A request to reopen a closed question, or receive further explanation of why it was closed.
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What's the point of the Support tag if your question just ends up being closed as 'too localized'?
I posted a question here on MSO yesterday asking for support on an issue that I'm having on on SO and MSO lately, and it ended up getting closed as being 'too localized' despite my use of the support ...
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What can I do to make my broad, off-topic, closed question better?
Okay so I asked a fairly broad question with other possible answers regarding what is Wikidata? See here. I agree that this is quite a broad question and there are other places on the internet that ...
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Why was this question closed and is there a better place for it?
The following question on Stack Overflow was closed: Standard Java Error Reporting.
I believe it is appropriate for Stack Overflow, but I am fairly new here and I would like to hear others' opinions ...
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Why was a question about a JavaScript code-snippet closed? [duplicate]
I've asked a JavaScript question about a code snippet of a counter.
The snippet is 5-lines worth of code max, and my question contains, effectively, 3 brief questions in regards to the workings of ...
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Why is this Docker question off-topic?
This question is clearly not off topic, as it directly pertains to Docker. I think this belongs on here, possibly Server Fault, but there is a tag for it here. I had to remove all references to my ...
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Why was this question on detecting infinite loops closed?
FINAL EDIT
I rewrote the original question (which was not mine) and ultimately ported it to Computer Science, where it's actually doing rather well. So my final thoughts on the matter are:
From my ...
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Can my 10k viewed, closed question be reopened?
Many months ago I asked a question that was closed almost immediately. Since then it has had many views and has even earned me the "famous question" gold badge. There are comments on the question ...
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Can't switch between different edit displays in reopen review queue
When viewing past re-open reviews with an edit e.g. this one I can't switch between the 3 different ways of viewing edits (inline, side-by-side, side-by-side markdown). I haven't tested active re-open ...
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I don't see why this question is closed as duplicate
I have this question marked as duplicate:
Selenium:How can I get the href of elements found by partial link text
I have a few reason why it is not a duplicate of the suggested question:
The ...
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Can we get this question reopened please?
This question was quickly and quite undeservedly down-voted and closed as "not a real question" because a few power users interpreted "how can I track down where a seemingly random, hard to reproduce ...
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Not Satisfied with [Close] how to reopen that or what should i do?
Yesterday I have asked one question in SO about android and I got one answer. I had chat with that developer and he helped me to find out solution but bad luck.
When I open my SO account and check my ...
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Should this closed question be reopened?
This question was closed by the community.
I don't agree this it wasn't a real question, I admit it wasn't a good question, but it is a real question.
Obviously the OP doesn't know how Java Objects ...
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Vote to reopen an ancient question
Why did non-von Neumann languages never became mainstream?
This is an ancient (by SO standards) question closed 2+1/2 years ago as "Not a real question". The question is broad and imperfectly ...
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Are requests to reopen a question appropriate for meta?
My question was closed as "Not a real question" by a user with more than 3K reputation and a moderator. Therefore I searched on meta for a way to reopen my question and found this post which had many ...
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How can an on-topic post be closed as off-topic?
Regarding the closure of this post: How to know which version of QuickBooks (Pro/Premier/Enterprise) the user is using with IPP v2?
I'm trying to understand how this can be seen as off-topic. SKG was ...
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Why was this question closed as “off topic”?
Why was this question closed as "off topic"?
I see that there are some issues with this post, e.g. the formatting (Anthon reviewed/edited it, not correctly through), grammar/capitalization.
But ...
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Can we do anything if a question is being continuously closed and reopened?
If you were on SO/Meta yesterday, you probably saw this question:
What is the underscore actually doing in this Java code?
The question caused a wide divergence of opinion from users. It spawned a ...
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Help me rescue a closed question because I really want to find an answer
I would like to appeal the closing of this question. Frankly I was surprised that it was closed as off-topic; I have asked and answered many PowerShell questions in a similar vein.
As I really want ...
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Reopening closed question because the question was reformulated
I asked a question on stackoverflow, see link: Which webtechnologies are used for building websites other then (X)HTML markup language and CSS stylesheets?
It was closed because it was vague, but I ...
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How do I edit a closed question?
I have a closed question which I would like to edit it in the hope of getting an answer. The FAQ provides no assistance on how I can achieve this.
Can anyone help?
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Reviewing closing votes - Closed for another reason
I do some closing votes reviewing once in a while and I come across questions like this one: "Is this code an example of php?" It was closed originally because the question was vague. However, the ...
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What action should I select when happening upon a reopen vote audit?
On Stack Overflow's Reopen Votes review, it sometimes checks if we're still paying attention. When I open the actual question, it shows that it isn't closed.
And the options I get in the review queue ...
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Objective question closed as being 'not constructive'
This question:
In .Net 4.5 Microsoft has added the new Async/Await feature to simplify asynchronous coding in it; However, I wonder
is Async/Await came to completely replace the old way ...
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Reopen Request - SQLite CSV Import [closed]
SQLite CSV Import question is updated as per the suggestions.
I am wondering why is it not being reopened.
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Should this algorithm related question have been closed? [closed]
This question was closed as off topic. This is a question about cryptographic algorithm analysis. Algorithms are explicitly allowed in FAQ. While I understand that there is less audience on the site ...
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Reopening closed question
I would like to know if the questions that are "off-topic" or "not a real question" can possibly be reopened by re-editing to change the title and question so far. Take a look at my question I've made ...
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Shouldn't there be a reputation penalty if a question you closed ends up being voted for reopen? [duplicate]
I see that many questions are quickly closed on questionable reasons. In some case for just pure mistakes (e.g. marked as duplicate of a different unrelated question).
Shouldn't bad closing be ...
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Why did my question asking about a java implementation of diazo get closed? [duplicate]
I posted a question about the diazo library (http://docs.diazo.org). Asking if anybody knows of an implementation in java.
I've compared my question with a lot of questions in stackoverflow and I do ...
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I think my SO question is on topic, would like it re-opened
I asked a question on SO about a UI issue I am experiencing in Eclipse: Eclipse Juno Editors side by side gives white bar
It was closed as "off topic" but I do not think it is off topic. The SO FAQ ...
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“normal” time taken to reopen a question
I had a problem in the past, and posted here. Since then, I have solved it and with to add an answer explaining what I did and what was wrong. The only problem is that the question was (and is) ...
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Question mistakenly closed for being a 'what book to get' question? (It is not that type of question)
I see lots of questions that ask for reading material on a particular subject that are left open and get good answers. I've often gone and followed the recommendations in those answers and learned ...
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Appeal a “not constructive” question
Why does Firefox treat Helvetica differently from Chrome? was marked as “not constructive” without explanation. I can only speculate that it was perceived as impossible to answer with any kind of ...
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Request, please check if this question should be reopened
If you have the rep and are so inclined, can you visit this question and vote to unclose if it seems reasonable (as it does to me)?
How do I access Oracle from Python?
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Requesting re-open on a closed question
I aked the question, Compiler targeting LLVM written in .NET language (F#) — best route? , which received 2 close votes.
Upon asking why, John Palmer explained that it's because "best way to __" ...
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What's inappropriate with the Q&A style question that some people keep trying to close my post?
I've posted a question with how I solve a series of my related question on SO
How to find out the type for assign from/to another type in c#? [closed]
I'd like to understand what I've done was ...
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Why was this APEX question closed? [closed]
Can anyone explain why this question has been closed when it seems perfectly acceptable and clear to me?
Customize ckeditor in apex 4.1
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How can a question about IDE be off topic on SO?
Just wondering why my question IDE for sinatra that provides list of routes? was closed as off topic.
From the questions / answers below I understood that such questions 'are' ok on SO
What kind of ...
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Not sure where to ask; question was closed
I'm developing a web app and a requirement is that it work on popular android devices. I've seen android development questions asked on android.stackexchange and have been closed since that board is ...
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Why was this question closed as “not a real question”?
This is regarding this question
How do I convert a recursive method to a loop?
The question is about converting a recursive function with 2 recursive calls to a loop. This is pretty hard to do. I ...
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Request: please re-open my question
My question Cannot create JDBC driver of class '' for connect URL 'null' java.lang.NullPointerException Tomcat 7 Hibernate 4 Spring 3 was closed as "Not a real question" without any ...
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Why is this app store related question considered off topic? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Would questions about App Store approval be appropriate for SO?
Will iOS app be rejected if not supporting "Upside Down" orientation in iPad
This question is ...
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How to improve the close question functionality
This post is somehow related to this one, but I believe it focuses on different part of this discussion.
I have been an active member in the stackexchange community for a while and I have seen quite ...
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Voted to re-open a question because it was closed (IMO) inaccurately
This question was closed a long time ago. I've tried to re-open it (and flagged it for moderator attention) but my flag was rejected. It seems clear to me that the two questions under consideration ...
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Why is this question closed and downvoted?
I'm talking about this question: for(int j=0; j>=6; j ) { System.out.println(stringList.get(j)); } why it is not working?.
It is a kind of obvious solution, but it is a practical and answerable ...
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What to do when a moderated off-topic question is actually on-topic?
First, let me say that I am a huge fan of Stack Overflow. Ever since it came on the scene it has really helped me with some challenging programming problems. It is awesome the way that question ...
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Closed questions that perhaps shouldn't be
A question that has a (in my opinion - obviously - it's my answer after all) acceptable answer has been closed by a natural vote as closed as not a real question. I clearly disagree as I have posted ...
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Fixing a closed question: Adaptive layouts in WPF
The question Adaptive layouts in WPF was closed, because it is "vague, overly broad, and cannot be reasonably answered".
As you can see, I have a serious problem with WPF and I need to solve it. How ...
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How can I further improve my question? [closed]
Initializing PHP classes in the Web server/browser context
I asked this question with very vague language a few days ago. I myself had a hard time understanding what the problem was, so it ended up ...
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Why was my question about jQuery keypress events closed as not a real question?
Someone thought that my question was an attempt at a discussion. It was not. I was asking for specific answers about books or other documentation that would help me with Javascript event handlers. I ...
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How can I petition to reopen a question which was - in my opinion - incorrectly closed? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do you reopen a closed question?
I asked a question, which was closed as a duplicate of another question. It isn't a duplicate, it asks something similar, but not ...
