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The question you're asking is designed to solicit opinions or best-practices on a particular topic, with the goal of reaching community consensus.

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I'm concerned the format of StackExchange does not lend itself well to chess

I do not know how well Chess.stackexchange.com fits the original conception of a classic Stackexchange site, but I do know that I like this chess site better than any other I have visited. Ideally, o …
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Constructive topics and question-asking practice

Since I don't really understand Area 51, I do not know what relevance that metaquestion has to the present discussion, if any; but you can find it here.) …
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Can we be kinder to newcomers?

See Dunbar's number. Regrettably, all populous online forums appear to suffer this problem. Some forums manage it better than others. EXAMPLES For the same reason, all parliamentary bodies grow unc …
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To encourage answers in terms of FIDE ratings

Summary: should, and can, answerers and commenters be encoraged to speak in terms of approximate FIDE ratings rather than of "ratings" of unspecified types? Details follow. Answers and comments ofte …
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To what degree does the site resemble your original vision for it?

@ETD, @Andrew, @Daniel and others: Having visited your site a couple of times a month for years, I am not a heavy user; but, apparently, I like the site. I do not know which of you originally organiz …
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The sharper duplicate

Suppose that I have thought of a significantly sharper way to pose a question which has already been asked on this site. My question is a duplicate, but is likely to attract significantly better answe …
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