Questions tagged [asking-questions]
Questions specifically about the process of asking questions on this site.
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Why are we required to write "why this question is relevant to us"?
When I ask questions, it's always for the same reason: because I'm curious about the answer. It's not like my life depends on it, it's just a random question I asked myself while thinking about a ...
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How to deal with unclear questions about geometry?
I just had a look at again a typical question about geometry.
The question starts by a rectangle, called $ABCD$.
Problem: there are two "kinds" of rectangles $ABCD$:
The "Joe sixpack&...
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Please help to improve the question so that it could be reopened [duplicate]
I did my best to improve the
Priority of subscript and superscript operations question and still failing to do so.
Could you please help me to realize how to reshape the question and what lessons ...
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A guided self-study anti-pattern?
I've observed a certain pattern of behavior a number of times on MSE over the years (to varying degrees), but I didn't find it discussed directly on here (although some related topics have been ...
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Ask a new question or undelete and edit the deleted question?
So initially I asked a not so well-focused and clear question on expressing functions as sums of exponential and sinusoidal functions.
Then later I deleted it because it wasn’t so clear.
Then, just ...
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Integral or Series Closed Form Inquiry
I know it's a dumb question still
I don't have premium access to Mathematica or Wolfram Alpha, so I sometimes get stuck. Can I ask on Math Stack Exchange community for help finding the closed form of ...
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Seeking Guidance Initially, but Successfully Proved Later
I posted a one question on Math Stack Exchange, completed most of the process, but got stuck. Later, I figured it out and proved the question. Should I delete my post, finish the solution or Should I ...
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Closed Question Despite 8 Upvotes and Detailed Attempts – Seeking Clarification
I joined Math Stack Exchange about 15-17 days ago, so I might not know all the rules for asking questions. One of my early questions got closed, but it had 8 upvotes, and I mentioned what I tried. I’m ...
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Should I split my two-part question into two?
I am currently writing a question about an infinite product I got stuck on trying to solve. I realized that I have not actually proven that it converges, something I also do not know how to do.
I see ...
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Marathon on math stackexchange
everyone. Good evening. I've noticed several discussions about integral marathons and infinite series marathons on various forums, such as the Art of Problem Solving and Integrals and Series Prohbb (...
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Can I make a post just for curiosity?
I wanted to ask if I can ask questions that arise only from my curiosity (example: I waste time doing random functions and create a problem out of nothing that seems interesting to me because it has a ...
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Is it possible to make a statement about ways I think MSE could improve? [closed]
My apologies if this question doesn't fit here - I am not sure where this question would best be asked.
I have been feeling for some time that I would like to make a suggestion for how math stack ...
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The "Draft your question" pane still has some http (rather than https) links
When a user asks a question, the pane with the title "Draft your question" is shown on the right.
Our site does not use the default version - it has been customized specifically for this ...
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There should be a "How to Ask" page tailored to math se.
The "how to ask" page for this site includes very generic advice, it is be applicable to
almost all stack exchange sites.
But, for example, stackoverflow has their own "how to ask" ...
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Why do I get a down vote when asking for clarification about notations and explanations about proofs?
Recently in some of my posts, also here, and here, I have been getting down votes. The latter two, others have voted back up to make it zero. I am just wondering if people on MSE don't like questions ...
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