We should close the question immediately and post a comment asking for more details.

While a close may seem drastic, consider it to be more of a "probation" period instead of a permanent action. This helps in a couple of ways:

1. Requires the OP to edit the question to be answerable

• If they do, mods/community can reopen question easily
• If they don't, question is already closed

2. Community does not waste time with unanswerable questions

Also very important is including a detailed comment explaining what is required from the user. For example:

@username: I'm not sure what you're asking here. Can you please add more information so that we can give you a better answer? You can edit your question and then flag for a mod to re-open.

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We should close the question immediately and post a comment explaining how the user can get it reopened.

While a close may seem drastic, consider it to be more of a "probation" period instead of a permanent action. This helps in a couple of ways:

1. Requires the OP to edit the question to be answerable

• If they do, mods/community can reopen question easily
• If they don't, question is already closed

2. Community does not waste time with unanswerable questions

Also very important is a detailed comment. Explain the following:

1. More information is required to answer the question
2. That the user needs to edit the question
3. How to get the question reopened

See the "Question needs more information" in our comment template.