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Good point and more... Sep 3, 2010

Jenny Forbes wrote:

I'm all for giving credit where it's due. The most important thing, in my eccentric opinion, is to thank the person who gave the useful information - much more important than awarding points - nice though they are. A personal email to that helpful answerer expressing your appreciation is a good idea.
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I am new in the site and I was surprised how many questions are not closed since months... I think it would be useful to establish an automatic rule asking users to close their questions after a limited number (10-15 for ex.) or since 10 days...

Oussama
 
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closing questions Sep 3, 2010

TargamaT wrote:

I am new in the site and I was surprised how many questions are not closed since months...



Dear Oussama,

Supposedly there is a rule--that if you don't close the question, the system closes it by "choosing" whichever answer has the highest number of votes from colleagues. I don't remember the fine points, but that's the idea. I don't know why it's not always functioning that way.

Susan
 
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Susan Welsh wrote:

I don't know why it's not always functioning that way.




Because "if no answer has at least 2 net agrees, [the question] remains open."
All details at http://www.proz.com/faq/2731#2731
 
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A place for everything... Sep 3, 2010

Over the last weeks, taking a look at the English-French questions, I did find more "answers" in the Discussion area than in an Answer box. Why? God knows and I wonder...

I naturally agree that Gaius Julius should get his due, but I feel that "most helpful answers" should appear in the Answers section. Once upon a time, you only had to go from one answer to the next to agree with a colleague, make sure you would'nt duplicate an answer or find both the right word and a satisfying exp... See more
Over the last weeks, taking a look at the English-French questions, I did find more "answers" in the Discussion area than in an Answer box. Why? God knows and I wonder...

I naturally agree that Gaius Julius should get his due, but I feel that "most helpful answers" should appear in the Answers section. Once upon a time, you only had to go from one answer to the next to agree with a colleague, make sure you would'nt duplicate an answer or find both the right word and a satisfying explanation. Now, you also have to make your way through pull-down-and-up-and-around-maybe boxes... For some mysterious reason, I don't always see discussions and often get a "Show discussion" link/box only after I have entered an answer. When I then find such answer in the discussion entry of an alter-ego, I cannot but feel cheap... and feel that I lost my time.

I wouldn't go as far as suggesting that moderators should send anwers where they belong (as they hide irrelevant discussions), but I certainly second the idea that things should remain simple - a place for everything and everything in its place - and that a personal note or email is worth more than points.

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