Someone asked if the mod team is doing anything to prevent vagueness in posts.

Short answer: No. Long answer: Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

Honestly, I don't know if that's even possible. I mean, we can't force people to express themselves clearly, can we? The whole reason people come here asking questions, is because they don't (fully) understand something. How can you force someone who doesn't even (fully) understand the topic they're asking about, to not be vague?

Worse, vagueness is highly subjective. What is clear to one listener may not be so to another. And worse than that, someone might sometimes think a question is not vague, but only because they misunderstood the question. A vague question could look like a non-vague one.

I don't see any way that we can we read not just the mind of the poster, but also the mind of all the people who see the post. And just psychically know if they found it vague or not. I mean, I'd love to be psychic and all... but sadly I'm not.

So, to recap: No we're not. And arguably, vague questions are part of the mission of an "Ask" subreddit. And vagueness is highly subjective, so it might not even be possible to eliminate vague postings.

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