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I think my issue with this is, there's no one right answer, and a canonical answer to this, in effect would be something thesis length. It would also be very significantly dependant on the content and …

The easiest way to ask a good question is to have it about a real problem. Lets pick this question apart. From your question "This hypothetical setup would be a vanilla Debian installation with …

As it currently stands, this question is not a good fit for our Q&A format. We expect answers to be supported by facts, references, or expertise, but this question will likely solicit debate, a …

tldr: That's how the site works, there's multiple mechanisms in place. We need to balance between quality control and "user friendlyness". However there is essentially a need to close things that are …

Because it was. You're asking for a list, which generally doesn't fit into the Q&A format, of products not supported by that product. An alternate close reason might be that its too broad

Well - its somewhat less than about it being about a UPS, and more about the california proposition 65 - in general, questions here are about the use of hardware and software, rather than legally requ …

Editing isn't enough - the question still lacks clarity on what needs to be done. So you have a template, sure but what's the data source? What do you want to fill up the files with? How do you want t …

Its pretty much impossible to answer unless you're the person designing it. You should only ask practical, answerable questions based on actual problems that you face The answer might be something l …

I didn't see it as being about microsoft... I saw it as "Why would it be a good idea to move from what we know works, to unknown software, just cause someone thinks its a good idea" - which it isn't, …

I'm personally a little torn on this one. On one hand, there's almost no information there that would give a definitive answer. On the other hand it counts as niche product - though the inability to …

I answered this question, and primarily cause it was too complex to answer as a comment. This is an edge case really. Its about how to code an application (so somewhat SOish), but involves system admi …

Basically the community consensus is that software recommendation questions are off topic for superuser. You can ask them on Software recommendations, as long as you meet the quality criteria. There' …

I closed that, and I felt that that it was a hardware recommendation question, amongst other things. You're asking for 1. Hardware 2. You have a price range in mind. Its a hardware recommendation qu …

Editing should do the trick, it'll get in the queue. In theory you can flag it for mod attention, but looking at the question as it is, I'm kind of ambivalent over its fate. Googling suggests a few th …

I'd note I'm not posting this as a definitive modhatted answer, but I do believe the closure for the specific reason feels like a misunderstanding of the intent of the rules (that is to say, the spiri …