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Was the close vote applied justly or not on my questions about procfs?
I spent considerable time researching and crafting a question which was unlucky enough to get a downvote from one of the first 3 to see it because it dared to ask more than one related questions at ...
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Should this question about dos2unix really be closed?
I came across this question, and I'm completely puzzled by it being closed: How can I run dos2unix on an entire directory?
Perhaps this question could have been asked on a Linux-related Stack Exchange ...
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Not really sure what made my question to be closed automatically [duplicate]
For my recent question,
Linux search for a string in a given set of files
It was automatically closed with the comment 'don’t allow questions about general computing hardware and software on Stack ...
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How to approach a moderator who has closed my question because they think it is a matter of opinion, when I can show that it's about facts [duplicate]
I've just posted the question at https://stackoverflow.com/questions/64942033/is-there-any-free-software-for-converting-svg-css-animations-to-video-for-windo .
In it, I'm asking for software that:
(1)...
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If a question is going to closed, can I post half answer with "Work in Progress"? [duplicate]
A few days ago I was writing an answer for a new question.
As I knew that the question was not good fit for SO, I was in a hurry as my answer was a big one. When I almost finished writing my answer ...
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Why are questions about design patterns opinion based?
This question didn't feel opinion based and the answer was EXACTLY what I was searching for.
Was there something I should have done differently?
Design Patterns for CosmosDB and/or Graph Databases
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"We don’t allow questions seeking recommendations for books, tools, software libraries and more." [duplicate]
My question was closed as "off-topic", I'm trying to understand why. Its message shows:
We don’t allow questions seeking recommendations for books, tools, software libraries, and more. Edit the ...
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Is it bad form to post conceptual questions about data structures?
I'm struggling to understand why this question was heavily downvoted: What does it mean if a data structure's members are stored by hash value rather than by index?
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Why was my question closed as off-topic?
I just want ask why this question is off-topic:
Exception handling - FileNotFoundException
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Why are there so many questions closed as off-topic that have many upvotes?
I've seen many questions on Stack Overflow that are closed as off-topic, saying that it's based on opinion, but there are tons of upvotes and WE LEARN stuff.
For example, this one:
Docker for ...
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Could I have better asked about a language's lack of an important feature? [duplicate]
I asked a question about immutability that was closed as "opinion-based". I respect the closers' judgement, but I don't completely agree. I'd like to know what I'm missing and how I could have asked ...
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Do we want this locked question on what old technologies you use even though they're out of date and why?
There is this question (a community wiki), and it is locked:
This question exists because it has historical significance .../...
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/750606/what-technologies-are-...
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A question about reverse printing a linked list
The question reverse print an immutable linkedlist with less than O(n) space is put on hold. The reason is
this question does not appear to be about programming within the scope defined in the ...
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Why was my programming question closed as off-topic despite receiving some upvotes? [closed]
Correct me if I'm wrong, but an up-vote means someone found a question useful, right?
So if a question receives 4 or 5 up-votes, why on Earth would it be closed as off-topic? Especially if it's a ...
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How can I get support on Google's Progressive Web Apps? [duplicate]
The official Google's Progressive Web Apps page, https://developers.google.com/web/progressive-web-apps/ links to Stack Overflow to "Get support". But when I tried to ask support about Progressive Web ...
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Question is closed as off-topic after being open for almost 4 years
Back in 2012, I asked question json_decode fails on godaddy hosting.
The issue was a very peculiar case of a strange configuration with one particular (although rather very common) hosting provider.
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Focused question with simple answer closed as "too broad"
I wonder if a mistake was made when the question how to display ruby output in browser? was put on hold for being too broad. This question asks how to write a simple "hello world" HTTP server in the ...
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The "Why won't my helloworld.png compile?" question is on-topic [duplicate]
Why is this program erroneously rejected by three C++ compilers?
Current status, which I believe is incorrect:
locked by Will Jul 2 '13 at 18:08
This question exists because it has historical ...
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If this question is not on-topic on Stack Overflow, where would it be?
I have recently asked Where is the missing page in the Gameboy Programming Manual?.
It has, as of now, accumulated 17 views, one downvote and 5 close votes, and has been put on hold. Nobody bothered ...
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Question about iOS WiFi that requires knowledge of system API and functionality to solve was deemed off-topic
In December I posted this question: iOS static IP Address and Wi-Fi icon which was finally put on hold yesterday as being off topic and belonging on Super User.
The basis for this judgment was that ...
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Why is this question closed?
This is the question. I must admit that I can see 2 problems in this question.
A professional C++ programmer might say it is a beginner question.
But AFAIK, beginner level questions can be asked in ...
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Doesn't the need to show your attempted solutions take away from the purpose of the site? [duplicate]
The site's about pages stresses that what's great about this site is it's just Questions and Answers, no discussion or opinions or extra information. That's apparently supposed to be the draw, that ...
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Should I add comments for the correct solution on an off-topic question?
For example, this question is closed, but still appears highly in search results and does not have a good answer. Should we be doing anything about it, as Tobias suggests, or let an on-topic community ...
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What is the benefit of closing useful questions?
When there are valid questions that "do not fit" within the SO model, what harm does the question do by simply existing? Why chop off the ability for people to answer these questions when experts are ...
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Why o why was this question closed?
This question got closed three years after it was asked. It has several answers. I noticed the closing because I got a downvote for my answer.
How to copy a table schema and constraints to a table ...
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Why not move off-topic questions instead of closing? [duplicate]
It seems there must be hundreds of questions closed as off-topic.
For example:
Python - PYTHONPATH in linux
Questions about general computing hardware and software are off-topic for Stack Overflow ...
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