user143: We received a question with 8 subjective sub-questions included. It reads more like an interview than a standard SE question. But perhaps some people would like to write answers about their experience and perceptions of Buddhism. 
A suggestion was made to turn these type of questions (I believe meaning questions that don't really have a best answer but which someone might like to answer anyway.) into community wiki rather than close them. 
We've said in several threads that due to a relative shortage of questions submitted, we'll try to keep virtually everything open. 
What seems best for interview style questions? Keep open as a regular question? As a community wiki? Close? Something else? Thanks for any feedback. :)

user157: I'm a fan of one (or a few tightly coupled) points per question. If it were up to me I would politely asked the OP to focus the question to one or two key points and possibly ask the other points in different questions. If there is no response I would ask again and failing that I would want to close these shopping list questions. I personally would just comment that i think it should be closed and hope others would vote - as the mods have a single vote to close which would be too heavy handed.
As an aside I rather think that these questions seems like homework. I think that puts another slant on as it doesn't seem the right thing to do just to do other people's homework for them - although I do want to help. I guess that's another topic really.
All just my opinion of course.

user-1: I chose to cast a close-vote on the question for 3 reasons.

The questions are very broad and some are non-specific. Such as the first one: "Do you believe that Buddhism has shaped society today. If so how?". 

Which society are we talking about here? Shaped society in what way? There are much background information left out making this question almost impossible to give an "best-answer" to.

The framing of the question(s) looked like a do-my-homework-for-me type of question. The author didn't give much information as to why he asked the questions just that he had been researching about Buddhism. I think that if one asks that many broad and opinion-based questions one needs an extra solid background to why the questions are being asked.
Several of the questions are primarily opinion-based, e.g. How has Buddhism influenced your life?, Do you believe that a pursuit of peace is necessary in today's society?, Do you believe that all people should follow a life of peace?.

I too would like to help out and it's not really important for me if the question is for homework or not but posting a bunch of questions that look like an asignment a teacher has given a student is not right and one cannot expect people to answer all of them. This best-answer format cannot handle such requests. At least that is my own opinion.
ChrisW was so kind to take his time and effort to give a solid answer to the question. That is why i think we should somehow keep it so that the information will still be available. Maybe we could do what Ven. Yuttadhammo proposed and make such interview-style questions into community wiki posts. Or maybe we could break the questions up into single questions with a bit of editing so that their opinion-based nature is removed and more background information is added.
If any help is needed let me know and i'm here.

143: <p>We received <a href="https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/10719/buddhist-pursuit-of-peace-questions">a question</a> with 8 subjective sub-questions included. It reads more like an interview than a standard SE question. But perhaps some people would like to write answers about their experience and perceptions of Buddhism. </p>

<p>A suggestion was made to turn these type of questions (I believe meaning questions that don't really have a best answer but which someone might like to answer anyway.) into community wiki rather than close them. </p>

<p>We've said in several threads that due to a relative shortage of questions submitted, we'll try to keep virtually everything open. </p>

<p>What seems best for interview style questions? Keep open as a regular question? As a community wiki? Close? Something else? Thanks for any feedback. :)</p>
 157: <p>I'm a fan of one (or a few tightly coupled) points per question. If it were up to me I would politely asked the OP to focus the question to one or two key points and possibly ask the other points in different questions. If there is no response I would ask again and failing that I would want to close these shopping list questions. I personally would just comment that i think it should be closed and hope others would vote - as the mods have a single vote to close which would be too heavy handed.</p>

<p>As an aside I rather think that these questions seems like <a href="https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/homework" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;homework&#39;" rel="tag">homework</a>. I think that puts another slant on as it doesn't seem the right thing to do just to do other people's homework for them - although I do want to help. I guess that's another topic really.</p>

<p>All just my opinion of course.</p>
 -1: <p>I chose to cast a close-vote on the question for 3 reasons.</p>

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<li>The questions are very broad and some are non-specific. Such as the first one: <em>"Do you believe that Buddhism has shaped society today. If so how?"</em>. </li>
</ol>

<p>Which society are we talking about here? Shaped society in what way? There are much background information left out making this question almost impossible to give an "best-answer" to.</p>

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<li><p>The framing of the question(s) looked like a <em>do-my-homework-for-me</em> type of question. The author didn't give much information as to why he asked the questions just that he had been researching about Buddhism. I think that if one asks that many broad and opinion-based questions one needs an extra solid background to why the questions are being asked.</p></li>
<li><p>Several of the questions are primarily opinion-based, e.g. <em>How has Buddhism influenced your life?</em>, <em>Do you believe that a pursuit of peace is necessary in today's society?</em>, <em>Do you believe that all people should follow a life of peace?</em>.</p></li>
</ol>

<p>I too would like to help out and it's not really important for me if the question is for homework or not but posting a bunch of questions that look like an asignment a teacher has given a student is not right and one cannot expect people to answer all of them. This best-answer format cannot handle such requests. At least that is my own opinion.</p>

<p>ChrisW was so kind to take his time and effort to give a solid answer to the question. That is why i think we should somehow keep it so that the information will still be available. Maybe we could do what Ven. Yuttadhammo proposed and make such <em>interview-style</em> questions into community wiki posts. Or maybe we could break the questions up into single questions with a bit of editing so that their opinion-based nature is removed and more background information is added.</p>

<p>If any help is needed let me know and i'm here.</p>
