Timeline for Can we update the question guidelines to improve the quality of homework questions?
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| Jun 3, 2016 at 1:46 | history | edited | James | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 2, 2016 at 7:43 | comment | added | James | @rg255 Yup, that's a better way of wording it! | |
| Jun 2, 2016 at 7:42 | comment | added | James | @MadScientist The hoops I mention here are analogous to SO (look at docs, ask someone you know in person if possible, then ask on SO with your attempt at a solution). The extra hoop I add here is the homework tag. I'm in two minds if the homework tag has value, but whilst it's here, we should use it no? Are you referring to any other specific hoops? | |
| Jun 2, 2016 at 0:51 | history | edited | James | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 13, 2016 at 22:05 | comment | added | Mad Scientist Mod | I think we first need to seriously discuss what we expect of users asking here, and why certain homework questions are problematic. The currently practiced homework policy isn't actually written down anywhere, and I'm not certain if it is even a good policy. We're getting a bit too far into letting users jump through arbitrary hoops here for my taste. | |
| May 12, 2016 at 11:13 | comment | added | rg255 | regarding number 5 may be better to phrase it not as "cheating" but "does asking for answers here defeat the purpose of the exercise" - in other words, will the answer to this question just be used without the OP giving any thought to understanding it (this is helped, sometimes, by giving only the basic elements of an answer - more a gentle push in the right direction - rather than a comprehensive answer... and is why it's not a good match between SE and homework; comprehensive answers are good here, but that is potentially counter-productive for learning. | |
| May 12, 2016 at 7:45 | history | edited | James | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 12, 2016 at 4:05 | history | asked | James | CC BY-SA 3.0 |