what is Q&A

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I''m sure this isn't the right place, but these are first thoughts when looking at this "post a question" page.

What is Q&A?

is it a replacement for the message boards?

is it going to exist as a third group: articles, forums, Q&A?

why is the line distance this large?

I hate all the dropdowns with scroll bars (tags, section, ...). Why not present them all at once, without scrolling, my monitor is large enough and they are almost modal anyway.

If this is supposed to be the new way to enter technical questions, the legend on the right is way wrong, the "how to ask a question" stickies are much more appropriate.

Where are the smileys?

:)

Posted 25-Aug-09 6:50am

Luc Pattyn

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No matter how much instruction Chris provides, it seems that nobody from the subcontinent seems to understand how to properly phrase a question, much less the importance of using <pre> tags.

Of course, this is also evident in other parts of the site, like forums, tips/tricks and articles.

I personally think that Q/A and Tips/tricks are still quite rough around the edges.

Posted 23-May-10 23:40pm

#realJSOP

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Not sure this is the way to react on an answer. (Who will be notified?) Here it goes anyway:

the FAQ never opened, until just now. It seems to answer most of my questions.

The line distance is here in the edit box, and the resulting post. Seems like each alinea is taking up an entire empty line. I'm in favor of vertical compactness.

The text (I don't see it right now) said things such as "keep code as short as possible" and did not mention using PRE tags. That is the opposite of what I expect; I appreciate all relevant code, and PRE tags.

Posted 25-Aug-09 16:08pm

Luc Pattyn

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Chris Maunder · Accepted Answer · 2009-08-25T12:50:00

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1, 2, 3: Please see the FAQ. I've tried to be thorough

4. Which line distance? Between questions? A compact view has been requested and I'll do that

5. If you can donate the world a new monitor and force them all to view at 1600 x 1280 then I'll fix it in place

6. Yes. Why is the legend way wrong? It's based on the same text we use in the forums.

Posted 25-Aug-09 12:50pm

Chris Maunder772.9K

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Xeqtr 27-Jun-10 18:42pm

Reason for my vote of 5
good answer