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Meta Should I delete my trivial, lack-of-research question?

I agree with the previous answers, don't delete a question that you find it looking trivial after you find the answer, instead answer it, and if it's possible, improve the question, i.e., by provid...

posted 1y ago by Wicket‭  ·  edited 1y ago by Wicket‭

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#4: Post edited by user avatar Wicket‭ · 2023-06-24T16:34:48Z (over 1 year ago)
  • I agree with the previous answers, don't delete a question that you find it looking trivial **after** you find the answer, instead answer it, and if it's possible, improve the question, i.e., by providing relevant details about the context that might explain why you skipped what you be sharing in the answer.
  • IMO, only blatantly off-topic, "broken windows" and very badly received posts should be deleted. I understand that sometimes closed questions should be deleted when the OP doesn't know how to improve to question to be reopened or what was learned after posting the question leads to "rewrite" it as a different question.
  • If you already know the software development basics and faced challenges learning a new platform, SDK, etc. others might find your learnings helpful. Software development is a very broad topic and software developers have to be able to quickly catch the workings of platforms, methods, tools, etc. either because they are new or they are continually changing.
  • I agree with the previous answers, don't delete a question that you find it looking trivial **after** you find the answer, instead answer it, and if it's possible, improve the question, i.e., by providing relevant details about the context that might explain why you skipped what you be sharing in the answer.
  • IMO, only blatantly off-topic, "broken windows" (something that attracts bad posts, causing more harm than good) and very badly received posts should be deleted. I understand that sometimes closed questions should be deleted when the OP doesn't know how to improve to question to be reopened or what was learned after posting the question leads to "rewrite" it as a different question.
  • If you already know the software development basics and faced challenges learning a new platform, SDK, etc., others might find your learnings helpful. Software development is a very broad topic, and software developers have to be able to quickly catch the workings of platforms, methods, tools, etc., either because they are new or they are continually changing.
#3: Post edited by user avatar Wicket‭ · 2023-06-24T16:32:17Z (over 1 year ago)
  • I agree with the previous answers, don't delete a question that you find it looking trivial **after** you find the answer, instead answer it, and if it's possible, improve the question.
  • IMO, only blatantly off-topic, "broken windows" and very badly received posts should be deleted. I understand that sometimes closed questions should be deleted when the OP doesn't know how to improve to question to be reopened or what was learned after posting the question leads to "rewrite" it as a different question.
  • If you already know the software development basics and faced challenges learning a new platform, SDK, etc. others might find your learnings helpful. Software development is a very broad topic and software developers have to be able to quickly catch the workings of platforms, methods, tools, etc. either because they are new or they are continually changing.
  • I agree with the previous answers, don't delete a question that you find it looking trivial **after** you find the answer, instead answer it, and if it's possible, improve the question, i.e., by providing relevant details about the context that might explain why you skipped what you be sharing in the answer.
  • IMO, only blatantly off-topic, "broken windows" and very badly received posts should be deleted. I understand that sometimes closed questions should be deleted when the OP doesn't know how to improve to question to be reopened or what was learned after posting the question leads to "rewrite" it as a different question.
  • If you already know the software development basics and faced challenges learning a new platform, SDK, etc. others might find your learnings helpful. Software development is a very broad topic and software developers have to be able to quickly catch the workings of platforms, methods, tools, etc. either because they are new or they are continually changing.
#2: Post edited by user avatar Wicket‭ · 2023-06-24T16:30:09Z (over 1 year ago)
  • I agree with the previous answers, don't delete a question that you find it looking trivial **after** you find the answer.
  • IMO, only blatantly off-topic, "broken windows" and very badly received posts should be deleted. I understand that sometimes closed questions should be deleted when the OP doesn't know how to improve to question to be reopened or what was learned after posting the question leads to "rewrite" it as a different question.
  • If you already know the software development basics and faced challenges learning a new platform, SDK, etc. others might find your learnings helpful. Software development is a very broad topic and software developers have to be able to quickly catch the workings of platforms, methods, tools, etc. either because they are new or they are continually changing.
  • I agree with the previous answers, don't delete a question that you find it looking trivial **after** you find the answer, instead answer it, and if it's possible, improve the question.
  • IMO, only blatantly off-topic, "broken windows" and very badly received posts should be deleted. I understand that sometimes closed questions should be deleted when the OP doesn't know how to improve to question to be reopened or what was learned after posting the question leads to "rewrite" it as a different question.
  • If you already know the software development basics and faced challenges learning a new platform, SDK, etc. others might find your learnings helpful. Software development is a very broad topic and software developers have to be able to quickly catch the workings of platforms, methods, tools, etc. either because they are new or they are continually changing.
#1: Initial revision by user avatar Wicket‭ · 2023-06-24T16:28:34Z (over 1 year ago)
I agree with the previous answers, don't delete a question that you find it looking trivial **after** you find the answer.

IMO, only blatantly off-topic, "broken windows" and very badly received posts should be deleted. I understand that sometimes closed questions should be deleted when the OP doesn't know how to improve to question to be reopened or what was learned after posting the question leads to "rewrite" it as a different question.

If you already know the software development basics and faced challenges learning a new platform, SDK, etc. others might find your learnings helpful. Software development is a very broad topic and software developers have to be able to quickly catch the workings of platforms, methods, tools, etc. either because they are new or they are continually changing.