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This question was closed on both hardware sites?
I am really confused why.... this happened.
There, the information for the close of the question on hardwarerecs.stackexchange.com was:
Technical support request — Questions asking about ...
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Why was question about the space required for installing Raspbian closed as off-topic?
Question: How much space does Raspbian use?
Why was this closed? The Raspberry Pi is a real computer and couldn't find the information elsewhere?
If this actually should be closed, is there any ...
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I think my question have been wrongly closed
I don't understand the argument on why the mod closed my question: AMD Radeon HD 7000 cards that do not use more than the total bandwidth of PCI-E 2.0
Small geographic area? I think my question could ...
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LaTeX snippets from Math.SE look like gibberish in the Stack Exchange hot questions list
This is what it looks like on Math.SE:
This is what it looks like in the SE hot topics list:
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I'd like to know why my question was closed
I posted a question detailing my problems with Windows 8's File History. I use it for backups and I have a couple of things I'd like it to do, but it fell short. With certain specific needs in mind, I ...
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Beta Software (eg Windows 8 at this time) Too Localized? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Should we have a sub-tag for beta/RC?
Would not any beta software (such as Windows 8 at this time) be considered too localized since it is subject to change and thus should be ...
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Why is Deltek off topic?
https://superuser.com/questions/580843/is-there-any-way-for-an-individual-to-learn-deltek-vision?noredirect=1#comment710957_580843
Why was this question considered off-topic?
According to the FAQ:
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Listed close reason is wrong in /tools?
Not really sure what is going here, but here is a picture:
The stated reason at the bottom is that it is too localized, but the only close vote is for off topic.
What is going on?
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Wording a question about protocols for converting authentication without it being " product, service, or learning material recommendations"
I'm trying to ask a question about protocols for converting between user authentication types on an SMTP server, but whatever I do my questions keep being closed because various mods consider a ...
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Why doesn't Superuser have superuser.stackexchange.com address unlike other stackexchange websites? [duplicate]
Similar to Stackoveflow, Superuser has independent domain. Is this because Superuser was older than most of the StackExchange sites before the StackExchange idea did come up?
What's the relation ...
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How to check what the close reason is?
Situation
I just asked a question and someone voted to close it.
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How do I find out what the reason was?
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I saw somewhere (see screenshot in this question) that when voting to ...
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Belongs on another SE site [duplicate]
When you click close, off-topic, belongs on another SE site, there are a few common options. I believe iPhone/iOS (thinkdifferent.stackexchange.com) should be on the list. Ideally, one should be ...
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Can I move/duplicate a question to another Stack site? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I request to move a question to a different Stack Exchange site?
I have a question on this site that may as well work at, say, Ask Different. Is it possible to ...
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What's wrong with this question?
I received down-votes for this question:
https://superuser.com/questions/753966/looking-for-a-forum-with-anonymity-support
Now my understanding is that it is not a question which has readily ...
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Why was question 311149 marked off-topic and closed?
This question was marked as off-topic. This of course includes a link to the FAQ which actually I had read before asking my question. None of the other Stack Exchange sites seemed to apply.
The part ...
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Why is the question about knowing which window manager too broad?
How to know the window manager a specific program uses?
Why is this question too broad? I only ask one question at a time, which is specific and answerable. I think this kind of question is very good ...
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How do you delete your accounts on stack exchange websites?
...and are your questions/answers deleted along with that or are they still findable via search engines or with a URL?
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Why questions are closed and why asking new questions are banned?
Its good to organize and maintain the forum and make it look good and have question or research or knowledge sharing. As in stack exchange specially super user i have faced strict rules of closing ...
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Why was my question on Itanium closed?
I asked a question about Why Intel dropped the Itanium and it was well received (IMO), but was closed as "Not Constructive". Is there any reason why it would be closed?
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Why was the question about the difference between an Intel i7 and Xeon processor closed?
Are there noticeable differences in Intel i7 and Xeon 5400 chipset family? [closed]
Initially, I may have phrased the question incorrectly but was essentially getting to the primary question of the ...
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Request for reopening question 305862
I don't understand how my question is off-topic.
It talks about a desktop app, called Steam browser.
https://superuser.com/questions/305862/is-it-safe-to-pay-for-games-through-steam-app-browser-...
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Looking for a lighter editor, closed as not constructive, points on making it in scope?
I've found a closed question of particular interest to me. The reason was that it's "not constructive".
What lightweight editor has autosave per keystroke, similar to intelliJ idea?
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Including a reference to the proposed "Software Recommendations" site
There is a plethora of questions here (in meta) that involve what to do about questions involving "Software recommendations". None of them seem to mention the proposal for the Software Recommendations ...
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Then why are we closing "is possible to uninstall an operating system?"?
I really hate that first close reason. It doesn't tell me anything and too much. Doesn't tell me what is wrong, nor it tells me exactly what is wrong. Can somebody explain to me what part of the help ...
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Is it possible that some questions can be considered suitable only AFTER posting?
This is longer on my mind but now I experienced it also with my question.
Imagine there is a question which has real answer which can be found after investigation (whether it is more or less ...
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Quit bein' so blockin' [closed]
I think Stack Exchange is too strict on closing and deleting questions. Perfectly feasible questions are marked as low-quality, too broad, or "unclear what you're asking." Are we really going too far ...
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