On occasion new users, unfamiliar with how code review works, would post a question for review without some sample of the actual code in question. I'd imagine this happens because the user wants to jump right in and starting asking rather than taking the time to read the FAQ. What ends up happening is they just provide a link to pastebin, github, bitbucket etc. in the question and expect reviewers to check it out or worse -- unpacking a zip file. Some of these questions get closed while others linger in obscurity.
Adding a friendly pop-up reminder when new users post a question should help curb the occurrence of this situation. One way this could work is when the user clicks 'Post Your Question' perform a code check over the posted question. If no code is present then show a reminder and give the user a chance to amend their post. The simple message should let the user know that adding relevant code to your question will increase the likelihood for an answer.
What do you think?
