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From: "claude[bot]" <41898282+claude[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:45:11 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Remove mentions of private questions from question-writing
 guidelines

Private questions are deprecated. Remove references to creating private
questions from the question content rules, while preserving the existing
FAQ entry that explains they are discontinued.

Closes #4627

Co-authored-by: Sylvain <SylvainChevalier@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .../src/app/(main)/question-writing/page.tsx  | 20 ++++---------------
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/front_end/src/app/(main)/question-writing/page.tsx b/front_end/src/app/(main)/question-writing/page.tsx
index fd523afbf5..9f3109e4d0 100644
--- a/front_end/src/app/(main)/question-writing/page.tsx
+++ b/front_end/src/app/(main)/question-writing/page.tsx
@@ -458,20 +458,13 @@ export default function QuestionChecklist() {
           <li>
             <strong>Questions should be on topics that are notable.</strong>{" "}
             Questions should reasonably be expected to be of interest to at
-            least some other users. If your question idea is only interesting to
-            you or a small group of friends, you can make a private question,
-            and share it with them.
+            least some other users.
           </li>
           <li>
             <strong>
-              Public questions should not concern the personal lives of
-              non-public figures.
-            </strong>{" "}
-            Questions about non-public figures are generally only appropriate as{" "}
-            <a href="https://www.metaculus.com/help/faq/#question-private">
-              private questions
-            </a>
-            .
+              Questions should not concern the personal lives of non-public
+              figures.
+            </strong>
           </li>
           <li>
             <strong>
@@ -522,11 +515,6 @@ export default function QuestionChecklist() {
             launching those that pose a significant risk.
           </li>
         </ul>
-        <p>
-          Question content rules (with the exception of the notability
-          requirement, and the no non-public figures rule) apply equally to
-          private questions as they do to public ones.
-        </p>
 
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