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How can we word the FAQs to make clear the site policy on list questions?
The problem with list type questions is:
They attract a lot of spam.
They tend to generate link-only answers or one-liners.
They eventually become outdated, oftentimes quite quickly.
It's difficult …
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How can we word the FAQs to make clear the site policy on list questions?
The idea is that questions that don't focus on a real problem, that solicit users to provide "lists of things" don't tend to fit the Q&A model very well for several reasons.
Consider this example ques …
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What should our FAQ contain?
Justin808 brought up a good question about how to handle sensitive personal information. Since Genealogy does deal with information that could potentially be used against someone, it's worth mentionin …