Timeline for "Cheapest and Fastest"-question
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| Apr 13, 2017 at 12:52 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
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| Apr 7, 2015 at 14:41 | history | edited | Relaxed | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Apr 7, 2015 at 9:24 | comment | added | David Mulder | Well, some SE's handle that by telling them to open a new question as answers aren't meant for them specifically but any future readers. But yeah, I definitely do see where you're coming from, I just feel like the wild answers generated by some of these questions without a clear "best answer" criterium is kinda bad. | |
| Apr 7, 2015 at 9:22 | comment | added | Relaxed | @DavidMulder Whether the question seems ambiguous at the beginning or not, it does happen all the time that the OP reveals different preferences in comments after answers have been posted. It can be a bit annoying but I am not sure there is much we can do about this. For the rest, I edited my answer to develop my ideas a bit. To some extent, it's a work-in-progress, not necessarily something that I or anyone else does consistently. | |
| Apr 7, 2015 at 9:20 | comment | added | David Mulder | E.g. in the third linked question the 'best' choice is defined by the author being "a sucker for overnight trains" (his words in a comment). So I do think making the criteria more objective and respecting the question as given (without making too wild interpretations) would be a good thing. | |
| Apr 7, 2015 at 9:20 | comment | added | David Mulder | Looking through the questions I do not feel like people are often "providing an overview of the trade-offs involved", especially as they tend to choose a balance they find best themselves. I totally do agree with you however that interpretation is a natural part of language, but the hard part of "cheapest and fastest" is that depending on personal wealth and preferences the trade offs in consideration look totally different. (cont.) | |
| Apr 7, 2015 at 9:19 | history | edited | Relaxed | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Apr 7, 2015 at 9:02 | history | answered | Relaxed | CC BY-SA 3.0 |