<p>&quot;Lack of focus&quot; is intended to refer to posts that pose multiple different questions.  Just take some care, perhaps in a friendly comment, that you don't suggest that the OP break a badly formulated post into a zillion smaller bad posts!</p>
<p>&quot;Needs more details or clarity&quot; refers to posts that cannot be uniquely understood without additional information.  Recognizing this might take experience and creativity: many times the poster cannot even tell that their question is ambiguous because their knowledge is limited.  Thus, posting an expansive comment can usually be helpful.</p>
