Timeline for Why was my question on compatibility flagged as a "Hardware Purchasing Question"?
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| Nov 21, 2018 at 2:21 | comment | added | Bob | @fixer1234 The traditional view has been that asking for recommendations is right out (it's too personalised and too time-localised) but generally asking about compatibility is fine because it will always be relevant, even if only in a retro hardware sense 10 years later. Unfortunately a lot of close-voters mix these two cases up. | |
| Nov 18, 2018 at 21:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/super_user/status/1064262094219038726 | ||
| Nov 18, 2018 at 3:03 | history | edited | Peter Mortensen | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Nov 17, 2018 at 17:32 | history | edited | Zarquan | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Nov 17, 2018 at 0:46 | comment | added | fixer1234 | "Purchasing" questions can cover a lot of ground. They aren't necessarily limited to requests for product recommendations. The primary issue with them is that any answers won't be long-lasting because of how fast things change. So a lot of questions get closed under the umbrella of a purchasing question if they involve requests for product information and are tied to the current state of things. That's largely the issue with your question. I voted to reopen because in this case, there's really only one answer, and it won't change over time (see comment and answer there). | |
| Nov 16, 2018 at 23:15 | history | edited | Zarquan | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Nov 16, 2018 at 23:07 | history | edited | Zarquan | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Nov 16, 2018 at 23:00 | history | asked | Zarquan | CC BY-SA 4.0 |