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Emails sent to posters to fix their question won't (in my experience) work that well. If someone's lazy / rushed / doesn't give a toss then an email won't magically change that.
I want the poor questions fixed or removed. They don't even need to be fixed by the author (so my other thought is Serious Points for those who fix up questions).
Agree on the problem with text boxes. See my reply[^] to Mika.
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Chris Maunder
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Chris Maunder wrote: my other thought is Serious Points for those who fix up questions
Presumably with safeguards against abuse? Otherwise, you'll get people deliberately posting crap questions for their mates to "fix". 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Richard Deeming wrote: deliberately posting crap questions for their mates to "fix"
If they "fix" them to make them decent questions then I say go for it.
(How much entertainment can one get from doing this all day, every day?)
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Chris Maunder
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OK, how would you verify that the fix actually made it a decent question? Wouldn't you need a new moderation queue for fixed questions?
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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And how would you tell that the fixed version actually asked what the user wanted to know?
I'd be well annoyed if I posted a question and someone changed it to a completely different problem.
And on the abuse side, what's to stop people fixing a question to something they do know the answer to?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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That can happen currently, but I get your point: encouraging people to edit questions will lead to more abuse (though I see almost zero abuse at the moment).
I think this is an edge case. I'd rather double the quality of questions and risk 1% abusing the system than do nothing.
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Chris Maunder
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For the very few who will abuse the system it would be worth it, I think.
It's about balance.
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Chris Maunder
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Chris Maunder wrote: If someone's lazy / rushed / doesn't give a toss then an email won't magically change that.
If someone belongs to those two groups... it won't actually be a big drama to lose them.
If someone rushed... if the question is really so important and urgent... I would try to improve it to get the answer I need.
Just with a correction / optimization of the question in 10% of the times... you will have teached some legitime users to do it right, and for me that is already a good improvement.
Chris Maunder wrote: I want the poor questions fixed or removed.
Fixed is the point of this idea. Removed... they already get removed soon enough.
Chris Maunder wrote: my other thought is Serious Points for those who fix up questions
Then you will probably have some new volunteers to the editors group 
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Here I am again, going off ...
But, the problem is not with the poster. The problem is with the genius who thinks he has the potential answer.
And I don't even think much more has to be said on THIS matter after THIS revelation.
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I think it's worth elaborating on this.
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Chris Maunder
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Ah yes, the classic where-the-what.
I slept on this post last night and gave it a little thought while in a deep trough of theta wave. How about introducing trial membership for all newbs? Which means automatic expiry if conditions factor into the introduction.
A good idea because when someone appreciates my answer to his question I get points.
Let's cut there.
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RedDk wrote: How about introducing trial membership for all newbs? Which means automatic expiry if conditions factor into the introduction
Not sure what you mean by this (ie what's the specifics?)
Anything that makes it hard for new members is not good. It should be simple for new members, powerful for those who have been around longer.
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Chris Maunder
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Specifically include notification that their membership is about to expire. That they need to act in order to keep their account.
CP is cluttered with posts that are complete rubbish. But this garbage persists because, for various and sundry reasons, not the least of which is making comments in the answer textbox, the developer djin is prone to be quick, inexact because he expects no follow up, dismissive because he wants to climb the point ladder, and just being a bad jurist because it's time to post some code (not just a link) when legitimacy begins to unfold.
Another idea is to floor/ceiling the input amount on behalf of both parties.
In summation, a memory model more beholden to nature where membership and ability have some logical relationship other than the present shooting gallery idiom where some have guns and the rest are dogs without leashes.
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You're hoping someone's behaviour regarding posts will be influenced by a threat to end membership.
As much as I would like to think membership of CodeProject is a valuable thing, it carries probably zero weight to those who can't be bothered to form a proper question.
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Chris Maunder
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Not removing the message. Let the filters learn....
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly"- SoMad
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His rubbish is gone, for now.
He still needs education, though.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Education applied 
(he is gone )
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What an opening!
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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Doesn't look familiar. I agree with the "just a warning" for now
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Then its better to remove the link to member's profile.
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One (or two if you count me) doesn't confirm he isn't a "come back" plagiarist: The comments with the link are there to prevent "automatic response" kicking.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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I don't recognize him as well.
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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