What is the best message to notify a new user with an issue with their post (via a comment) while posting a(n)...
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What is the best message to notify a new user with an issue with their post (via a comment) while posting a(n)...
I always start by welcoming the new user. It's best to make users feel welcome in the community and not to sound hostile. I also always recommend the Sandbox (especially now that there's no rep limit).
For specific issues:
Unclear
Welcome to Code Golf and Coding Challenges! This challenge could use a bit of clarification. For example, (insert specific issues here). I recommend posting future challenges to the
[Sandbox](http://meta.codegolf.stackexchange.com/questions/2140/sandbox-for-proposed-challenges)
where they can get meaningful feedback before being posted to the main site.
Duplicate
Welcome to Code Golf and Coding Challenges! Unfortunately this challenge is too similar to
[Challenge Name](link to existing challenge)
to warrant a separate post. I recommend posting future challenges to the[Sandbox](http://meta.codegolf.stackexchange.com/questions/2140/sandbox-for-proposed-challenges)
where they can get meaningful feedback before being posted to the main site.
Off-topic
Welcome to Code Golf and Coding Challenges! This site is for programming competitions, not for general programming questions. For those you can try
[Stack Overflow|Super User|Other SE Site](link)
, but make sure to check out their Help Center first to ensure your question is on topic. Thanks!
Answer
Welcome to Code Golf and Coding Challenges! This doesn't quite meet the requirements of the challenge since [specific issues]. OR Submissions on this site must [specific issue with link to meta].