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Feature request: New users get notified to visit questions frequently after asking first question

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My idea is targeted towards new users. Many of these users join SO to ask a question. They ask it, and after not getting a reply in the first few minutes, vanish. This is an issue, especially for those who devoted their time an effort into answering the question.

When a new user, say less than a few days old, asks their first question, they are told that:

  1. They may not receive an answer in the first few minutes
  2. They should edit the question as necessary to provide information
  3. They should check the question when they can. Just because a question doesn’t get an answer right away does not mean that they won’t get one at all.
  4. If and when they do get an answer that works, they should show respect and appreciation to the answerer by accepting the answer, and, if they feel that the answer is worthy, vote up on the question.

I feel that many new users don’t understand these things about the site and quickly leave because of it. They expect an answer right away, and are dissatisfied when they don’t get that.

I think this would help answers be properly recognized. Many of my answers are correct but not accepted because the asker disappeared. By letting the asker know that answers don’t come immediately, it benefits both the asker and the answerer.

I think this is an idea that could substantially help new users stay longer and help answerer receive credit for their answers.


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