I asked a [question](https://superuser.com/questions/915728/free-or-almost-free-tool-for-receiving-wcf-calls-with-values) and it got put on hold with the motivation that it's asking for a service/software which quickly get outdated etc. I'm perfectly fine with the action taken and I do understand the explanation.

My problem is that I still need to ask that question and I'd need some help rephrasing it to better meet the requirements. Let me explain what **kind of pointer** I'm looking for.

Example 1
If I'm looking for a simple, free text editor, the de facto industry standard (or at least a very commonly found software since years back) is **Notepad++**. That'd be the answer I'd find useful and helpful. (Possibly a mention of Sublime might be in place too.)

Example 2
If I'm looking for a useful, free image editor, the first choice of many people (including blogs with well-known and reliable names) is **Paint.NET**. That's the answer that satisfies the conditions. (Even Gimp might be an alternative.)

So, I wonder how I should rephrase my [question](https://superuser.com/questions/915728/free-or-almost-free-tool-for-receiving-wcf-calls-with-values) so that:

1. it meets the site's requirements

but also

2. points to something "defaulty" or "commonish"

i.e. how to ask so that the answer would be *Notepad++* or *Paint.NET* but in the case with a web service that receives simple chunks of data and presents these in a rudimentary web GUI?