Timeline for When should a question that otherwise belongs on another site be simply closed and not migrated?
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| Apr 25, 2013 at 7:28 | comment | added | Journeyman Geek Mod | Its not just about the subject content of the site though. Even within SU, if its something that just totally goes over my head, I'd ignore it, and refer it to people who I think might know what's going on. With a question like this, I wouldn't vote on it at all since I have no clue what he's talking about ;p | |
| Apr 24, 2013 at 15:19 | comment | added | Daniel Beck Mod | @allquixotic The first point is also what's most broken about question migration and why Programmers and SF are no longer SO migration paths. Too much crap from people who have no idea about the target site. | |
| Apr 24, 2013 at 15:15 | comment | added | Journeyman Geek Mod | Yup, in this case, since I don't know C/C# or what software he is using, I'd lean towards it not being a good fit for SO. When its in doubt and OT, I'd close, comment that its OT, and mention to the OP that flagging to migrate is an option. | |
| Apr 24, 2013 at 15:12 | comment | added | allquixotic | That first point is outstanding, and not something that I had originally thought of. Of course it is very difficult to judge the quality of a question if the subject matter is foreign. There will be different rules and standards for migrating to SF, SO, AU, WA, and so on. Unless you are an active contributor on the receiving site, you probably don't know what they consider acceptable, so it's better to ask someone else to look at it. | |
| Apr 24, 2013 at 15:08 | history | answered | Journeyman GeekMod | CC BY-SA 3.0 |