I created a meta post that shows how to ask questions that may involve recommendations. I think that it would be good to add this to the closing option of Off-Topic --> recommendations. This is the specific meta post I'm talking about:
How do I ask a question that may require recommending software?
If we're worried about the wording being software based, we can this one which is slightly more general:
How do I ask a question that may require recommending a product?
Either way, I think that it'd be good to have something there for the user to have when he/she is trying to edit the question to better match the site's requirements.
Here is what I'm proposing:
Original:
Questions seeking product, service, or learning material recommendations are off-topic because they tend to become obsolete quickly. Instead, describe your situation and the specific problem you're trying to solve.
Proposal:
Questions seeking product, service, or learning material recommendations are off-topic because they tend to become obsolete quickly. Instead, describe your situation and the specific problem you're trying to solve. Here are a few suggestions on how to properly ask this type of question.
