Questions tagged [faq]
These questions are the most frequently asked and answered questions on Meta.
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Does IPS moderate comments differently from the rest of the Network?
I often see people saying things like
No other site that I'm a member of is this picky.
Why was my relevant comment deleted?
and
This management over comments is a very different ...
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What are the citation expectations of answers on IPS Stack Exchange?
As a Stack Exchange site, answers on Interpersonal Skills SE are expected to be cited and backed up, but what the expectations are exactly can be hard to find. So we've adapted an excellent post on ...
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What is the Sandbox? How do I use it?
Where is the sandbox?
Why should I use the sandbox?
How does the sandbox work?
How should I format my sandbox post?
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FAQ for Interpersonal Skills
Asking questions
What is the Sandbox? How do I use it?
How do I write a good question?
Are there any suggested question structures?
Answering questions
How do I write a good answer?
What are the ...
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What is the IPS Comment Bot?
What is the "IPS Comment Bot?" Why is it posting in our site chat? What do the messages it posts mean? Can I interact with it? If it posted one of my comments, does that mean my comment was bad?
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How to be a good community moderator while leaving a comment?
As a community, we often leave comments under a question/answer in the hope the question/answer will be improved or just to explain why a question/answer is likely to be closed/deleted.
However, ...
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When should one recommend deletion for a Low Quality Post in the queue?
When I first got enough reputation to review the queue, I had no idea how to use my new "powers". I had the hardest time understanding when I should "Recommend Deletion" for the &...
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How do I write a good answer?
The requirements for answers on IPS may be a bit different from what you're used to. We can't simply run your answer through a compiler and see if it compiles and works. But here's some stuff you can ...
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Templates for leaving comments
This thread is a list of useful comment templates for common situations on IPS. The full list of current templates can be found below.
Please note that those comments are only to be used as template ...
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How do I write a good question?
Writing a good subjective question about Interpersonal Skills has proven to be difficult, but here are some points you can keep in mind to help you:
Have a question title that accurately and ...
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Are there any suggested question structures?
Is there a guideline I can follow for forming questions?
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Why did my answer get deleted?
I've answered a question, but my answer was later deleted--it even had some upvotes! Why did this happen? What can I do?
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What is the difference between not answering a question and posting a frame challenge?
What is a frame challenge?
We require answers to adress the question. However, some questions may warrant answers questioning whether what the OP wants, really is the best choice. These answers are ...
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How do you tell an answerer that you think their answer needs work?
Today I saw a weak, but well voted, answer.
There were a number of viable, potential answers to the question. So this was not a "how do I drive drunk safely" impossible answer that must be ...
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Should we allow answers to make potential diagnoses?
I have a lot of experience - several years professionally - with mental illness and drug addiction. Twice (that I can recall), I have made potential diagnoses in my answers regarding people the OP is ...
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Should I wait before casting a close vote?
This question keeps coming up, so rather than repeat myself until hoarse, I thought I would make a meta post about it.
I see a question that I think should be closed. I left a comment explaining ways ...
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Please don't write answers in comments
I've been noticing a trend lately of people writing answers in the comment section. What does this mean? When you write an attempt to solve the OPs question - whether it's a fully fleshed out idea or ...
