Timeline for What should we do with "Are there any" questions with many answers?
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| Mar 10, 2019 at 3:40 | comment | added | Max Power | "Are there any..." could be answered with a simple Yes or No, and so could be considered very narrow. But they are often very lazy questions without proper constraints or depth. | |
| Nov 2, 2018 at 2:22 | history | edited | kevin | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Nov 2, 2018 at 2:20 | comment | added | kevin | @RalphJ I'd say "too broad" not only applies to topics, it applies to list of examples as well. E.g. "Are there any vehicles with more than 4 wheels?" Everyone comes up with an example. If the list is short than it is not a problem. In this case there is no end to it. | |
| Nov 1, 2018 at 16:43 | comment | added | Ralph J Mod | Agree that it is not "unclear", and that merging or removing answers would be a really bad idea, especially in the eyes of participants who put effort into formulating some very good answers to the reasonable question as posted. But "too broad" hardly seems to fit: "how do I design an airplane" is too broad. "Are there any (XYZ)" is perfectly specific. And in this case, interesting as well. The fact that the answer turns out to be, "Yes - there are actually several of those" is neither a problem with the question nor the answers. | |
| Oct 30, 2018 at 15:17 | history | answered | kevin | CC BY-SA 4.0 |