user85: I have been going through some new Lego I have acquired, and because of that have been posting a lot of identification questions. I noticed that there had only been a couple before, and I have added a few(and might add more soon ;) ).
But now I wonder whether a lot of these question are good for the site. They help me very much, but I can't really see hem helping anyone else, as it is a very niche situation. I can also see them cluttering the site if many people start asking them.
I also know of another type of identification question on another SE site: Identify-this-game on Gaming.SE.
The questions can sometimes get very vague and some people on Gaming.SE have disputed it's usefulness.
I don't know if we will have the same problems with Lego identification questions, but I think there could be potential for problems.
Could there be problems with identification questions, and if so, how will we alleviate them?

user132: A good question encourages research effort, asking a question on SE should be used when every other method has been exhausted: Looking through instructions, online databases, checking brick number and so on. We already have a few general identification questions that can help:

Is there a convention for part and/or set numbers?
Is there a database of original Minifigure configurations, including
their personal gear?
How are LEGO bricks categorized?

To avoid repetition, questions should be unique, detailing the set/piece as clearly as possible. 
Will these questions clutter the site? No. identification questions make up only a small portion of possible questions. If we can perfect general reference questions we can help reduce new questions. 

85: <p>I have been going through some new Lego I have acquired, and because of that have been posting a lot of <a href="https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/identification" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;identification&#39;" rel="tag">identification</a> questions. I noticed that there had only been a couple before, and I have added a few(and might add more soon ;) ).</p>

<p>But now I wonder whether a lot of these question are good for the site. They help me very much, but I can't really see hem helping anyone else, as it is a very niche situation. I can also see them cluttering the site if many people start asking them.</p>

<p>I also know of another type of identification question on another SE site: <a href="https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/identify-this-game">Identify-this-game</a> on Gaming.SE.</p>

<p>The questions can sometimes get <em>very</em> vague and some people on Gaming.SE have disputed it's usefulness.</p>

<p>I don't know if we will have the same problems with Lego <a href="https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/identification" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;identification&#39;" rel="tag">identification</a> questions, but I think there could be potential for problems.</p>

<p>Could there be problems with <a href="https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/identification" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;identification&#39;" rel="tag">identification</a> questions, and if so, how will we alleviate them?</p>
 132: <p>A good question encourages research effort, asking a question on SE should be used when every other method has been exhausted: Looking through instructions, online databases, checking brick number and so on. We already have a few general identification questions that can help:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/653/is-there-a-convention-for-part-and-or-set-numbers"><strong>Is there a convention for part and/or set numbers?</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/522/is-there-a-database-of-original-minifigure-configurations-including-their-perso"><strong>Is there a database of original Minifigure configurations, including
their personal gear?</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/214/how-are-lego-bricks-categorized"><strong>How are LEGO bricks categorized?</strong></a></li>
</ul>

<p>To avoid repetition, questions should be unique, detailing the set/piece as clearly as possible. </p>

<p>Will these questions clutter the site? No. <a href="https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/identification" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;identification&#39;" rel="tag">identification</a> questions make up only a small portion of possible questions. If we can perfect general reference questions we can help reduce new questions. </p>
