So it happened again. [One of my questions][1] has been closed inadvertently. The mods who have closed it claimed that it is not about hardware as outlined in the help center.

However:

1) I have read [the relevant part of the help center][2]. There is absolutely no doubt that my question *is* about hardware as outlined there, unless the community here since my last visit has agreed that mainboards and computer cases are not considered hardware any more.

2) There are dozens of questions which are nearly literally like mine, or very similar. A few examples:

https://superuser.com/questions/1485265/can-this-motherboard-fit-into-this-case?rq=1 (literally the same, online since more than three months, no votes to close)

https://superuser.com/questions/559610/will-a-pedestal-motherboard-fit-into-any-regular-case?rq=1 (online since six years, no votes to close)

https://superuser.com/questions/733562/how-do-i-know-if-this-motherboard-will-fit-in-the-case?rq=1 (also online since six years, no votes to close)

So why the heck has my question been closed?

This now is the second time within a few weeks that this happened.

The first time the mod who closed it showed a very mature behavior by reopening it although I had a little dispute with him due to the close where *I* was behaving immature and possibly insulted him (at least, I chose inappropriate wording).

I think I'll leave here forever and give others the same advice if the situation is not resolved. There are only a few things which are more frustrating than (being a non-native speaker) carefully crafting a question which clearly adheres to all site policies, do your own extensive research before, check the question for orthographic and errors and correct wording, and then having it inadvertently closed.

So I hope somebody with enough power reopens that question or explains in detail in which way it is off-topic. Only claiming that it is off-topic because it is not about hardware is no sufficient explanation, because it obviously *is* about hardware.



  [1]: https://superuser.com/questions/1514471/why-does-the-supermicro-mainboard-x10dri-not-fit-in-the-supermicro-case-745tq-r9
  [2]: https://superuser.com/help/on-topic