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20 questions linked to/from Replacing the homework policy 1: what existing questions should be on/off topic?
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How do I ask homework questions on Physics Stack Exchange?
What is the policy on asking homework questions on Physics Stack Exchange?
What kinds of questions are considered homework questions?
Are homework questions allowed?
What should I include in a ...
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Should we rename the homework policy?
The homework policy is a constant source of confusion for new (and sometimes established) users.
We see this confusion, for example, when users respond to closures based on the homework policy by ...
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Banning homework: vote and documentation
It was proposed recently on meta that, as part of a broader programme of increasing the site quality, we ban homework questions altogether. This proposal seems to have really quite strong support. On ...
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Generalizing the homework policy
In our last chat session two weeks ago (sorry for the delay), we had a discussion about updating the homework policy and homework close reason. I'm making this post to summarize that discussion and ...
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Closing “Insufficient Effort” questions
Some time ago, John Rennie asked,
...in many cases it looks as if the OP simply can't be bothered to put any effort in. Do we have a policy for closing (or not closing) such questions?
The Meta ...
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As a user of Physics.SE, how do I make my own experience smoother and more enjoyable?
Related: How can we improve participation on Physics.SE? (Not a dupe, this is about what a user can do to improve his/her own experience, and that is about more global changes)
This post is meant to ...
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Replacing the homework policy 1b: what is our scope anyway?
Abstract: Analyzing the data from the last replace-the-homework-policy question was inconclusive. So back to the drawing board, or really back to our starting point: what kinds of questions do we ...
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Off-topic: what is it for?
I am a relatively new member of the site and haven't spent enough time to read through rules and meta posts yet to really understand how it all works. So when I see the occasional discussion in the ...
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What is the meaning of **effort** that Phys.SE wants in homework questions?
Always do I have seen most of the homework tagged questions are hold, with a close reason to show minimal effort. I thought Phys.SE wanted the asker to show his attempt. But recently, I got amazed ...
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What's the current status of the homework policy?
Related:
Why don't we just ban homework altogether?
Banning homework: vote and documentation
We're having some more recent discussions on the homework tag. A month ago, there was a ...
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Should we change homework policy of physics.SE?
All possible sites given by this answer are very disappointing in dealing with question & answer and the Physics.SE is by far the best (with respect to design and with respect to active users ) so ...
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Homework - the view from the chat session
During yesterday's Physics Chat we had an, erm, lively discussion about the evergreen subject of homework questions, and I think we reached as near a consensus as a motley crew of physics nerds is ...
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Questions that show insufficient effort by the OP
I see regular questions that could be answered by some basic Googling. Examples would be In a large city how much hotter on average is it outside due to the air conditioning of all the buildings? and ...
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Why can't the Homework policy be more lenient?
Sometimes very tricky problems that require quite a bit of ingenuity are removed simply because they're exercises in physics/maths. Well, what is the fundamental difference asking about a specific '...
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Slight rephrasing of homework question policy
The help message that comes up when asking a question says:
Homework-like questions should ask about a specific physics concept and show some effort to work through the problem.
I see a lot of ...