Answer by Dave Jarvis for Ask a question template v1 experiment results
As Tim Post notes, one size doesn't fit all. Customizing the prompts based on the tag weights could prove beneficial in reducing low-quality posts. An idea...
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So clearly getting code was possible through this process, but perhaps a little too much code came through. The prompts also seem to heavily lean towards code. Since they may be changed in the future,...
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A sort of running summary on key take-aways from this:One template doesn't fit allWe're off to see the Wizard. Well, something Wizard-y. Trying to predict intent while someone asks a question...
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Some feedback about why people might click on Ask a question without actually posting a question:There's no better place to see which tags that exist on the site than to type something in the tag...
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I agree with Tiny Giant:I imagine a number of the users who decided not to post their question did so because their question was not a debugging style question, and the template lead them to believe...
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I'm glad to see this resulted in measurable success.I think a good next step is working to find ways to either have multiple templates or finding ways to aid in the questions that are not strictly code...
View ArticleAnswer by amflare for Ask a question template v1 experiment results
Generally, only about 46% of users who visit "ask a question" go on to post. For our new user pool the average was closer to 32%, which isn't too surprising. We all know that asking a question on Stack...
View ArticleAnswer by Makoto for Ask a question template v1 experiment results
Well, color me surprised.I still have my doubts that this is the right approach, but given that we saw fewer [bad] questions, I'm fairly happy to see this level of progress.Using this information, a...
View ArticleAnswer by Travis J for Ask a question template v1 experiment results
This is a great problem to spend time on. Any percent of improvement is important in my opinion.I poked around a fewofthese by searching for the prompts you include. It seems that the prompts are being...
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Ask a question template v1 experiment results
Last month we ran an experiment to test using a template to help new question askers ask better questions. This experiment is the first in a series addressing the top voted theme for TeamDAG to work...
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