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About this doc

The text below is the current text that appears in the close modal (and flag modal) and the post notices for different users. I've included it here since seeing the asker text is essentially impossible unless you've had a question closed.

Below this doc, in the comments, you will find my current version of proposed changes to the different close reasons. I'd like to do updates for the five that appear network-wide and also the migration text.

You're welcome to leave comments with suggestions for improvements to these proposals. Later this week I'll make a big post on MSE for people to review.

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catija commented Mar 28, 2023

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On the migration bit, we probably need some better guidance. I'm glad it's getting updated but there's three things I'd suggest

  1. For moderators, don't bury the option. It could be a top-level option. I know there are some who would balk at that, but that rolls into
  2. We need better guidance on migration in general. Right now, we give near-zero guidance on migration for any users on migration. That usually means poor migration experiences all around

If there's any way to better guide users in that process, this would be the time to at least look if there's any low hanging fruit. Ideally, migration should be a pull operation, not a push (except to Meta), but that's a much more involved process to fix.

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