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Do we insist on using month names instead of numbers?
I support the proposal, so that the recommended
notation is
6 December 2015 (GB)
December 6th, 2015 (US format) or
2015-12-06 (ISO)
because the US slash notation 12/06/2015 is not well
known ...
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When does a 'where on earth' question become so vague it's off-topic?
My problem with these questions is that I have significant concern they're not being asked in good faith sometimes.
For example, consider Where's this yellowish building in Texas? The photo is cropped ...
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When does a 'where on earth' question become so vague it's off-topic?
I say that this kind of question is acceptable as long rules are met. I try to word the rules in the rest of my answer, but they are a proposal and open to editing or being ignored for a different set ...
WillekeMod
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When does a 'where on earth' question become so vague it's off-topic?
I see two options here:
An outright ban on these questions, completely offtopic
Measuring the answerableness of these questions with measurable limits and closing those without detail
Option 1: An ...
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When does a 'where on earth' question become so vague it's off-topic?
At willekes suggestion I’ll take the thoughts I’d expressed in some comments and turn them into an answer. My preference is that:
Such questions should not be allowed
The help section already says, ...
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Remove shopping aspect from question?
Done. I have removed the list-type question asking for other discounted sites.
JoErNanOMod
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Do we insist on using month names instead of numbers?
If "insist" means one more thing for curmudgeons to harass newbies about, I vote no.
That said, I really do wish people would avoid ambiguous formats.
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When does a 'where on earth' question become so vague it's off-topic?
For me, two simple pieces of information will determine if the question is on-topic:
The place is accessible, the general public can access it or see it. ie. not something inside a private house or ...
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When does a 'where on earth' question become so vague it's off-topic?
“I want to know so I can go there” seems to me to make it on-topic, even if no one else wants to go. (And how would I know whether anyone else is interested?)
I once sent a picture of such a place ...
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