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141 questions linked to/from Why was my question closed or down voted?
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Why are questions asking for resources about conceptual problems that age well off-topic?
From Can I ask for resource recommendations here?:
Resource requests are asking for specific resources that are relevant to the broader concepts. Links to tutorials and blogs can stagnate: if you ...
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Is my question, about TypeScript and learning difficulties off-topic because I suggest supporting claims with evidence?
I asked https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/440554 and defined what I though were objective criteria, and hoped to leverage the site's expertise in a software engineering topic (I ...
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Question deleted even though there are similar questions on the site
I fond similar questions on the site, so decided it was the right place to ask it here. I have provided those questions in the comments. And the question was not just closed, it was deleted by a ...
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How is this question not focussed?
"Which programming languages support closures?" seems pretty straight forward and focussed?
That is, there is a clear question, a reference to what closures are (so there cannot be confusion)...
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does my question focused or still not?
I have a question about my Software Engineering Stack Exchange post: Tips on converting UBER app for waste management app
So I asked here to have some comment about the needs for reopening the ...
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Why is asking if someone elaborated on a decision, an "Opinion based question"?
This question here:
Why is/was Bjarne opposed to adding strong/opaque typedefs to the core language of c++?
Is asking if Bjarne ever elaborated on why he opposed strong or opaque typedefs.
It got ...
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Would a question about when to use (and not use) subdomains be on topic?
I was going to use subdomains to allow routing to various categories on a site, but someone advised against that approach (but didn't say why).
For example, routes like
baseball.example.com
basketball....
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is this the correct place to ask educational/review questions?
I have a question about my Software Engineering Stack Exchange post: Any good resources on oracle PL/SQL for review or study?
I recently posted a question here about educational resources, is ...
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Contradiction in the site's scope definition?
The "don't ask" page of the site says, a good question should insist on answers where opinion is backed up with facts and references.
But when a question - even when well written and ...
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Why is this question closed as off-topic?
What algorithm to use for substractive machining RT simulation?
Regarding this question, I am asking about the current state of the art, that is, the proper algorithm for this problem.
To put an ...
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Reopen UUID collision probability question?
I'm researching implementing UUIDs in an app for the first time, and the very first thing I want to know is 'what is the probability of collisions'.
I think it's an incredibly important software ...
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Is this a question with answers or should I look elsewhere
My employer has instituted a policy whereby access to github is blocked at the network level. So if you attempt to go there using http/s its blocked, regardless of what you are accessing. This was ...
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Is this the right place for a question about hosting e-commerce improvement
I work as a developer (focused on design and frontend - some knowladge on backend / server) but I work alone providing full service for my clients. One of them has an e-commerce growing a lot! To a ...
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Does this site support questions asking to evaluate alternative solutions to a problem and if yes, how can I ask them?
This is how I tend to use this site (and other SE sites):
I work.
I run into a problem I cannot solve myself (at least not easily, without devoting very substantial time or effort I cannot now devote)...
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My question was simultaneously answered, put on hold, and finally deleted. Why, and how can I improve my question?
Regarding this question:
https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/393863/how-to-intelligently-discover-and-track-meaningful-changes-in-html-with-a-c-qt
I laughed, because the answers/...
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