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| Jun 17, 2018 at 10:28 | history | edited | user191954 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jun 10, 2018 at 17:07 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackPhysics/status/1005858912887869440 | ||
| Jun 9, 2018 at 4:15 | comment | added | user191954 | @TheDarkSide That's a legitimate answer; I wouldn't consider that a joke. That's technically the essence of point three in the question: measure the OP's background and the complexity of the question, and respond appropriately. | |
| Jun 8, 2018 at 18:11 | comment | added | 299792458 | "How detailed should answers be"? Strongly resisting the temptation to add a single-word (joke) answer: "Appropriately" !! | |
| Jun 8, 2018 at 8:21 | comment | added | user191954 | @AndrewT. That's right; I really like answers that are divided into a brief outline and a detailed description. The outline can cover the fundamentals, the description goes deeper. | |
| Jun 8, 2018 at 7:21 | comment | added | Andrew T. | Fair point. David Z's answer is correct that there's no expected level of detail, though a good answer is an answer that can cater to everyone, from beginner to advance :) | |
| Jun 8, 2018 at 6:46 | comment | added | user191954 | @AndrewT. That's a minor point. More importantly, they're 'popular science', i.e. everyday, relatable stuff which everyone sees and upvotes thinking 'hey, me too!', and because the answers are frequently not technically rigorous. But I don't mean to insult them, because they actually attract some incredible answers (look at Floris's top voted posts, they're awesome). | |
| Jun 8, 2018 at 2:28 | comment | added | Andrew T. | Re: most popular questions (many views + votes), those are usually come from thousands of HNQ visitors that can only upvote from assoc. bonus rep but don't have enough rep to downvote, thus the skewed voting. | |
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| May 27, 2018 at 5:26 | answer | added | David ZMod | timeline score: 6 | |
| May 27, 2018 at 4:22 | history | asked | user191954 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |