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If you create such a feature, at least make it optional per site with the default off. I would be strongly opposed to any direct import from anywhere else to the Electrical Engineering site, for e...
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#2: Post edited
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Olin Lathrop
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2020-10-07T15:05:47Z (about 4 years ago)
- If you create such a feature, at least make it optional per site with the default off. I would be strongly opposed to any direct import from anywhere else to the Electrical Engineering site, for example.
There is really no necessity for imports. If a user wants to bring over one of their own questions, then just bring over the question and let others answer it anew here. However, the question shouldn't be just copied anyway. Since now it is better know what information is relevant and what not, the question should be edited to be more to the point. There is always <i>something</i> that can be made better.- If a user wants to bring over their own answer, they should have not problem writing a targeted question in their own words. Then as above, another edit pass can be applied to the answer.
- As you said above, bulk imports have "not served us well". Importing only selected posts individually doesn't really address all the problems.
- If you create such a feature, at least make it optional per site with the default off. I would be strongly opposed to any direct import from anywhere else to the Electrical Engineering site, for example.
- There is really no necessity for imports. If a user wants to bring over one of their own question, then just bring over the question and let others answer it anew here. However, the question shouldn't be just copied anyway. Since now it is better known what information is relevant, the question should be edited to be more to the point. There is always <i>something</i> that can be made better.
- If a user wants to bring over their own answer, they should have not problem writing a targeted question in their own words. Then as above, another edit pass can be applied to the answer.
- As you said above, bulk imports have "not served us well". Importing only selected posts individually doesn't really address all the problems.
#1: Initial revision
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Olin Lathrop
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2020-10-07T15:04:23Z (about 4 years ago)
If you create such a feature, at least make it optional per site with the default off. I would be strongly opposed to any direct import from anywhere else to the Electrical Engineering site, for example. There is really no necessity for imports. If a user wants to bring over one of their own questions, then just bring over the question and let others answer it anew here. However, the question shouldn't be just copied anyway. Since now it is better know what information is relevant and what not, the question should be edited to be more to the point. There is always <i>something</i> that can be made better. If a user wants to bring over their own answer, they should have not problem writing a targeted question in their own words. Then as above, another edit pass can be applied to the answer. As you said above, bulk imports have "not served us well". Importing only selected posts individually doesn't really address all the problems.