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Enlarging the chance that clarification-question comments would be modular
Even threaded, asking two or more clarification questions in one comment can be frustrating (and a miscommunication bias) for an OP, especially if the OP doesn't speak English as a native language and/or if the OP is feeling "haunted".
Since the community can't really control how many clarification questions are being written in one comment, I suggest to consider these options:
- Printing a small hint like We suggest to ask just one clarification question per thread
- Asking the commenter
Is your comment a question?and if the commenter hits "yes" than a the question would be inserted under aWhat is your clarification question?title with a button labeledAsk another clarification questionappearing under the question for a case of need, similar to "add another file" button after uploading an image to a local file tree
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While I somewhat agree with your concerns I don't think providing some additional system that checks comments is a good idea (second suggestions). Especially across all communities.
Here is my thoughts:
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Such hint would annoy some users, myself included. The less system intrudes to communication between users than better. I'm tired of "clever" things that "knows" better what my intents are.
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Communities are totally different. What seems inappropriate for one can be absolutely normal for another. Moreover different rules can be applied to different categories within one community.
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Even if such system is implemented nothing can stop a user from writing a comment with many Qs.
It seems to me that you're trying to solve problem before it's even occurred. Maybe it would be better to return to this Q when it's right time?
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