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What's the preferred reaction to "bonus points for..." addendums?
I'm going to go somewhat against particularly sphennings' answer and say that "bonus questions" or "bonus points for..." can be appropriate.
I've used that myself at times. Searching among my own ...
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About children and sex
I remember a question a while ago along this same question line where "[X] WB topic makes me uncomfortable, what should I do about it?" There's no shortage of topics that [X] could be: violence, ...
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Inactive Sandbox 2017-18
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Inactive Sandbox 2018
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Are questions based on movies okay?
I don't see any reason why a question based on a movie couldn't be on topic. In fact, I'm fairly certain that we have plenty of those, if for no other reason then because someone saw something they ...
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How to deal with questions that are clearly not meant seriously?
Maybe this is just me, but . . . I kinda hate it when people justify an action by saying "Ah, the user's just trolling", or "Obvious troll is obvious", or any of a number of remarks I see again and ...
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Can a [hard-science] question be a duplicate of a non-[hard-science] question?
No, a hard-science question cannot validly be a duplicate of a non-hard-science question.
The existence of the hard-science tag on a question places specific requirements on answers. Answers that do ...
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Follow-up questions on question
Just ask. Link to the original question in your question. Use a single sentence to clarify why it's not a duplicate.
You're not (to borrow a concept from video games) kill stealing; the site is here ...
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Is it Fair to Encourage People to NOT Answer Questions that Need to be Closed?
As a user of this site, and as a moderator, I've seen a number of questions that received close votes for being 'bad', that to me as a subject matter expert in certain areas were eminently reasonable ...
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About children and sex
In all honesty: No, they don't bother me. What you have to remember is that these questions are about a fictitious world or a (hopefully) fictitious version of Earth. The society in question may be ...
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Would a 'Handwavium' tag be a bad idea?
Yes. It's a bad idea. (or at least I would argue against it)
I say this mainly because handwavium is used to explain away things we aren't worried about when we are bending the laws of the real ...
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Aesthetics in questions: Why people hate pictures
No hellfire, just basic maintenance.
We don't like stuff that degrades the signal-to-noise level. That's not just true on Worldbuilding; it's true across the network. Stack Exchange sites are ...
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Should we generously allow questions that should be elsewhere but would never survive the VTC process?
In general
To me, the point of this site is so that authors (of whatever stripe, RPG makers, screenwriters, traditional book authors, etc.) can ask about making realistic worlds. As a result, ...
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Should we narrow down the scope of the Anatomically Correct Series?
I'm still really sore at SE.inc, so forgive me that this probably has a pretty harsh tone.
Before I begin, every user should understand something. Users like HDE226868, L.Dutch and many others have ...
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Real Life cannot be an overriding limitation on any question unless specifically requested
If the question doesn't specify the expected direction of answer, it's reasonable to infer from what information there is.
The Sea of Japan question doesn't specify any level of future tech, alternate ...
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The Completionist's Dilemma
This is not something I would support. Learn to live with disappointment, and I do not mean to come off snarky.
The desire to be a completionist is admirable in my opinion (if you're not a little ...
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Catalog of Question Types
I need a situation that would enable a character to (do) X
Suitable: Off-Topic
Description: These questions are about a story set in a world, not about world building. They are sometimes fit for ...
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When and how to challenge the back story?
My opinion on this event is fairly simple and straightforward:
I think we too often rely on Science As We Know It to be the end-all be-all of measures by which we view, critique, understand, and ...
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The Completionist's Dilemma
I understand that doing this may reduce the quality of site
That should be your answer, right there. Why would we want to take active steps to reduce the quality of the site?
I can see no valid ...
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Any weird old tips for "clickbait" titles?
As I feel that I am the "that user" mentioned :), I'll explain my views on the subject.
We all know that reputation is a bunch of virtual points on an internet site. Nevertheless, we all like to ...
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Challenging Questions' Premises
We've discussed cases before when it doesn't work that way or that's not possible are valid answers if correctly written.
I don't think it's a valid reason to close a question, but it is a valid ...
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Catalog of Question Types
I need an infinite list of things.
Suitable: Off-Topic
Description: These questions are usually idea-generating questions and are easily identified by their unconstrained nature. For example, "...
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How to deal with questions that are clearly not meant seriously?
There was a line in Small Gods (Pratchett) challenging the logic of a round world because everyone knows all the water would drip off the bottom.
I see no problem with questions that aren't asked ...
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How to lock my question and/or answers?
Locking can only be done by a moderator, or by the system under certain circumstances. It's not something you can do yourself. A locked post cannot be commented on, voted on, favorited, edited, or ...
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Is it Fair to Encourage People to NOT Answer Questions that Need to be Closed?
Let's not become the Thought Police.
Given the site we are let's start with a quote from Babylon 5 :
I am Grey. I stand between the candle and the star. We are Grey. We stand between the darkness and ...
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How long should I wait before posting a bounty?
It's a judgement call and depends on the specific circumstances. Here are some factors to consider:
The software allows you to post a bounty starting when the question is two days old. (And it must ...
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Catalog of Question Types
I need a finite list of things
Suitable: On-Topic
Description: These questions seek insight into a class of issues (I use "class" in the programming sense) that often leads to a bullet ...
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Can a [hard-science] question be a duplicate of a non-[hard-science] question?
I agree with Michael's answer that a hard-science question has stricter requirements and thus shouldn't be marked as a duplicate (if it's really a hard-science question and not a tagging error). ...
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Inactive Sandbox 2019-2022
Graduated Questions List
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Is a question asking for a method to generate ideas generally considered "too broad"?
Maybe my question should have had a list of requirements the method/answer shall fulfill (to narrow down the spectrum of valid methods and allow one answer to be clearly the best).
This one.
Think ...
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