Timeline for Since when are software recommendations off-topic?
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| Sep 29, 2011 at 9:12 | comment | added | BinaryMisfit Mod | @slhck I am reserving comment since I saw who the user was. But I agree with the closer, and honestly, we learn to deal with the comments. If there are valid arguments for re-opening, or the question is edited, we'll act. In this case. Silence is often better. | |
| Sep 29, 2011 at 9:05 | comment | added | slhck | This is, for example, what I'm talking about. | |
| Sep 29, 2011 at 8:48 | comment | added | slhck | I'm only paraphrasing comments like "But whyyy? It's not a shopping recommendation, I'm looking for free!!". I absolutely know what you're saying, I am absolutely on your side when it comes to that. All I'm probably asking is for the FAQ to be clear about it. | |
| Sep 29, 2011 at 8:41 | comment | added | BinaryMisfit Mod | @slhck I repeat. Is it a recommendation?. Free, purchased, software, hardware, shopping, non of those matter. The issue is the latter part. Recommendations are biased, based on usage, and opinion. In example I hate beaTunes because it is Java based, but use it because it is the best Music Management tool I've found. Is my recommendation of it going to be biased? Yes. I hate Java apps on Mac. The latter however, is my personal choice, some people, don't care what it's written in. | |
| Sep 29, 2011 at 8:22 | vote | accept | slhck | ||
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| Sep 29, 2011 at 8:03 | comment | added | slhck |
But I think I understand the main issue here. Maybe somebody wants to re-write the software-rec tag wiki to reflect that?
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| Sep 29, 2011 at 8:02 | comment | added | slhck | > you should by know be fully aware of the FAQ, as well as the Meta site, and searching for the information is fairly easily available – there's always the rules and what the community makes of them. I think this is just a case where the written rules aren't as clear. Take as an example, "how is asking for free software a buying recommendation?" | |
| Sep 29, 2011 at 7:04 | history | answered | BinaryMisfitMod | CC BY-SA 3.0 |