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I've come across some plain "please help me"-issues posted by users including the comment they need urgent help. Clearly, they're not looking on the right site or should ask this on chat instead, but how do we deal with the questions posted?

  • Should we edit the post to remove all "urgent" matters?
  • Should we leave comments? To what do we refer to? Nothing in the FAQ seems to cover this.
  • Should we downvote such questions?
  • Should we flag such questions?
  • Should we close such questions being TL or OT?

I have two thoughts about it: answer #1 and answer #2.

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Blank VLC player - no menu options - UrgentBlank VLC player - no menu options - Urgent

I do use vlc player [...] I need urgent help for this guys...

I've come across some plain "please help me"-issues posted by users including the comment they need urgent help. Clearly, they're not looking on the right site or should ask this on chat instead, but how do we deal with the questions posted?

  • Should we edit the post to remove all "urgent" matters?
  • Should we leave comments? To what do we refer to? Nothing in the FAQ seems to cover this.
  • Should we downvote such questions?
  • Should we flag such questions?
  • Should we close such questions being TL or OT?

I have two thoughts about it: answer #1 and answer #2.

Example question

Blank VLC player - no menu options - Urgent

I do use vlc player [...] I need urgent help for this guys...

I've come across some plain "please help me"-issues posted by users including the comment they need urgent help. Clearly, they're not looking on the right site or should ask this on chat instead, but how do we deal with the questions posted?

  • Should we edit the post to remove all "urgent" matters?
  • Should we leave comments? To what do we refer to? Nothing in the FAQ seems to cover this.
  • Should we downvote such questions?
  • Should we flag such questions?
  • Should we close such questions being TL or OT?

I have two thoughts about it: answer #1 and answer #2.

Example question

Blank VLC player - no menu options - Urgent

I do use vlc player [...] I need urgent help for this guys...

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I've come across some plain "please help me"-issues posted by users including the comment they need urgent help. Clearly, they're not looking on the right site or should ask this on chat instead, but how do we deal with the questions posted?

  • Should we edit the post to remove all "urgent" matters?
  • Should we leave comments? To what do we refer to? Nothing in the FAQ seems to cover this.
  • Should we downvote such questions?
  • Should we flag such questions?
  • Should we close such questions being TL or OT?

I'm posting myI have two thoughts as an answerabout it: answer #1 and answer #2.

Example question

Blank VLC player - no menu options - Urgent

I do use vlc player [...] I need urgent help for this guys...

I've come across some plain "please help me"-issues posted by users including the comment they need urgent help. Clearly, they're not looking on the right site or should ask this on chat instead, but how do we deal with the questions posted?

  • Should we edit the post to remove all "urgent" matters?
  • Should we leave comments? To what do we refer to? Nothing in the FAQ seems to cover this.
  • Should we downvote such questions?
  • Should we flag such questions?
  • Should we close such questions being TL or OT?

I'm posting my thoughts as an answer.

Example question

Blank VLC player - no menu options - Urgent

I do use vlc player [...] I need urgent help for this guys...

I've come across some plain "please help me"-issues posted by users including the comment they need urgent help. Clearly, they're not looking on the right site or should ask this on chat instead, but how do we deal with the questions posted?

  • Should we edit the post to remove all "urgent" matters?
  • Should we leave comments? To what do we refer to? Nothing in the FAQ seems to cover this.
  • Should we downvote such questions?
  • Should we flag such questions?
  • Should we close such questions being TL or OT?

I have two thoughts about it: answer #1 and answer #2.

Example question

Blank VLC player - no menu options - Urgent

I do use vlc player [...] I need urgent help for this guys...

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gertvdijk
gertvdijk
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How do we deal with "urgent!" questions?

I've come across some plain "please help me"-issues posted by users including the comment they need urgent help. Clearly, they're not looking on the right site or should ask this on chat instead, but how do we deal with the questions posted?

  • Should we edit the post to remove all "urgent" matters?
  • Should we leave comments? To what do we refer to? Nothing in the FAQ seems to cover this.
  • Should we downvote such questions?
  • Should we flag such questions?
  • Should we close such questions being TL or OT?

I'm posting my thoughts as an answer.

Example question

Blank VLC player - no menu options - Urgent

I do use vlc player [...] I need urgent help for this guys...