Timeline for Is it important that a question is closed for the correct reasons?
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| Mar 5, 2016 at 16:16 | comment | added | Robert Soupe | @NajibIdrissi That's why I had that sense of deja vu as I typed that. I think Lovsovs's question has been asked before. | |
| Mar 5, 2016 at 13:01 | comment | added | Najib Idrissi | @RobertSoupe Not this again... The only possibility for custom close reasons is under "off-topic", there's nowhere else for the "missing context" reason to go. And the text clearly says "not about math within the scope defined in the help center." I'm so tired of having this argument. | |
| Mar 5, 2016 at 6:07 | comment | added | Robert Soupe | In my opinion, it's very important. It looks silly when a question that is very obviously about mathematics and not something else gets closed for being "off-topic." I would wager that the majority of incorrect close reasons is when questions that should have been closed for a different reason are closed for being "off-topic." | |
| Mar 3, 2016 at 17:58 | comment | added | Bobson Dugnutt | @Surb I understand why you wouldn't, since it was based on the misunderstanding that was the whole reason for me asking the question in the first place! :) | |
| Mar 3, 2016 at 17:57 | comment | added | Surb | @quid I'm not sure to fully understand your comment. However, Najib answered my question in his second comment. | |
| Mar 3, 2016 at 17:35 | vote | accept | Bobson Dugnutt | ||
| Mar 3, 2016 at 17:00 | answer | added | Najib Idrissi | timeline score: 14 | |
| Mar 3, 2016 at 16:50 | comment | added | Bobson Dugnutt | @NajibIdrissi Huh, well that pretty much answers my question. If you'd like to make an answer of it, I'd be happy to accept. | |
| Mar 3, 2016 at 16:26 | comment | added | Najib Idrissi | @Lovsovs I think you misunderstood, actually as soon as there are 5 votes for all the reasons combined, then the question is closed. For example a question with 3 votes for off-topic and 2 votes for unclear will be closed. | |
| Mar 3, 2016 at 16:25 | comment | added | Najib Idrissi | @Surb It's the last reason. So if for example the votes are opinion / off-topic / too broad / opinion / off-topic, then there's a tie between opinion and off-topic, but since the last one of the two that was cast is off-topic, off-topic is used. | |
| Mar 3, 2016 at 16:24 | comment | added | quid | @Surb the "Default Off-Topic close reason" which for this site is for all I know identical to the first listed OT reasons, that is, not about math within the scope defined etc. (But one could have a different text.) | |
| Mar 3, 2016 at 16:22 | comment | added | Bobson Dugnutt | @Surb I guess the one that first reaches 5 votes is the only one displayed? | |
| Mar 3, 2016 at 15:57 | comment | added | Surb | @NajibIdrissi In a situation where there are 5 different closing reasons, do you know which one appears on the post? The first one? | |
| Mar 3, 2016 at 15:56 | comment | added | Najib Idrissi | The question will be closed once it reaches five votes to close for any combination of reasons. It could even be five different reasons. So it doesn't really matter. Having a question closed for the wrong reason is sometimes annoying because the OP will complain (probably hoping to get an answer during the time between the reopening and the reclosing), but otherwise I don't see that it makes much difference. | |
| Mar 3, 2016 at 15:54 | comment | added | Surb | I think that what matters is the total of close vote (regardless of the closing reason). This means that if the question gets 5 close votes (with possibly different reasons), then it will be closed. The reason that is shown, is the reason that got the most votes. | |
| Mar 3, 2016 at 15:49 | history | asked | Bobson Dugnutt | CC BY-SA 3.0 |