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Meta Confusing Ask! button on Meta

The "Ask!" button at the top of the page - when you're browsing Meta questions, you could easily think it means "Ask on Meta". Particularly if you're used to the SE format. But it doesn't - it mean...

0 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Galastel‭

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#1: Initial revision by user avatar Galastel‭ · 2019-12-21T18:04:33Z (about 5 years ago)
The "Ask!" button at the top of the page - when you're browsing Meta questions, you could easily think it means "Ask on Meta". Particularly if you're used to the SE format. But it doesn't - it means "Ask on the main site".

**Could this be addressed some way?** It would be most convenient if the button did what we expect it to do - ask on meta when we're on meta. But if that's problematic, maybe change what it says to be more clear, or add a "meta-ask" button in the same line, or remove that button entirely (now that we have a relevant "Ask Question" button at the top of "Questions")?