#Why we should avoid asking multi-question questions

#1. Duplicates

#2. Searching

By packing too many varied topics into one question, that can make it harder for someone to find the topic they are looking for -- gnostradamus, 2009

 

Most likely would be looking for an answer to one of the questions and it would be more confusing and difficult for them to look for answers intermixed with answers to multiple questions -- Nifle, 2010

#3. Answering

... users ... might feel like they shouldn't answer if they can't address all of the questions adequately... -- gnostradamus, 2009

 

A single question containing many questions can be quite daunting and will deter people from providing answers - anyone answering will feel required to provide an answer to every part of your question in an attempt at giving the correct solution. -- Nifle, 2010

 

Some potential answerers may not answer because they feel unable to answer one or more of the questions, so what they could bring to the other question(s) is lost -- PolyGeo, 2015

#4. Incompleteness

If the list consists of several separate questions, answer one question and ask the OP to repost the rest as new questions. -- Phira, 2012

 

If they're tightly connected topics, sometimes it works out okay, but in general, answers get too long and it gets too muddled as people only answer some parts of what was asked and not others. -- Ash ♦, 2015

#5. Voting and accepting

If you ask several questions in one question you risk having answers that are both correct and wrong at the same time. -- Nifle, 2010

 

Askers are likely to be reluctant to accept partial answers, and in the process of waiting for the last question to be answered, end up not accepting any of the answers -- PolyGeo, 2015

Why we should avoid asking multi-question questions

1. Duplicates

2. Searching

By packing too many varied topics into one question, that can make it harder for someone to find the topic they are looking for -- gnostradamus, 2009

Most likely would be looking for an answer to one of the questions and it would be more confusing and difficult for them to look for answers intermixed with answers to multiple questions -- Nifle, 2010

3. Answering

... users ... might feel like they shouldn't answer if they can't address all of the questions adequately... -- gnostradamus, 2009

A single question containing many questions can be quite daunting and will deter people from providing answers - anyone answering will feel required to provide an answer to every part of your question in an attempt at giving the correct solution. -- Nifle, 2010

Some potential answerers may not answer because they feel unable to answer one or more of the questions, so what they could bring to the other question(s) is lost -- PolyGeo, 2015

4. Incompleteness

If the list consists of several separate questions, answer one question and ask the OP to repost the rest as new questions. -- Phira, 2012

If they're tightly connected topics, sometimes it works out okay, but in general, answers get too long and it gets too muddled as people only answer some parts of what was asked and not others. -- Ash ♦, 2015

5. Voting and accepting

If you ask several questions in one question you risk having answers that are both correct and wrong at the same time. -- Nifle, 2010

Askers are likely to be reluctant to accept partial answers, and in the process of waiting for the last question to be answered, end up not accepting any of the answers -- PolyGeo, 2015

Multi-question questions may be subject to closure as "too broad" (someone is trying to get a two-fer...). The close reason was recently change to reflect this:

Multi-question questions may be subject to closure as "too broad" (someone is trying to get a two-fer...). The too broad close reason was recently changed to reflect this:

Multi-question questions may be subject to closure as "too broad" (someone is trying to get a two-fer...).

Multi-question questions may be closed

Multi-question questions may be subject to closure as "too broad" (someone is trying to get a two-fer...). The close reason was recently change to reflect this:

Please edit the question to limit it to a specific problem with enough detail to identify an adequate answer. Avoid asking multiple distinct questions at once. See the How to Ask page for help clarifying this question.