Timeline for Sports Statistics and topicality
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| Sep 9, 2015 at 15:04 | comment | added | user527 | For example, this question originally asked for a link. After this meta discussion, the OP developed a more constructive question than "where can I watch the game"? | |
| Sep 9, 2015 at 15:03 | comment | added | user527 | Fair, and I agree with your points. I want to be careful with consistently handling what is a source/research request and what is otherwise, and that is a fine line. | |
| Sep 9, 2015 at 14:51 | comment | added | Joe | That's why I think it's on topic - and related to this question. It's asking where to find a kind of information. | |
| Sep 9, 2015 at 14:51 | comment | added | Joe | Oh, I totally agree. But I don't see this as being a research assistant - this isn't something that necessarily requires someone to go looking (though we probably could). The question is answerable by someone simply off the top of their head, if they happen to know something about the Eurobasket competition. That's what differentiates it to me - it's like asking a librarian something. If you ask "what book is good to find XYZ stat", that's a good question. If you ask "Who's the leading rebounder in...", the librarian will say "I don't know, go look in a book...". | |
| Sep 9, 2015 at 14:44 | comment | added | user527 | That's where "source" request comes into play because we've been consistent about not being "research assistants" for some time. We can revisit that, but your question indirectly does. Although it isn't about a specific statistic, it is a request to view "better" rosters with stats, which is why I believed it somewhat related to your question. | |
| Sep 9, 2015 at 14:35 | comment | added | Joe | @edmastermind29 I think that one is okay. It's rather specific, but it also seems like a reasonable question to me - something another sports fan might know (though I don't...) It's not a specific statistic - it's asking generally where information about a major tournament can be found. So I think it's fine. | |
| Sep 9, 2015 at 14:23 | comment | added | user527 | How do you feel about this question? sports.stackexchange.com/questions/12017/… | |
| Aug 20, 2015 at 17:00 | comment | added | Joe | Sort of. I would consider that a very basic question - not necessarily a bad one, we do allow 'easy' questions, but still. But yes, that concept; you can imagine questions that are more difficult than simply "go to baseball-reference.com" that might only be answerable using one particular database (like, "How can I determine how much Babe Ruth made in his career"). | |
| Aug 20, 2015 at 16:10 | comment | added | user527 | Scenario: I ask how to look for a list of home run leaders per season. The answer would be to go to baseball reference (or any respected site), select "leaders," and aside from "home runs," there is an option to view "year-by-year top tens." Is this what you are referring to when you say "how to do research" is on topic? | |
| Aug 20, 2015 at 14:55 | history | answered | Joe | CC BY-SA 3.0 |