kutulu: It's really not that difficult to read an article and be able to form some sort of opinion about it, or take something from it and start a discussion about it.
Also, and more importantly, what you describe is not a discussion. Saying, "hey what is this all about" is not a discussion. When you post an article, it's to start a discussion on it, and asking what the article means is not starting a discussion. I have often seen people do a quick Google or Wiki lookup on something from an article, to have a slightly better understanding of the material, and from there they start their opening opinion.
More often than not, however, the question is not "i'd like to know more about this, is anyone experienced in this." Those are very few and far between- and to be honest, if the poster's language is such that they honestly have a desire to learn about it, it's very apparent- and I personally don't close a thread on that. Instead, I'll usually try and steer things toward a discussion. Hell, I've Googled or Wiki'd something from an article just to put something in and help start a discussion, if I didn't have knowledge of the article's info already.
By far, the biggest issue is, "what do you think about this?" Well, what do
YOU think about it, first? That right there is THE MOST common kind of lack of opening post opinion. If you don't have an opinion on it, then educate yourself and form one, or just don't post it. You've got to have SOME kind of opinion on it, no matter what it is.
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Originally Posted by kutulu
"hey, I don't really know much about this but I find it quite interesting. Does anyone have any knowledge or experience they would like to share?"
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Originally Posted by Halx
I think we do allow those kinds of openings.
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Exactly as I said above.
