Answer by Ajay Ohri for Should phrases such as 'I am new to X' be edited out...
I teach many students. Telling people you are new to a language seems quite harmless, and may signal honesty. It may also reassure feature newbies who have arrived via Google SEO
View ArticleAnswer by hek2mgl for Should phrases such as 'I am new to X' be edited out of...
Like with almost everything in life I would say: it depends. In this case it depends on the quality of the question.If the question is good, meaning it is easy to get the problem out of it and it fits...
View ArticleAnswer by user1725145 for Should phrases such as 'I am new to X' be edited...
It is useful information to know the experience level of the person you're talking to, and it's also annoying to people who've spent half an hour formulating a question to have useful information...
View ArticleAnswer by adv12 for Should phrases such as 'I am new to X' be edited out of...
I agree with @talemyn and disagree with @Servy. Like it or not, every answer targets a certain skill level. I've observed that @Servy's answers tend to target higher skill levels, sometimes at the cost...
View ArticleAnswer by Robin for Should phrases such as 'I am new to X' be edited out of...
I feel like it can actually be relevent for the answerer to be accurate.You simply don't give the same amount of details to a beginner or to someone skilled. You may want to explain more steps to get...
View ArticleAnswer by Carrie Kendall for Should phrases such as 'I am new to X' be edited...
I would argue that this isn't a simple yes or no decision. Every situation will differ. I would suggest you use a flowchart mentality. So, ask yourself a few questions:Is the question close vote worthy...
View ArticleAnswer by CodeNComedy for Should phrases such as 'I am new to X' be edited...
I think on some level, it's nice because it gives those answering the question a feel for how experienced the individual posting the question is (so they know how far they might have to break things...
View ArticleAnswer by Steve Bennett for Should phrases such as 'I am new to X' be edited...
No. Knowing that a user is new to a language/technology can sometimes help explain why they're not using a standard technique, and will make the answer more relevant.
View ArticleAnswer by talemyn for Should phrases such as 'I am new to X' be edited out of...
I'm going to throw in a small, dissenting vote . . . sometimes, it helps me to know the level of experience of someone when writing an answer. For example. if someone states that they aren't familiar...
View ArticleAnswer by PM 77-1 for Should phrases such as 'I am new to X' be edited out of...
I believe there is one case when it probably should stay. When it's accompanied by "but I know Y very well". Then we might be able to use Y terminology to explain X.
View ArticleAnswer by Shaiful Islam for Should phrases such as 'I am new to X' be edited...
Yes. "I am new to x", "hi", "thanks", "greetings" types of phrases should be removed.I suggest to please edit as much as you can to improve the post. Only editing one word and or sentence (such as...
View ArticleAnswer by Servy for Should phrases such as 'I am new to X' be edited out of...
Such content is noise; feel free to remove it when editing such posts.
View ArticleShould phrases such as 'I am new to X' be edited out of questions?
When I make an edit to a question, should I also be editing out 'fluff' statements from the question? Is this justification for an edit to a question, even if no other changes are made?For example,...
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