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Then who will answer the questions? – Blorgbeard Jun 9 at 9:14

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@Blorgbeard: good question but I think that such a forum (1) can play an important role in science popularisation, especially as a counter-pole to the constant misrepresentation in the media, and (2) experts might still be drawn to it, because of (1). Popularising science is a quite important (and interesting!) part of science, and unfortunately one that gets a raw deal. – Konrad Rudolph Jun 15 at 8:27

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I used to get annoyed at the extremely basic questions I'd find on Stack Overflow sometimes thinking "Why couldn't he have found this information in the first chapter of a book on X, or in the first hit from a google search on X". Then I realized that part of the draw of the experts is being able to act as teachers to even the most beginning students. I submit that if there were a 'SO for beginners' it would be almost deserted. I think this should be folded in with another science topic, instead of being a poor cousin where newbies are sent for asking 'dumb' questions. – Jherico Jun 23 at 17:05

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@Jherico: that would be a pity. I think there should be a SO for beginners, and it should be heavily sponsored by enterprises such as Google and Microsoft, to draw people into programming. This would pay more return than their stupid “evangelists”. Now that I think of it, I actually think that this is an excellent site suggestion. – Konrad Rudolph Jun 30 at 13:09

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@all: there's a SE-1.0 site, ScienceStack, which might be merged into this proposal when it reaches beta. There are some nice questions already, but also lots of spam, which is why we need your help. Simply follow these instructions to minimize this spam list. Thank you – Tobias Kienzler Aug 24 at 7:48

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Of course this generalized example is off-topic, but could it be edited to be a little more specific? – Vortico Jun 15 at 18:09

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It might cause discussion/flame, but I'd prefer it here than on Physics area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/1908/physics – Tobias Kienzler Jun 10 at 8:06

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"go see a doctor instead of asking the internet" – Tobias Kienzler Jun 23 at 10:28

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I like it. This would probably be on the more complicated side of this category since even string theory studies this question, but it could have a relatively simple answer. If this was asked on the Physics proposal, I would consider it on-topic as well, but with higher expectations. – Vortico Jun 26 at 4:32

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@Konrad Maybe "To what extend does out DNA influence certain [diseases]?" (separate comment so "great comment" votes can be used to indicate liking) – Tobias Kienzler Jun 22 at 11:43

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I'd say this one is off-topic and belongs to Physics area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/1908/physics – Tobias Kienzler Jun 10 at 8:05

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