> http://superuser.com/questions/287663/why-are-there-8-bits-per-byte

**Why did such a valid and interesting question got closed?**

1. The user is a computer enthusiast.

2. It's about computer hardware, how it works.

3. It's not about
  1. videogames or consoles

  2. websites or web services like Facebook, Twitter, and WordPress
  3. electronic devices, media players, cell phones or smart phones, except insofar as they interface

  4. a shopping or buying recommendation
4. It's a practical, answerable question based on actual problems he faces:  
   He doesn't understand why it stopped at 8. 

5. Every answer is equally valid.

6. The answer is not provided in the question.

7. There is an actual problem to be solved:
   He doesn't understand why it stopped at 8. 

8. It is not open-ended or hypothetical.

9. It is not disguised rant.

10. It is not a discussion.

11. It is not for any other Stack Exchange site.

12. It's nice, honest; the user did not wrong.

13. It's not an exact duplicate.

14. It's not off-topic.

15. It's not subjective.

16. It's not argumentative.

17. It is a real question.

18. It's not too localized.

Or in other words, I don't see how it differs from a question like the following which is still open:

> http://superuser.com/questions/287498/what-is-the-difference-between-a-kibibyte-a-kilobit-and-a-kilobyte

Or perhaps:

> http://superuser.com/questions/231273/what-are-the-windows-a-and-b-drives-used-for