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Reopen this. It's not localized

Behind corporate proxy : Can't install program that self-downloads from the web There are gazillions of people trying to make things work behind a corporate proxy. Why on earth is installing ANY ...
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Are questions about the Windows 8 upgrade offer too localized?

There are quite a lot of questions about the Windows 8 upgrade. You could reason that (some) of these questions are too localized as the offer expires at the 31st of Januari 2013. I just asked the ...
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Beta Software (eg Windows 8 at this time) Too Localized? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Should we have a sub-tag for beta/RC? Would not any beta software (such as Windows 8 at this time) be considered too localized since it is subject to change and thus ...
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Are languages too localized?

Are questions related to specific natural languages too localized? One of the reasons questions are closed as too localized is geography as stated e.g. here, even if the question is possibly relevant ...
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File Purpose and Usage Questions

I've often had to go search for files that I've found running on my computer, and I want to find out what they are, and if they're ok. I usually do a lot of googling to find the answer, but have ...
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How is a question defined as “Too Localised”?

This question covers an earlier deleted meta question regarding configurations in a more general way. The official reason for closing a question as "Too Localised" is: This question is unlikely ...
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Posting Logs and Config Files: Helpful or too specific?

Let's say User X posts this question: I'm using Ubuntu 11.04 Alpha 2 and whenever I go to google.com it goes to fleshbot instead. It's a fresh install and I'm using OpenDNS. My HOSTS file is as ...
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Geographically limited or country-specific questions

I was wondering (prompted mostly by this: Where can you buy a generic (no OS) desktop PC?) about questions that are, to some extent, bound to a specific geographical area. These include, most notably, ...