Don't autohide the [Improve question] button in Q/A
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I keep noticing people who, instead of adding missing info to the original question, post pages of code and stuff in comments or even as a solution. I've wondered if they missed the green [Improve question] button because it's not always visible? Then I wondered, why should it hide at all? Why is it not showing all the time? And that is my suggestion. P.S.: When I say button, another pet peeve of mine is stuff that behave like a button, but don't look like one! How should I know that some colored text in a corner is in fact an actionable element (i. e. a button)? How are new users supposed to know? But that is a separate issue, on a much wider scope...
GOTOs are a bit like wire coat hangers: they tend to breed in the darkness, such that where there once were few, eventually there are many, and the program's architecture collapses beneath them. (Fran Poretto)
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I keep noticing people who, instead of adding missing info to the original question, post pages of code and stuff in comments or even as a solution. I've wondered if they missed the green [Improve question] button because it's not always visible? Then I wondered, why should it hide at all? Why is it not showing all the time? And that is my suggestion. P.S.: When I say button, another pet peeve of mine is stuff that behave like a button, but don't look like one! How should I know that some colored text in a corner is in fact an actionable element (i. e. a button)? How are new users supposed to know? But that is a separate issue, on a much wider scope...
GOTOs are a bit like wire coat hangers: they tend to breed in the darkness, such that where there once were few, eventually there are many, and the program's architecture collapses beneath them. (Fran Poretto)
The idea was to keep the UI clean, but I agree and we're in the process of updating the UI. Any suggestions you have, send them in! (even mockups if you're keen)
cheers Chris Maunder
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The idea was to keep the UI clean, but I agree and we're in the process of updating the UI. Any suggestions you have, send them in! (even mockups if you're keen)
cheers Chris Maunder
One random thought, which might not work: If a user starts typing in the "solution" box on one of their own questions, show a big warning banner asking them whether they're actually trying to update their question, with a big "edit question" button. Possibly with another confirmation message when they click submit. It won't catch them all, but it might make it more obvious to new users who don't know how to update their question. :)
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