Yes, it's nearly a dupe:

 * http://meta.superuser.com/questions/7070/is-batch-script-help-allowed-on-superuser  
 * http://meta.superuser.com/questions/2343/preferred-location-for-shell-scripting-questions

I've also read http://meta.superuser.com/questions/4565/inconsistent-mod-response-to-migrating-excel-questions-between-stack-overflow.

I see a few batch file questions, meaning a question about the code itself, not how to run the application. According to the now dated posts I cited, these should be closed, but, based upon the number of [VBA][1] / [PowerShell][2] and bat file questions which do not get closed, I'm wondering if that is still relevant.

The help section doesn't explicitly state an answer (and I guess it probably can't as it can't state every "it's not about X, it's not about Y, etc."...

Is this area just a vague area? I've only been here at Super User for about 1 1/2 years but, I'd have hoped things like this would be clear.

The question which prompted my question is http://superuser.com/questions/720181/how-to-compare-2-strings-in-batch-and-determine-if-variable-is-alphabets - it currently has two close votes, but I don't think it should have any.

Is there a definitive answer, or as per the last post I cited, does it just remain a 'grey area' where we can just continue to let the community to decide (which will lead to inconsistencies IMO)? And more importantly, should this be made clear in the help section? That Super User will allow scripting questions that pertain to power user environments and system administration?

  [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_Basic_for_Applications
  [2]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_PowerShell