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SU was always meant to be a bit of a broader site - but not overlapping with SO and not much with SF.

Its worth remembering SU was always meant to be the "PC" site - we included tablets cause of windows 8 on arm (and modern windows on a tablet form factor isn't that different from windows on a PC) - there's a [meta discussion on that][1]meta discussion on that.

Phones have never been on topic - and we have sister sites that cover most of the major phone OSes (other than maybe kaios).

I've historically argued that we're a [general purpose computing][2]general purpose computing site. We do networking in addition.

Now - questions that don't work well are "explain how this broad technology can be used" or "explain this definition"

I don't really think there's a need for a rethink in general. If there's specific bits that confuse, we can review those bits.

Don't forget, these are rules we've built specifically because people get confused. We can clarify but

computer hardware, computer software, or personal and home computer networking

Really sums up what we're about. [1]: Please vote on proposed changes to our policy on tablet computers [2]: How is the term "Computer" defined on Super User?

SU was always meant to be a bit of a broader site - but not overlapping with SO and not much with SF.

Its worth remembering SU was always meant to be the "PC" site - we included tablets cause of windows 8 on arm (and modern windows on a tablet form factor isn't that different from windows on a PC) - there's a [meta discussion on that][1].

Phones have never been on topic - and we have sister sites that cover most of the major phone OSes (other than maybe kaios).

I've historically argued that we're a [general purpose computing][2] site. We do networking in addition.

Now - questions that don't work well are "explain how this broad technology can be used" or "explain this definition"

I don't really think there's a need for a rethink in general. If there's specific bits that confuse, we can review those bits.

Don't forget, these are rules we've built specifically because people get confused. We can clarify but

computer hardware, computer software, or personal and home computer networking

Really sums up what we're about. [1]: Please vote on proposed changes to our policy on tablet computers [2]: How is the term "Computer" defined on Super User?

SU was always meant to be a bit of a broader site - but not overlapping with SO and not much with SF.

Its worth remembering SU was always meant to be the "PC" site - we included tablets cause of windows 8 on arm (and modern windows on a tablet form factor isn't that different from windows on a PC) - there's a meta discussion on that.

Phones have never been on topic - and we have sister sites that cover most of the major phone OSes (other than maybe kaios).

I've historically argued that we're a general purpose computing site. We do networking in addition.

Now - questions that don't work well are "explain how this broad technology can be used" or "explain this definition"

I don't really think there's a need for a rethink in general. If there's specific bits that confuse, we can review those bits.

Don't forget, these are rules we've built specifically because people get confused. We can clarify but

computer hardware, computer software, or personal and home computer networking

Really sums up what we're about.

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SU was always meant to be a bit of a broader site - but not overlapping with SO and not much with SF.

Its worth remembering SU was always meant to be the "PC" site - we included tablets cause of windows 8 on arm (and modern windows on a tablet form factor isn't that different from windows on a PC) - there's a [meta discussion on that][1].

Phones have never been on topic - and we have sister sites that cover most of the major phone OSes (other than maybe kaios).

I've historically argued that we're a [general purpose computing][2] site. We do networking in addition.

Now - questions that don't work well are "explain how this broad technology can be used" or "explain this definition"

I don't really think there's a need for a rethink in general. If there's specific bits that confuse, we can review those bits.

Don't forget, these are rules we've built specifically because people get confused. We can clarify but

computer hardware, computer software, or personal and home computer networking

Really sums up what we're about. [1]: Please vote on proposed changes to our policy on tablet computers [2]: How is the term "Computer" defined on Super User?