This tag is for general questions about questions that have been closed because they are off-topic or otherwise do not meet the criteria defined in the FAQ.
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What can I do about closed questions on the purpose of F# that show up in Google results?
I have tried to Google the topic "Purpose of F#" and the top 2 results are from Stack Overflow. Both are closed.
Both link to other articles on the Stack Exchange network which are also closed, ...
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More information about a closed question
I was doing some research via google on a good way to get started with iOS game programming when I came across a closed question that had some of the answers I was looking for. This question was ...
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The question I posted was closed without a solution
My question, which I posted, was closed with the given reason:
Questions asking for code must demonstrate a minimal understanding of
the problem being solved. Include attempted solutions, why ...
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How many points have topics closed for being off-topic received?
Stack Overflow frequently is on the first page of Google search results and I am surprised how often the valuable question has been closed for being off-topic despite numerous up votes and answers ...
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What if your question is closed for duplicate but you don't understand a thing about the given solution?
Is there a way in stackexchange network to complain about closing questions and other moderating behaviour?
I'm getting afraid to ask questions - weird because in the end it is a Q&A network: ...
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Reviewing Close Votes [duplicate]
I have been reviewing close voted questions for a while now. And I am not feeling encouraged to close questions since the numbers are just growing. I feel really responsible for allowing SO to have so ...
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Why do questions like this get closed? [closed]
Looking at this question: How do I improve the performance of SQLite?
I don't see the motivation for closing it. The aggregated knowledge in the question itself clearly shows that the question was ...
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Why was the space between “off” and “topic” replaced with a hyphen after the closing overhaul?
Here's the post-notice for an old question closed as off topic:
closed as off topic by OneUser, TwoUsers, ThreeUsers, FourUsers, FiveUsers sometime before closing overhaul
Questions on Meta ...
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Should we fixed up closed questions?
Sometimes when doing mass retagging, closed questions get into the mix.
Along with the retagging, I often also fix up the question.
Now should I also fix up the closed questions, or don't we really ...
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Should a question be closed as “duplicate” when the cited “original” was asked **after** the first one? [duplicate]
While doing my time in the review queue, this question (question A) came up as a possible duplicate, with this question (question B) cited as the "best original." Being a thorough person, I checked ...
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Why would this question be put on hold?
Take a look at this particular question. It's asking something reasonable in my mind; I feel that the confusion stems from a misunderstanding of what an interface is, and what it's meant to provide.
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What to do with an invalid close reason?
This question is currently in the reopen queue, as it was noted that it's not a duplicate. However it's still off-topic and should either be closed anyway or migrated to TeX SE site. I'm not sure how ...
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why are the best questions the ones which have been closed? [duplicate]
I frequently come across a really useful answer on StackOverflow which has been closed because it doesn't match the Q&A format.
Examples include
JPA Implementations - Which one is the best to ...
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What is the community mailbox?
What is the community mailbox ([email protected]) for and what happens to messages that are sent to it?
Additionally, on some closed questions that have lots of views, I see the following ...
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What happened to the off-topic close reasons on Meta?
Edit: My apologies, my observation is actually totally invalid. Not sure why I thought it was true, but eh. Sorry for bothering.
On Meta, the off-topic close reasons seem to have vanished. Take a ...
