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Catch-All questions are an effective way to dump unneeded questions. They prevent such questions from getting asked again and again.

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Wendell Jones

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The Catch-All Questions are designed to hold (or Catch-All) questions that cannot be answered. This includes questions with not enough information, cyberbullying, inappropriate subject and illegal acts. The questions keep such questions away from public view and answering.


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Catch-All questions are an effective way to dump unneeded questions. They prevent such questions from getting asked again and again.


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Very rude questions are merged into catch-all question. It is a redirect to hamful question, not enough information to answer questions etc... These Catch-all questions are protected.


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Only into The General Catch-All Questions Category.


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Why do catch-all questions keep on appearing in your watchlist?

If a question you have asked was somehow not acceptable for the site, then it is sometimes merged into a catch-all. The catch-all explains why the question was not acceptable, and you will receive an update.


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