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This is the general format used to describe problems and issues. This is an initial general guideline.
For a list of problems and issues, see the topic problems and issues.
To add one to the list, enter the information below on this page. The content at the supplied URL does not have to match specifically the guideline here. Clarity is the key to not getting quickly rejected.
For a personal document combining multiple concerns, see the topic unhappy with the world.
See also part of the problem, what I am doing.
Each item can be considered either a problem or an issue, or both. This is not critical.
Each item needs a clear description or definition. A brief version or introductory paragraph should be considered for here, with a link to an expanded text.
The description could also include a clarification of the context involved.
Describe the scale of the problem or issue. This can be geographical, quantity of those affected, range of functions or parts of society affected.
Gathering, and organizing all information to be found, is the most powerful beginning point to working towards determining factors, and creating an analysis.
Sharing that information, is extremely valuable.
An incomplete, rough, or vague analysis is better than none. In an analysis, could be, and probably usually will be, multiple possible causes.
A cause would generally be many different factors, linked together that result in the problem or issue.
Analyses and factors should be based on facts, not opinions. Non-facts and opinions can be gathered and reviewed along side, to allow for the possibility that useful information can be extracted from those.
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Factors - elements (activities, events, inventions, characteristics, etc.), that in conjunction with each other, bring about certain effects or results (can be other problems and issues) - that are known to be part of the composition of the problem or issue. This would include any causes, and many things related to those. And further includes many "normal" things that generally are not a problem otherwise or are useful and positive, generally.
Pulling factors out of analyses is useful in seeing what problems and issues have common factors. Factors that can be addressed and are key parts of a number problems or issues, would have a higher value to be worked on.
This is specifically referring to true root responsibility, not fault or blame.
(Those can also be listed separately, and blame normally would be under excuses.)
Basically, an effort is anything that is considered to possibly be a solution, part of a solution, an effort to find or generate a solution, or "help" in some way.
If an effort grows to becoming a solution, in progress, or completed, it would be "promoted" to a solution.Preferably, these efforts are then rated and ranked by criteria, such as :-- good-- questionable-- bad-- counter-effective
Usually an effort would have a number of action requests.
Links to any known solutions being executed or efforts to generate and execute solutions (not just general efforts as below).
Usually a solution would have a number of efforts and action requests. Or a solution can be an effort that has developed into a complete solution, and is "promoted" to here.
Of course, any effort that has solved an issued or problem would be a solution.