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Answer by Gazzieh for Enabling easier elimination of posts by new users that...

Direction is always better than restriction since the one improves learning whilst the other stunts it; why am I restricted? What should I have done?I fear (and I might be misreading you here) that you...

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Answer by Bernhard Barker for Enabling easier elimination of posts by new...

A few notes (some based on the comments):Correlation is not causation. These numbers could be correlated because:Experienced users are more likely both to have taken the tour and to have figured out...

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Answer by pie for Enabling easier elimination of posts by new users that...

A different approach (which could be implemented regardless and in parallel with any other proposal) would be to make it so that uninformed users would see proper help text with tips and examples...

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Answer by Bill the Lizard for Enabling easier elimination of posts by new...

This data doesn't support the idea that we should make it easier to eliminate posts by new users that disregard documentation. (Note that this isn't the same as saying that we shouldn't make it easier,...

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Enabling easier elimination of posts by new users that disregard documentation

It is evident that SO tries to remove hurdles and make it easy for newcomers to post questions. While this surely reduces the "friction" that new users encounter, it has the downside of letting people...

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