The only sensible way to treat claims in the form of a question is to assume that "agree" means "yes" and "disagree" means "no," but such claims are still irritating insofar as they seem to ignore the definition of the word "claim."
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Sethrates
on February 19, 2007
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We could give a warning if the user put a question mark in their claim.
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There should be warnings when a claim contains a question mark or the word "I," but the claim should still be allowed to proceed if the user insists.Just don't vote on it; people will get the idea.
Another sensible way to treat such a claim is as an invitation to play Questions.
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this is the only sensible way to treat *and vote on* a claim. but Oscar & D'Archangel make good points about further ways to treat such a thing; another option now available (but not when this claim was made) is the good ol' trashcan.