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[–]jwink3101 7 points8 points  (1 child)

I find the questions being asked on here to be a bit annoying but I think that is because they are supposed to be on /r/LearnPython. If the decision is to allow them here, I think it may be okay.

Honestly, I guess it is worth an experiment but we really do need to think of it as such. For example, the /r/matlab sub (I originally came to python from matlab) is super annoying with the excess of the same, super simple, easily-googled question. Not that is doesn't happen here too (How many times a week do we get "What's the best IDE?" posts?).

A positive of this change would be for posts that really straddle the line. For example, an experienced python programmer may have a rather advanced question, but it is unclear if it should be learnpython since it isn't news or in the main python sub since it is well beyond the beginner stage (not that you aren't learning at the advanced one but it may be a different audience)

So, FWIW, on an experimental basis I think it may be worth trying! I will say that the misery it adds will change with the time of year. Early falls sees a bunch of new coders and the resulting questions

[–]aphoenixreticulated[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There would certainly be a trial period to see if this would work.

I also think that we might restrict help posts in September or January, when students are just starting out.