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Remove mentions of private questions from question-writing guidelines
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20 changes: 4 additions & 16 deletions front_end/src/app/(main)/question-writing/page.tsx
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Expand Up @@ -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>
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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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