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Question closed as unclear but an answer was already posted
This question.
The reason why the question was closed is "This question needs details or clarity". Let's follow the link.
Needs details or clarity - Sometimes we need more information in ...
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Why does the community have such vague rules that any administrator can adjust almost any question to fit them?
I wrote a question about computer hardware. A smartphone (tablet) is a computer these days. However, this question is "off-topic".
Let's admit. However, why then there are topics like this: ...
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My question incorrectly marked as duplicate
recently I asked a question here WiFi keeps reconnecting when ICS is active on Windows 10 and its been marked as a dupe by mistake
cause even though it has a lot of similarity to USB WiFi Adapter ...
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Question about computer software with 37 up-votes closed after six years?
Concerning question Can I create a new session in another tab or window in Google Chrome?
This is surprising to me for multiple reasons.
It's not off-topic, but it was closed
It was deleted
OK, let'...
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Question incorrectly marked as duplicate
I recently asked https://superuser.com/questions/930988/where-does-chrome-store-credit-card-data, which was closed by a moderator, stating that it's duplicate of Google Chrome view saved form data.
I ...
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How to reopen a question?
If a question is closed but then later the edited, how do you go about re-opening it?
I came across Unable to open Outlook 2010 on Windows 7 in one of the review queues. Originally, the question was ...
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Appeal regarding the closure of a question
I asked a question and it was closed as being primarily opinion based. I frankly don't see how and am willing to listen to anyone who is willing to explain how a question about latency in RAM is ...
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Why was the question "Why are there 8 bits per byte?" closed?
TL;DR: I'm looking for opinions on why this question should be open or closed.
Answer: I now understand why it has been closed: It is not a real problem because it has no practical use.
https://...
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Important question about svchost virus was closed
I asked this question and It was closed as a Exact duplicate of a question which does not resemble it at all. First of all, nowhere in this "dupilcate question's" answers does it mention the stop ...
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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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Why is my question considered to be "off topic"?
I asked this question: Automatically reclaim my IRC nickname (without underscores) globally?
Without any comments it was "closed as off topic". I don't understand why. The box informing me about the ...
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Request to reopen question 461022
I've made drastic changes to this closed question How does the CPU and GPU interact in displaying computer graphics?. Since it was a quite popular one with more than 300 views in just a couple of ...
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Myths about batteries
I asked a borderline question on 07 August 2012. I asked what the pros and cons were for different rechargeable battery types, using a context of applying those battery types.
The question was ...
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Closed DLNA question
Yesterday i edited my closed question to specify that i will be using it for my computer, as explicitly stated by the FAQ:
Super User is for computer enthusiasts and power users. If you have a
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Inconsistent closing of questions
Last year I posted the question "How Often Should I Run ChkDsk?" and the question received a decent amount of views and a handful of answers. Today, I asked the question "Should I ever put my computer ...
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question is closed without proper reason
This was my question How can I benchmark Linux PC
I see its closed as not constructive. Which means,
This question is not a good fit to our Q&A format. We expect answers to generally involve ...
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question closed as exact duplicate, but the referred question appears to be only loosely related
My question was closed as exact duplicate 11 days ago:
batch-rename filenames with numbers to sort alphabetically
For some reason i did not receive any notification about this, so I noticed it just ...
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Why was this question closed?
Why was this question on Windows documentation closed? It is based on an actual problem I faced, it is answerable and it is about software. The reason given to close it, being outside the scope ...
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Please don't be so trigger happy about closing questions
The ability to close questions as duplicates is great when used properly. However, I believe the community got a tad trigger happy with my question:
My question: How to (re)enable the “New” context ...
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