Today, I tested posting a question from unregistered, 0-rep account: the link that I hope soon will be deleted and remain visible only to moderators and 10K users.
Here is how it went:
I filled the title
test a question from unregistered, 0-score account
I filled the text:
test a question from unregistered, 0-score account
For more details, refer MSO: https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/252061/what-effect-would-introducing-a-small-barrier-for-new-users-to-ask-a-question-ha/254278?noredirect=1#comment37307_254278
- I added the tag as system didn't let me ask without it
I have chosen work-environment in case if that matters - I added (totally phony) email as system didn't let me ask without it:
[email protected]
After that, I was able to post. Nice? Not! I was expecting to see at least the How To Ask page.
All I can say is WTF. Totally new users are literally invited to drop anything at the site without even a hint to help them understand what it is about and how it works.