Timeline for How can a question about personal computer hardware be closed as "off-topic" without explanation?
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| Aug 27, 2012 at 21:26 | comment | added | Alan McBee | @techie007 - Seems like you're presupposing that I already knew how to answer my own question! When I asked the question, I did not know a) whether other video cards even existed that were more powerful but could run on 300W, b) whether it was even possible to get a more powerful power supply that would fit this PC, and c) that the chassis size was a major limiting factor. I know that NOW because someone tried to answer my "not real question" with a real answer. If I knew all that before asking the question, I wouldn't need to ask it, because I'd have known there wasn't a good answer! | |
| Aug 25, 2012 at 19:34 | comment | added | Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007 | I'm pretty sure I voted to close it because it "wasn't a real question". First, it was a shot-gun blast of questions, instead of just one, and second, (to me) it seems like you're asking "All the video cards of this type require at least 350-400W. Since I can't change my power supply, where can I get an equivalent card that only needs 300W?" :) It's also bordering on "Too Localized" (again IMO), as the only problem you're really running into is your specific chassis's design, which you're not able/willing to replace right now. | |
| Aug 22, 2012 at 20:25 | comment | added | Alan McBee | I've been playing with electronics for about 35 years, and programming for 30 years. I'm way past taking things personally. I think I generally agree with Jeff's thoughts on site policy. But I wanted to share I think that this type of encounter could be improved. Here's a suggestion (I don't know how many shopping questions you get, so it may be overkill): Put a checkbox on the question entry page, titled "This question is not intended to solicit recommendations for specific products," which must be checked before the question can be asked. | |
| Aug 22, 2012 at 19:51 | comment | added | slhck Mod | Well, all I can say is: Don't take it personally, please. | |
| Aug 22, 2012 at 18:36 | comment | added | Alan McBee | I seem to remember it being downvoted before I noticed that it was closed. Obviously, the date/time stamps suggest otherwise. (Far be it for me to accuse any skullduggery.) Regardless, this was not a pleasant first time experience here at superuser (as I mentioned, I'm not a noob to stackexchange). I hope the second time goes a little better. | |
| Aug 22, 2012 at 18:34 | vote | accept | Alan McBee | ||
| Aug 21, 2012 at 15:19 | comment | added | slhck Mod | By the way: Down votes are automatically cast by the system when a question is closed as "off topic" or "not a real question". | |
| Aug 20, 2012 at 17:39 | answer | added | Oliver SalzburgMod | timeline score: 8 | |
| Aug 20, 2012 at 17:32 | history | asked | Alan McBee | CC BY-SA 3.0 |