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Anything about questions that were closed by community or a moderator

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How do I get my question reopened?

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 …
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The normal-appearing question closed with irrelevant reason

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 …
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Is it opinion based to ask for reasons for a specific technical decision?

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 …
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Why has this question on BlueJeans people account inference been placed on-hold as off-topic...

Unclear what you're asking might be a better close reason I suppose Please clarify your specific problem or add additional details to highlight exactly what you need. As it's currently written, it …
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Reevaluate closure of question 515115 (meaning of cylinder light on computer) – not a typica...

Indeed, another Meta post from a different moderator suggests that certain types of identification questions, such as those involving connectors, should not be closed. Said moderator wrote a comm …
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Why was this question closed as "Questions seeking product, service, or learning material re...

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
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Why close a straightforward question about master and slave drives?

The original closure was done on August 22nd 2011. That's almost 5-6 years ago, and I'd guess it was for low quality. I'm guessing cause I doubt anyone would remember why after so long. Gareth's edit …
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Question about computer software with 37 up-votes closed after six years?

Did a quick review of the question. Seems I closed an earlier version of it, but seems fine. I did have to prune a lot of the older answers, which weren't all that good.
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Windows question closed as duplicate of Linux

Makes sense. Reopened. Edited out the possible dupe text, though I wonder if it would be handy as a comment
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How is this question off topic?

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 …
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The process of closing a question is arguably rather hostile. Can we please find a better way?

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 …
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Why questions like "Developer laptop SSD and HDD setup" are closed?

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 …
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How to reopen a question?

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 …
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Question put on hold, but why? | Topic: Potential Hardware Solutions to a given problem

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 …
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What's wrong with this question?

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' …
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