Timeline for Computer + off-topic devices, problem with off-topic device; Q on topic?
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| Aug 31, 2018 at 17:01 | history | edited | fixer1234 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 30, 2018 at 23:24 | comment | added | user931000 | Also, the technical aspects of the question should be the main concern here and it seems those aren't as clear as they should be for some people. I'm not saying you don't know the difference between a DVD-Video and a DVD-ROM with video files inside but I suspect @Burgi above doesn't. A DVD-ROM should be treated like any storage device where files exist as is. Although what happens at the hardware/software level is very different then saving the same files in any other medium, the end result is the same. | |
| Aug 30, 2018 at 23:17 | comment | added | user931000 | (cont.) Sure, I'm all for giving the benefit of doubt and that is exactly what I did in the first comment. But as soon as we determine the problem isn't related with something the user might have done at the computer, it should be treated as off-topic like anything else. | |
| Aug 30, 2018 at 23:13 | comment | added | user931000 | A very balanced assessment. The only problem I still see with the "depends" or "on-topic" is the precedent it creates. Accepting it as on-topic we can't latter justify closing the question of a hypothetical next person asking a similar question about a problem playing video files (not their home-made DVD-Video) in a DVD player because the usage of a computer wasn't mentioned... That person could then, justifiably, ask "why is my question closed and the other one isn't if it's the same problem or similar? (cont.) | |
| Aug 30, 2018 at 22:19 | history | answered | fixer1234 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |