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You love your site and we love your site, but there is a whole world of people out there who might not even know it exists. When they do find it, their first impression will either scare them away or keep them around. Given this, let's take a hard look at the questions and answers here and make sure newcomers see the site at its best!

Below you'll find ten questions randomly selected from this site. What do you think about each of them and their answers? Are they the best they can be or can they be improved? Would they look interesting and inviting to an outsider or are they a little embarrassing?

Upvote the corresponding post here on meta when we're awesome. Downvote when our content just isn't quite up to par.

Oh, and do comment to let everyone know your thoughts and take part in this conversation. :)

Note: This evaluation will close on 12 October 2012. Be sure to get your votes in by then!

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    Thanks for your help, everyone!
    – Aarthi
    Oct 18, 2012 at 20:16

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Is the "Pin number cracking" scene in Terminator 2 a plot hole?

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  • good question, excellent answer
    – DForck42
    Oct 3, 2012 at 19:25
  • Question is great, provides a lot of background and detail and the answer accomplishes the same.
    – Tablemaker
    Oct 3, 2012 at 19:28
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    Well plot hole questions are not the greatest (see meta.movies.stackexchange.com/questions/53/… ) but as they go this is a great answer.
    – iandotkelly Mod
    Oct 3, 2012 at 20:01
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    I think this is more of plot-hole question, which I'm not that fond of. Of course computers are used for weird awesome things in movies and the script writers probably didn't think that thoroughly about it. But I also have to say that this is one of the better examples of this kind of questions and it got some really good and insightful answers.
    – Napoleon Wilson Mod
    Oct 4, 2012 at 17:40
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Who hired Malcolm Crowe?

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    Great question that pushes the reader to think about an ordinary detail that is overlooked by many spectators. Answer provides a great summary of the answer and proper background.
    – Tablemaker
    Oct 3, 2012 at 19:44
  • Quite an interresting question being IMHO a bit more than a simple plot-hole question. And a good answer, too.
    – Napoleon Wilson Mod
    Oct 4, 2012 at 17:43
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Why does Tommy wear a hockey mask in the end of Friday the 13th: A New Beginning?

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    Question is good and the answers are good. Generic quality question. Nothing wrong with it, but nothing spectacular.
    – Tablemaker
    Oct 3, 2012 at 19:30
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    Good question and one of the better examples of a self-answer (reached through further research after posting the question).
    – Napoleon Wilson Mod
    Oct 4, 2012 at 17:46
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Why did Jigsaw choose Zep in Saw?

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    good question, good answer
    – DForck42
    Oct 3, 2012 at 19:28
  • Interesting question that allows you to think a bit deeper behind the main villains motives. Answer provides enough detail and references to answer question.
    – Tablemaker
    Oct 3, 2012 at 19:41
  • That is the question what i also what to ask.
    – Ankit Sharma Mod
    Oct 4, 2012 at 6:08
  • Good plot-explanation question with a good answer.
    – Napoleon Wilson Mod
    Oct 4, 2012 at 17:49
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Identify a Horror film about bees which convert human into zombies

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    Identify question. Good detail, good answer.
    – DForck42
    Oct 3, 2012 at 19:26
  • Identify that gets the basics down (detail) and answer as well.
    – Tablemaker
    Oct 3, 2012 at 19:31
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    A good example of an identification question.
    – iandotkelly Mod
    Oct 3, 2012 at 20:48
  • I got good answer for this question
    – Ankit Sharma Mod
    Oct 4, 2012 at 6:10
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    Well, I'm not totally decided on the value of identify questions yet, even if asking and answering them. But this one is not bad and it got a good explanative answer.
    – Napoleon Wilson Mod
    Oct 4, 2012 at 17:48
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What is the book that Emile Hirsch reads in "Into the Wild"?

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    Question borders on Trivia but the answer is a great summary of the answers.
    – Tablemaker
    Oct 3, 2012 at 19:25
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    Trivia question with an excellent answer
    – Ankit Sharma Mod
    Oct 4, 2012 at 6:12
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    Hmm, the question sounds rather trivial (and the analysis tag is quite a shame, though some more explanation in which way this was interresting for the rest of the movie, would have helped (haven't seen it, though). But the answer is really detailed.
    – Napoleon Wilson Mod
    Oct 4, 2012 at 17:51
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Trying to find a film with a political joke about pot and california

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  • Identify question that depends on a single line of dialogue to figure out its answer. Answerer does recognize the movie and correctly answers.
    – Tablemaker
    Oct 3, 2012 at 19:35
  • Well, another identify question, and with a correct answer.
    – Napoleon Wilson Mod
    Oct 4, 2012 at 18:24
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What does the title of The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie mean, especially the Discreet Charm part?

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  • Judging solely on the fact the director is a surrealist, the question is great material but the answer is lacking at best and only provides information for one apsect of the question.
    – Tablemaker
    Oct 3, 2012 at 19:26
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    As community we do not do well with non-mainstream movies. This is an example of that. The answer is not great.
    – iandotkelly Mod
    Oct 3, 2012 at 20:53
  • I agree with iandotkelly, ti's not a bad question, it just isn't main stream so it's not getting a lot of love. would love to see a real answer for this.
    – DForck42
    Oct 3, 2012 at 21:08
  • Having not seen the movie, the question, even if seeming like a mere word explanation at first, actually offers great possibilites for extensive analysis and interpretation, though not used by the answer.
    – Napoleon Wilson Mod
    Oct 4, 2012 at 18:28
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Why doesn't Bruce take a running jump when trying to escape from the pit?

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    Interesting question about mechanics in a movie, answer provides enough detail to be useful.
    – Tablemaker
    Oct 3, 2012 at 19:33
  • Interesting question - answer not convincing, but the comment about the curvature of the wall does help it.
    – iandotkelly Mod
    Oct 3, 2012 at 20:51
  • I'm sort of meh on this question.
    – DForck42
    Oct 3, 2012 at 21:09
  • For me this question isn't really much more than a mere plot-hole question (in the sense that I don't think there's any deeper reason for the described indcident). And I totally disagree with the answer, even if judged by objective criteria it's not that bad an answer.
    – Napoleon Wilson Mod
    Oct 4, 2012 at 18:32
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https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/3890/doctor-who-and-the-2012-olympic-games

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  • Not a fan of it at all.
    – Tablemaker
    Oct 3, 2012 at 19:31
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    3 close votes says it all. Really this might be off topic ... since it relates to current affairs more than Dr. Who.
    – iandotkelly Mod
    Oct 3, 2012 at 20:53
  • I closed it as off-topic. It wasn't about the tv show at all but rather the olympics and the appearance of a show in current affairs.
    – DForck42
    Oct 3, 2012 at 21:03
  • to a point this was a valid question. Dr. Who is not just a TV Show; it's an important part of british culture. Therefore it is totally okay to ask, why this show wasn't featured in the olympics opening when other british shows/higlights got huge spots (mr. bean, queen etc).
    – oers
    Oct 4, 2012 at 6:47
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    @oers as far as i can tell questions about culture pertaining to movies is still off-topic for the site. As i said in the comment i left, it can be brought up on meta for everyone to discuss and come to a concensus.
    – DForck42
    Oct 4, 2012 at 16:20
  • For me this is off-topic (being the first close-voter on it) for exactly the reasons DForck42 describes. But it even got a good answer if disregarding the off-topicness of the whole thread.
    – Napoleon Wilson Mod
    Oct 4, 2012 at 18:36

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