this on topic, please?
If I had an answer to this I would make money out of ...
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Are there any countries as "worldbuilding" as Australia?
Just a curious Australian.
Are there any other countries that get referenced as frequently as Australia does?
Australia got mentioned in an answer yesterday to "How can massive forest burning be ...
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Modifying the Evolution tag wiki
I believe I've finally figured out why I dislike "How can X evolve?" questions and what to do about it. I believe the proposal would help with the questions tremendously — at least if anyone ...
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Is WB.SE participating in the Hat Contest?
Good news! The Winter Bash has started!
Will WB.SE be participating this year?
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Are there any standards for quality here?
Yet again, we have a question tagged science-based that falls under "evidently impossible with 5 minutes of basic research" category.
Not only is it allowed to remain open, it gets highly ...
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Real Life cannot be an overriding limitation on any question unless specifically requested
I have finally found the perfect question to kick-start this discussion concerning what I believe is a growing undesirable behavior on Worldbuilding
How can the Sea of Japan be drained?
The OP wasn'...
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Why are 'plausible magic' questions so poorly received?
Let's say I have a question such as the following:
I want my race of fantasy avians to have a crest of beautiful, long, iridescent feathers. If I don't care how they came to be in the first place (...
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Disputing a Policy: Question Edits Cannot Invalidate Answers
Worldbuilding is the only Stack I am aware of that discourages improving a question if it invalidates answers. I could be wrong about that, but what it does is suggest that answers are more important ...
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What am I doing wrong in this question?
I posted this question about cool-looking yet ineffective weaponry, and am confused as to why I have down votes. There are no close votes, and I'm 90% sure I'm following all the guidelines. It isn't ...
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Why is my question "too story-based"?
I recently asked this question. The controversial topic of the question aside (yes, I get that it's torture; I very explicitly said to keep it clinical), I was rather surprised to find that it was ...
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Is Universe Factory still alive?
It's simple, for a while now, Universe Factory (both the room and the site) shows no signs of life, which makes me sad.
Now, I'm not saying I have much to post, in fact, making a 4-minute read ...
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Let me know what part of my question is opinion-based so I can fix it
How corrupt can a meritocratic government be without being perceived as such?
I would like to know what's the opinion-based part of it, so that I may fix it (by replacing it with narrower and more ...
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Reminder to reviewers
Quite often, when browsing through the review queue history, I stumble upon cases where the reviewers apparently didn't do any real review but just clicked on "no action needed".
The latest ...
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Past Username Registry
It's a simple fact that since Stack Exchange allows us to change our usernames, we do so occasionally. While I support this practice, it can be annoying on occasion, as it can confuse others and ...
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Are comments for suggested, but inadequate, answers?
I don't want to turn this into some sort of witch hunt on the example I've come across. So unless it's absolutely necessary I'll leave that out of this question.
The question had a hard science tag, ...
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Policy Recommendation: We recommend that users wait 24-48 hours before selecting a best answer
For some time we have had an unofficial policy that we recommend users wait 24-48 hours before selecting a best answer. This unofficial policy has been transmitted through comments, usually ...
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The source(s) for my answer are NSFW. Should I link my sources?
I recently self-censored an answer, and I'm wondering if i should have.
Regarding this question:
Is it a good idea to shove your arm down a werewolf's throat if you only want to incapacitate them?
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What's up with the [worldbuilding-process] tag?
It seems like worldbuilding-process is just tacked on questions that it doesn't belong on. Some of these are just poor questions entirely, but many seem to be good worldbuilding questions about ...
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What is the genesis of ‘Obligatory XKCD’?
I have a simple and lighthearted but (I suspect) non-trivial question.
Having seen the phrase ‘Obligatory XKCD’ a lot recently and used it often myself (There’s a lot of overlap between WB.SE and the ...
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When should I repost a question with modification versus editing an existing one?
I now realize that I've asked the wrong question here and was about to edit it to ask what languages I could combine to get the desired effect, but that's a pretty different question than how to make ...
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Help me understand the required level and relevance of "worldbuilding context" in questions that can be answered with real-world science
I want to ask in the context of the now-infamous gerrymandering question, which got removed because it did not do enough worldbuilding. It's not my question, and I have zero interest in seeing it put ...
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Should I accept the best answer or the answer I use?
I've gotten tons of different answers that were really helpful on my instant delivery time travel question, but I've come to a rather hard decision to make. I want to use one answer in the story, but ...
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Migration of Gerrymandering question
Can someone explain why the linked Anti-Gerrymandering question was migrated to Politics.SE?
Build an Anti-Gerrymandering Political System
It already had a wealth of answers, so obviously a number of ...
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Is it okay to edit?
So, a while back I posted this proposal for editing rules. @AlexP quickly responded in the extreme negative, calling it "a Vandal's Manifesto".
According to him, the license placed on ...
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How do we get a cool popup when a question is asked?
I just visited SciFi.SE to post a "can anyone remember this book?" question when the most amazing popup appeared!
I want a cool popup like this! A popup with some concise, succinct, and ...
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Is it bad to ask a question if I have no intent of pursuing the idea seriously in some work of fiction?
I've asked a fair share of questions here, but only a few pertain to ideas I actually pursued seriously in a game or short story. Many of my questions are little more than a fictional curiosity to ...
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How can I draw attention to a Sandbox item (proposed question posted as an answer)?
It is my very first encounter with the Sandbox which is a great idea especially for newbies. However I have noticed that I have received very little feedback for my item and I am wondering about what ...
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Why was my comment suggesting studying history, deleted?
I made a comment on How do I maintain a region of permanent political instability? to the end that Europe up until WW2 is effectively the answer, and that a basic study of history would provide that ...
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Should there be a 'frame-challenge' tag?
Understanding that there has been discussions about frame challenges in the past, notably in this question and this other question (plus certain others), is there any disputable reason why there is ...
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Proposal for Editing Rules
@elemtilas recently proposed in this comment that we, as a community, establish some guidelines for editing. Since I do quite a bit of editing, I have decided to accept his challenge and make a ...
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See Proposal for Editing Rules [duplicate]
Go here: Proposal for Editing Rules
Note to L. Dutch: do nòt roll back and do not "protect" this question. This question should be closed. All further answers or comments should be referred ...
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Is a single rude remark inside an otherwise good answer grounds for deleting the whole answer?
I recently stumbled across this deleted answer (10k+ users only). It seems like a good enough answer to the question it was posted on, with a fair amount of detail, but was deleted by a moderator as ...
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Is personally editing an answer to change from up/down votes after the 25 minute mark intended?
First Scenario: Edits so Upvotes can be Changed to Downvotes
Recently I found an interesting occurrence when going to re-edit one of my answers. One of my answers were edited by a person, so they ...
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My answer about using flags as weapons remains deleted. I would like it undeleted please
I answered this question about using flags as weapons with the Pulitzer prize winning photo of exactly that. I included an encouragement for Americans to vote. I expected some down votes from people ...
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Should we delete all tags that have fewer than 10 uses and have not been used in the past 2 years?
Often times, we see tags that have fewer than 10 uses and have had no uses for 2+ years. It is likely that people are unaware of them. So should we use a bot to autodelete tags like these?
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