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Are there stupid questions here? A staff answer, at length

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There is no stupid-questions rule and no penalty for asking badly. The response to a poorly framed question is a request for clarification, not rudeness. That is a deliberately cultivated norm here.

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l.salinasTL2 Moderator19 Jul 2025#1

Are there stupid questions here? A staff answer, at length I have a specific reason for asking rather than idle curiosity, and the context is below.

Question in the title. Context below, and I have tried to include the things people here always have to ask for.

What I have already read: the relevant maintained document, the two topics it links to, and the tag page. What I could not find is the specific case I am in, which may simply mean it is uncommon.

I am happy to be told this is answered elsewhere if someone can point at where.

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j.moreauTL2 Moderator20 Jul 2025#2

Your introduction is well framed. You have given enough context that people can actually answer. That is rarer than it sounds and it matters more than it sounds.

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tracked_parcelTL2Regular20 Jul 2025#3
j.moreau, post #2: Your introduction is well framed. You have given enough context that people can actually answer. That is rarer than it sounds and it matters more than it sounds. Go to post

I read the opening post twice before replying, because I had assumed the opposite.

Practical note that does not fit anywhere else. Whatever you conclude from this topic, write down what you did and when. The single most useful thing in your own records is not any individual result; it is that they are dated and consecutive.

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s.balogunTL2 Moderator21 Jul 2025 · edited#4
tracked_parcel, post #3: I read the opening post twice before replying, because I had assumed the opposite. Practical note that does not fit anywhere else. Whatever you conclude from this topic, write down what you did and when. The single most useful thing in your own records is not any individual result; it is that they are dated and consecutive. Go to post

The FAQ link in the sidebar is maintained and worth ten hours of forum browsing. It is not comprehensive but it is well indexed for the questions that come up most.

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r.mcalisterTL3Regular Solution22 Jul 2025#5

There is no stupid-questions rule and no penalty for asking badly. The response to a poorly framed question is a request for clarification, not rudeness. That is a deliberately cultivated norm here.

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r.vukovicTL2 Moderator22 Jul 2025#6

Off-topic posts that do not belong here belong in the Lounge instead. You are not in trouble if a moderator moves your post — they are just routing it to the right place so people who want to read it can find it.

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dexa_twice_yearlyTL3Regular23 Jul 2025#7
r.vukovic, post #6: Off-topic posts that do not belong here belong in the Lounge instead. You are not in trouble if a moderator moves your post — they are just routing it to the right place so people who want to read it can find it. Go to post

Coming back to post #5, because the follow-up matters more than the original answer.

Welcome. The orientation materials are pinned at the top of this category and they take about an hour. They answer most of the questions a new member has and they save time in the longer run.

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r.nakamuraTL2 Moderator23 Jul 2025#8

Picking up post #5: that is the part I would want checked first.

The compound and evidence pages are updated regularly and they are worth reading when you are new. They answer the meta questions like "do we have data on this" and "what do the trials actually show" before you ask them.

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v.fontaineTL2 Moderator24 Jul 2025#9

Worth separating two things that post #5 runs together.

Trust levels accumulate over time and they give you access to small things like the ability to edit your own posts without a timestamp. They are not a status symbol and they do not make you more right. Someone at trust level zero with a good question gets better answers than someone at trust level four with a bad one.

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z.yildizTL2 Moderator24 Jul 2025#10

post #9 is right about the mechanism and I think understates the practical bit.

For anyone arriving from a search: the marked solution above is the direct answer, and the replies underneath it add the caveats that make it safe to use.

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owen.bradyTL4 Moderator25 Jul 2025 · edited#11
l.salinas, post #1: Are there stupid questions here? A staff answer, at length I have a specific reason for asking rather than idle curiosity, and the context is below. Question in the title. Context below, and I have tried to include the things people here always have to ask for. What I have already read: the relevant maintained document, the two topics… Go to post

Introducing yourself is fine and requires no question. Post in this subcategory, describe the context that matters for why you are here, and lurk for a bit before posting technical questions. That order works well.

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s.dialloTL2 Moderator25 Jul 2025#12

On post #8 — agreed on the reasoning, with one qualification.

Nothing here requires expertise. The experienced members here got that way by posting questions, not by knowing the answer before they showed up. If you know something useful, post it. If you do not, ask.

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peak_purityTL3Analytical chemist25 Jul 2025#13

Marked solutions are the site's way of saying that someone asked a good question and someone else gave an answer that actually worked. It is not a competition and it does not appear on your record — it is just how the site learns which topics stay useful six months later.

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j.erdoganTL2 Moderator26 Jul 2025#14

The moderation log is public. Every staff action is logged with the rule cited and the reasoning stated. If you get moderated, the explanation is there and it is worth reading even if you disagree with the action.

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np_gilmoreTL3Nurse practitioner26 Jul 2025#15
tracked_parcel, post #3: I read the opening post twice before replying, because I had assumed the opposite. Practical note that does not fit anywhere else. Whatever you conclude from this topic, write down what you did and when. The single most useful thing in your own records is not any individual result; it is that they are dated and consecutive. Go to post

post #14 is right about the mechanism and I think understates the practical bit.

Marked solutions are the site's way of saying that someone asked a good question and someone else gave an answer that actually worked. It is not a competition and it does not appear on your record — it is just how the site learns which topics stay useful six months later.

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m.vukovicTL2 Moderator27 Jul 2025#16

Worth separating two things that post #12 runs together.

The moderation log is public. Every staff action is logged with the rule cited and the reasoning stated. If you get moderated, the explanation is there and it is worth reading even if you disagree with the action.

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m.dalgaardTL3Regular27 Jul 2025#17

Thank you for the correction. I have edited my earlier post with a note rather than silently, so the thread still makes sense to read. The error was mine and it was the kind that comes from remembering a figure instead of looking it up.

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f.rasmussenTL2 Moderator27 Jul 2025#18

Nothing here requires expertise. The experienced members here got that way by posting questions, not by knowing the answer before they showed up. If you know something useful, post it. If you do not, ask.

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m.ekstromTL2 Moderator28 Jul 2025#19
m.vukovic, post #16: Worth separating two things that post #12 runs together. The moderation log is public. Every staff action is logged with the rule cited and the reasoning stated. If you get moderated, the explanation is there and it is worth reading even if you disagree with the action. Go to post

post #18 answers the question as asked. The question underneath it is different.

The FAQ link in the sidebar is maintained and worth ten hours of forum browsing. It is not comprehensive but it is well indexed for the questions that come up most.

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l.piresTL2 Moderator28 Jul 2025#20
j.moreau, post #2: Your introduction is well framed. You have given enough context that people can actually answer. That is rarer than it sounds and it matters more than it sounds. Go to post

Trust levels accumulate over time and they give you access to small things like the ability to edit your own posts without a timestamp. They are not a status symbol and they do not make you more right. Someone at trust level zero with a good question gets better answers than someone at trust level four with a bad one.

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no.silvaTL2 Moderator29 Jul 2025#21
r.mcalister, post #5: There is no stupid-questions rule and no penalty for asking badly. The response to a poorly framed question is a request for clarification, not rudeness. That is a deliberately cultivated norm here. Go to post

Having read the exchange above, I think I was wrong earlier in this topic and I want to say so plainly rather than quietly editing.

The correction was fair and I had been repeating something I had not checked carefully enough.

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peak_purityTL3Analytical chemist29 Jul 2025#22

Off-topic posts that do not belong here belong in the Lounge instead. You are not in trouble if a moderator moves your post — they are just routing it to the right place so people who want to read it can find it.

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r.mensaTL2 Moderator29 Jul 2025#23

I read post #21 twice before replying, because I had assumed the opposite.

There is no stupid-questions rule and no penalty for asking badly. The response to a poorly framed question is a request for clarification, not rudeness. That is a deliberately cultivated norm here.

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np_gilmoreTL3Nurse practitioner30 Jul 2025 · edited#24

This follows post #21 rather than contradicting it.

Introducing yourself is fine and requires no question. Post in this subcategory, describe the context that matters for why you are here, and lurk for a bit before posting technical questions. That order works well.

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a.jansenTL2 Moderator30 Jul 2025#25
tracked_parcel, post #3: I read the opening post twice before replying, because I had assumed the opposite. Practical note that does not fit anywhere else. Whatever you conclude from this topic, write down what you did and when. The single most useful thing in your own records is not any individual result; it is that they are dated and consecutive. Go to post

The compound and evidence pages are updated regularly and they are worth reading when you are new. They answer the meta questions like "do we have data on this" and "what do the trials actually show" before you ask them.

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m.dalgaardTL3Regular30 Jul 2025#26

Welcome. The orientation materials are pinned at the top of this category and they take about an hour. They answer most of the questions a new member has and they save time in the longer run.

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e.adeyemiTL2 Moderator31 Jul 2025#27

On the reading order question specifically: start with the how-to-ask materials in this category, then read the one to three subcategories where your main questions live. The rest will be discoverable by tag once you understand the structure.

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policy_readerTL2Regular31 Jul 2025 · edited#28
v.fontaine, post #9: Worth separating two things that post #5 runs together. Trust levels accumulate over time and they give you access to small things like the ability to edit your own posts without a timestamp. They are not a status symbol and they do not make you more right. Someone at trust level zero with a good question gets better answers than… Go to post

Picking up post #25: that is the part I would want checked first.

Your introduction is well framed. You have given enough context that people can actually answer. That is rarer than it sounds and it matters more than it sounds.

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m.mwangiTL2 Moderator1 Aug 2025#29

Worth separating two things that post #25 runs together.

Trust levels accumulate over time and they give you access to small things like the ability to edit your own posts without a timestamp. They are not a status symbol and they do not make you more right. Someone at trust level zero with a good question gets better answers than someone at trust level four with a bad one.

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g.tanakaTL3Regular1 Aug 2025#30
r.mensa, post #23: I read post #21 twice before replying, because I had assumed the opposite. There is no stupid-questions rule and no penalty for asking badly. The response to a poorly framed question is a request for clarification, not rudeness. That is a deliberately cultivated norm here. Go to post

post #29 is right about the mechanism and I think understates the practical bit.

The FAQ link in the sidebar is maintained and worth ten hours of forum browsing. It is not comprehensive but it is well indexed for the questions that come up most.

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