Team Space for Collaborative Discussions/Problem Solving
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Please use this space to mention any confusions (e.g. whether an answer is fit for approval) in this thread.
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If a question has been approved that shouldn't have been, what do we do with the pending answers?
Hypothetical question: I don't like myself.
There is no question, and it's hard to know if a question would be I don't like myself, is this normal?
I don't like myself, how do I change that?
The answers have to assume what the question is.
@AffyAvo
I've been wondering that too. I noticed one of the questions about self-harm was a bit graphic, and I'm not sure what to do about the answers
@AffyAvo @SnailPurple - what are your ideas on a solution?
Can you check if the Question Page itself has "published answers"? If not/even then we can try to 1) Edit the question 2) Consider removal/rejection
@SoulfullyAButterfly Ideally, the questions would be editted, or in some cases that Q&A question removed altogether.
@AffyAvo I agree please inform me if you ever spot a question that matches this presentation.
@SoulfullyAButterfly Ok, will watch for them and note them!
240260
I'm not sure about this one. Sounds like it could be a good answer but also could be phrased better? Phrased less as a personal reason and more of a "There could be many reasons, but these reasons are from my own experience. Maybe yours is similar" way? Am I being too picky?
@rebecca947 Sorry, missed this when it was there. Based on what you wrote though, I would approve, as long as it goes back to the question asked. Previously, personal experiences were valued as part of the answer, so I assume that's still the case.
@AffyAvo
Thank you ❤️
Seeing some of the editting suggestions, I think there are differences in how we do things.
These answers are being attributed to others - if something needs a great deal of editting, sentence structures reworked, etc. I reject it.
I approve things with reasonable amounts of slang, mintor gramatical errors. If it's commonly used, even if it isn't proper English, it goes through.
Leave for editting - spelling errors, more glaring grammatical errors that are simple fixes, has something that needs to be removed.
Is the goal to have a variety of fairly good even if not perfectly written answers, or are we trying to get the answer content more polished?
@AffyAvo I wouldn't say that we need extremely polished answers because the community guidelines for submission in itself are very standard/brief and everyone does have a style. would you like to tag the team so everyone is on the same page?
@SoulfullyAButterfly
Recently, I have come across answers with minor grammatical errors such as typing or spelling mistakes with 1 or 2 words. I did approve them as they were accurately written as per the guidelines. I reject/leave answers that have a lot of grammatical errors, are irrelevant, chaotic, and aren't answering the question.
@AffyAvo
Yeah, my style of editing is very thorough and I'm not sure if that's a good thing for this team. I leave for editing even if the answer has one minor error or needs a minor addition of punctuation. From your response, @SoulfullyAButterfly, I'm not too sure where you stand? What do you think would be a good middle ground? What would you reject and what would you accept?
As for slang, Affy, I tend to leave for editing. Slang and internet language constantly change and it depends on your generation what slang you understand. It also depends if you use certain sites. I only just discovered what 'poggers' means and '/' in front of letters (or something like that- clearly have forgotten the actual slang usage). I'm not sure if these are too niche of slang though. I know some people still don't know what ROFL and LOL mean...
@rebecca947 I suppose approving/rejecting depends on several factors/context, but I would also try to approve something that can be approved by some minor fixes like spelling.
@rebecca947
@HopefulBambi
@AffyAvo
@SnailPurple
@lyricalAngel70
@Sunisshiningandsoareyou
@Lucy2
@Sealiously
Sorry for the delay on catching up on this.
As mentioned above, we don't need to really polish what's been submitted, just fix up minor issues.
I try to leave the original 'voice' as much as possible, if something has so many grammatic errors, the sentences need to be rewritten I decline.
@SoulfullyAButterfly
#240354
Im unsure where I stand on this answer. Not convinced by the last two sentences of the answer.
@GoldenRuleJG I would reject it. A fair bit of the answer isn't on topic and has a lot of stereotypes.
@AffyAvo Thanks for your input!
240961- "Running away may seem like a good idea at first, but you will come to realize it was a mistake.. the grass is greener on the other side." Is it just me or should that read "the grass is not always greener on the other side"?
#241503 The answer of what's there isn't bad, but it lacks a fairly critical part - seeking out help from someone who is properly trained. So reject due to the missing info or approve and allow for other answers to bring that up?
#248100
The response is overall good, but they mentioned a book title that has profanity in it. Is this acceptable to approve?
@SnailPurple Maybe astrix out the last 3 letters in the book?
Not a question:
My boyfriend told me he hooked up with someone else when we were on a break.
Answer #249493
