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Can a question be closed without even a single comment?

I have an example here in which I do understand that several voters close the question without asking for clarification: http://askubuntu.com/questions/261358/dont-open-http-all-site-in-ubuntu-12-10https://askubuntu.com/questions/261358/dont-open-http-all-site-in-ubuntu-12-10 is closed

It's difficult to tell what is being asked here. This question is ambiguous, vague, incomplete, overly broad, or rhetorical and cannot be reasonably answered in its current form. For help clarifying this question so that it can be reopened, see the FAQ.

So this guy is a complete noob, cannot get on internet, goes to another computer, creates an AU login and ask a question. Our reaction: CV without a single comment.

  1. No 'do you have an internet connection',
  2. nor 'did you modify your host file?',
  3. nor 'did you install/mess with firestarter/iptables?'

I am not sure about this, but I feel that with a comment or two the user could have been helped. Isn't the first step to post a comment rather than vote to close?

Can a question be closed without even a single comment?

I have an example here in which I do understand that several voters close the question without asking for clarification: http://askubuntu.com/questions/261358/dont-open-http-all-site-in-ubuntu-12-10 is closed

It's difficult to tell what is being asked here. This question is ambiguous, vague, incomplete, overly broad, or rhetorical and cannot be reasonably answered in its current form. For help clarifying this question so that it can be reopened, see the FAQ.

So this guy is a complete noob, cannot get on internet, goes to another computer, creates an AU login and ask a question. Our reaction: CV without a single comment.

  1. No 'do you have an internet connection',
  2. nor 'did you modify your host file?',
  3. nor 'did you install/mess with firestarter/iptables?'

I am not sure about this, but I feel that with a comment or two the user could have been helped. Isn't the first step to post a comment rather than vote to close?

Can a question be closed without even a single comment?

I have an example here in which I do understand that several voters close the question without asking for clarification: https://askubuntu.com/questions/261358/dont-open-http-all-site-in-ubuntu-12-10 is closed

It's difficult to tell what is being asked here. This question is ambiguous, vague, incomplete, overly broad, or rhetorical and cannot be reasonably answered in its current form. For help clarifying this question so that it can be reopened, see the FAQ.

So this guy is a complete noob, cannot get on internet, goes to another computer, creates an AU login and ask a question. Our reaction: CV without a single comment.

  1. No 'do you have an internet connection',
  2. nor 'did you modify your host file?',
  3. nor 'did you install/mess with firestarter/iptables?'

I am not sure about this, but I feel that with a comment or two the user could have been helped. Isn't the first step to post a comment rather than vote to close?

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Isn't the first step to post a comment rather than vote to close?

Can a question be closed without even a single comment?

I have an example here in which I do understand that several voters close the question without asking for clarification: http://askubuntu.com/questions/261358/dont-open-http-all-site-in-ubuntu-12-10 is closed

It's difficult to tell what is being asked here. This question is ambiguous, vague, incomplete, overly broad, or rhetorical and cannot be reasonably answered in its current form. For help clarifying this question so that it can be reopened, see the FAQ.

So this guy is a complete noob, cannot get on internet, goes to another computer, creates an AU login and ask a question. Our reaction: CV without a single comment.

  1. No 'do you have an internet connection',
  2. nor 'did you modify your host file?',
  3. nor 'did you install/mess with firestarter/iptables?'

I am not sure about this, but I feel that with a comment or two the user could have been helped. Isn't the first step to post a comment rather than vote to close?