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SO-Close-Vote-Reviewers / UserScripts

Various user scripts that add features to the review queue or to the chat room
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Updated close reasons to match new SO reasons #179

Closed machavity closed 4 months ago

Tyler-H commented 4 years ago

This probably needs to be revised based on the changes this week to the close vote options. For example, there's no longer an "off topic" category...

makyen commented 4 years ago

I agree we need to have shortcuts for the new reason names/short descriptions. I'm just not sure we should use the old characters (e.g. 't' and 'u') for the new reason names. I can see arguments both for using the old characters and for using new characters (e.g. f for Needs More Focus and c for Needs Details or Clarity).

My personal preference is to not reuse the old characters, mostly because I feel it wouldn't match user's expectations to use a character that they thought meant one thing, but have it display something else. However, I'm willing to be convinced otherwise (e.g. that it helps move people towards using the new reasons by preventing inadvertent use of the old reasons).

Part of my issue is that I don't like the new reasons, as I think they are more confusing both to people casting/raising close-votes/-flags and to question OP's. In part this is just because the short descriptions are so similar, but also because they don't succinctly describe the issue.