Question: There have been a few ID questions lately that boil down to a youtube link or an image. To me, these aren't of high enough quality to keep on the site. Examples:

* [what spider based movie is this scene from](https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/10611/what-spider-based-movie-is-this-scene-from)
* [id this bollywood movie](https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/10584/can-anyone-identify-this-bollywood-movie-circa-1980s)
* [which episode of lost girl is this gif from](https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/7959/which-episode-is-the-tick-tick-boom-image-captured-from)(closed)

Answer: 
I think for movies an ID question with a screenshot would be acceptable, since the new google image allows pasting an image in for a search, movies.SE could actually become the site where people come who are looking for the same answer. 

TV Shows are actually a little tougher because if it's just a screenshot with no actors/actresses then it could be impossible to identify without any other information. The same could go for movies but since movies are generally limited, as opposed to a particular 'TV Show' and not limited to a season-episode specification. Example:

`Good Question`

Can anyone tell me the name of this computer movie that came out in the 90s?

![Unknown Movie](https://i.stack.imgur.com/TlIVs.jpg)

`Good Question`

Hey what episode of ***Fringe*** is this from?

![Fringe Screenshot](https://i.stack.imgur.com/t5Rya.jpg)

`Bad Question`

Hey what TV Show is this from?

![Random Screencap](https://i.stack.imgur.com/IlOgX.jpg)

Of course this is my own opinion, but at least the first two could be tagged, while the 3rd is too vague because it contains either 1)No readily identifiable person with which to narrow down the question and/or tag or 2)Nothing specific at all, just a weird background or some generic object that the OP thought was kewl. Just my take on it.
This discussion may be getting to a root solution: **no ID questions**.

Because there is so much subjectivity inherent in ID questions, it seems to me that they should not be here. They are questions allowing people to benefit from the knowledgable users who use Movies and TV-- but they're not specifically adding to the quality of the site.

We're supposed to be about experts answering expert questions. Being an expert in Google Fu doesn't make you an expert in Movies and TV.

Furthermore, these questions are definitively localized. They essentially boil down to: "I'm having this problem (I can't remember the name of this movie), here's what I know (it has this one line/I remember this one scene), can anyone help (what is this from?)?" Other Stack sites close questions like this all the time, and without hesitation.

My only weakness for these questions is that it introduces new users to the community, which-- if they get what they want-- may pique their interest enough to stay and become a part of what we're doing here.

But is that really enough? Is it really worth the noise, the debate, the distraction? We could be asking truly challenging questions that require research and explanation. Instead we're searching for ' "your shoelaces are untied"+movie+1980s'in Google.

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To @DForck42's original question: the kind of ID questions wherein the OP provides little more than an image or YouTube clip should be given the now common first comment along the lines of "can you provide more detail?" then closed within a reasonable amount of time (say 1-2 weeks) if nothing more is provided.