In any case, since the change a few months ago when "Closing" became putting "On Hold", closing a question is not such a big deal. Note that the message it is closed with is (emphasis mine):

> put on hold as unclear what you're asking by slm, Anthon, terdon, jasonwryan, rahmu yesterday

>Please clarify your specific problem or add additional details to highlight exactly what you need. As it's currently written, it’s hard to tell exactly what you're asking.

>**If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question or leave a comment.**

As soon as anyone edits a question that has been put on hold, it appears in the [Reopen][1] review queue and so is brought to the attention of those users with enough rep to reopen it. Putting a question on hold is basically a way of telling the OP that it needs editing. If the question is improved, it will likely be reopened quickly.

As explained in the [help center][2]:

>Questions that need additional work or that are not a good fit for this site may be put on hold by experienced community members. While questions are on hold, they cannot be answered, but can be edited to make them eligible for reopening.

>Questions that are edited within five days of being put on hold are automatically added to a reopening queue for community review. Questions that are not reopened within five days will change from [on hold] to [closed].

The relevant meta.SE post is [here](http://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/10582/what-is-a-closed-or-on-hold-question).


  [1]: http://unix.stackexchange.com/review/reopen
  [2]: http://unix.stackexchange.com/help/closed-questions