Timeline for What is the definition of "primarily opinion-based" on SU?
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| Jun 19, 2015 at 13:53 | comment | added | I say Reinstate Monica | It's the open-ended nature that makes questions like these inappropriate for Super User. The fact we vote on answers confirms we're looking for the best answer to a question, and "best" is a measurable, definitive quality. When a Q can correctly be answered by multiple, equally-valid answers you're no longer participating on a Q&A site but rather a forum. | |
| Jun 16, 2015 at 14:18 | comment | added | slhck Mod | It is, after all, also an open-ended question. Any answer would be equally valid. What problem needs to be solved? That'd make a better question. @ErikI | |
| Jun 15, 2015 at 20:20 | comment | added | Ramhound | @ErikI - Its a question that wasn't closed for 4 years, because of luck, and people like myself were not around to flag low quality question like it. My personal opinion is that any question asking a list of advantages is best outside of a Q&A format. | |
| Jun 15, 2015 at 19:43 | comment | added | Erik I | @Ramhound would the community be kind enough to consider coming up with another excuse for closing useful questions when "primarily opinion-based" is provably false? | |
| Jun 15, 2015 at 16:40 | comment | added | Ramhound | @ErikI - The community in general does not agree with that point of view. | |
| Jun 15, 2015 at 13:43 | comment | added | Erik I | "You cannot list advantages void of disadvantages." Sounds smart but is wrong as proved by: "If x ha a static ip address it means you can point to x using regular DNS." | |
| Jun 15, 2015 at 13:35 | comment | added | random Mod | You cannot list advantages void of disadvantages. They are part and parcel and dependent on the needs or wants of the person asking. It's the same as asking for product recommendations because you want to list why one service or type is better than another. Which is out of scope. | |
| Jun 15, 2015 at 13:32 | comment | added | Erik I | "These questions are based on the fear of missing out. That unless you read yet another page listing technical details and have another set of people tell you, you might miss out on something...". How is this relevant to closing the question? | |
| Jun 15, 2015 at 13:25 | comment | added | Erik I | "One person who thinks being identified with the same IP across sessions and sites is a good thing. " Lets stick to the question instead of coming up with explanations: The question was not about advantages and disadvantages, -it was just about advantages and we can easily give a good answer to that. That answer is valuable for anyone who is curious enough to wonder what this option is for and cares to google for "advantages of static ip on home broadband". It will most likely be valid for years as long as Internet stays basically the same as today. | |
| Jun 15, 2015 at 13:18 | history | answered | randomMod | CC BY-SA 3.0 |