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16 questions linked to/from Revisiting our "never guess the game system" policy
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Revisit III: Don’t Guess the System policy
We occasionally get questions which don’t specify which game system they are about, and which are about specific aspects of that game. Because the context and answers depend and vary with the system, ...
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Re-revisiting the "don't guess the system" policy [duplicate]
Note: As of September 3rd, 2021, this policy has been removed
Following the results of Revisit III: Don’t Guess the System policy this policy is no longer in effect. New guidance pending.
Sometimes ...
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Is '5e' a clear enough statement of game system by a question asker?
This post is now outdated. See the revisit instead: Revisit: ‘5e’ as sufficient system statement
As a community we have a long established policy of not guessing game systems. In cases where the ...
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What to do when an edit guesses the system being used rather than waiting for the querent to clarify?
Note: As of September 3rd, 2021, this policy has been removed
Following the results of Revisit III: Don’t Guess the System policy this policy is no longer in effect. New guidance pending.
When the ...
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Revisit: Is "5e" a clear enough statement of game system by a question asker to determine that the question is about D&D 5e?
Following the results of Revisit III: Don’t Guess the System policy this meta now refers to an outdated policy.
This is a revisit of Is '5e' a clear enough statement of game system by a ...
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Can our tag-prompt nudge toward including system?
We get questions every day that need to be put on hold while we wait for a new querent to specify what game/edition they're playing. As of this writing I've seen three so far today--they get quickly ...
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We need to talk about late votes to “policy” metas
Let me start by trying to give a definition. We’re here talking about meta discussions which strongly guide or dictate behaviour, and in particular where there are opposing, incompatible options and – ...
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When is it OK to assume the system without it being considered a guess?
This question was asked by a new user today. The terminology is clearly referring to D&D 5e, and they even link a related 5e Q&A.
However, I still proceeded to ask the user that we cannot ...
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What qualifies as guessing on a system?
Two questions in quick succession,
Do Hexblade warlocks choose their spells from the Hexblade spell list or the warlock spell list? and What’s the right calculation for the Homunculus’s hit points ...
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How to handle sub-tags that lack appropriate parent tags?
So, a new user just posted a question that had the warlock tag, without any other tags. The warlock tag is defined as such, on its page:
This tag is for questions pertaining to the D&D warlock ...
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The site's availability to newcomers seems startlingly low
I'm new to this site and to RPG Stackexchange where I have been spending my time so far. I only have a moderate experience with DND and most of my friends have none. I've been looking for a reliable ...
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Does the community agree with the part of the "never guess" policy regarding asking meta first? [closed]
To quote part of KRyan's most-upvoted answer about the current policy (that was added in a later edit):
[...] we could allow system tags to be edited in without the OP’s input after a Meta discussion ...
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Make it possible for certain tags (like game tags) to always appear first
As I brought up in the comments of this question, it would be great if it were possible to somehow have a specified tag always be listed first on a post, or if certain special tags (in RPG.SE's case, ...
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How to show the most recent community consensus in meta?
This meta: What to do when an edit guesses the system being used rather than waiting for the querent to clarify?
is an old post that has received faq tag.
However, there is an attempt to revisit the ...
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Is it acceptable to append the "dnd-5e" tag to questions that lack it but are about Adventurers League? [duplicate]
This question was missing the dnd-5e tag but is asking a question in the context of an Adventurers League game.
I know we have a policy against guessing game editions but, in this case, no guess was ...
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