I've just made /r/MLQuestions for beginners to post machine learning questions and for experts to help them.
It is understandable that questions are downvoted here, as this sub is for news and interesting articles, but I think that asking stupid questions is inevitable and helping to bring beginners on board is very important. Sure they can go read up on the multitude of resources out there on the net, but it's especially helpful sometimes to just hear a variety of answers to a simple question.
If /r/MachineLearning is interested in diverting some of it's unwanted questions this way, feel free to place a link in the side bar.
If you are experienced in machine learning, please consider subscribing and answering questions from time to time.
Also, I'd like to call for a second moderator.
Thank you!
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