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Questions about the migration of posts to another Stack Exchange site

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On-topic migration to a more specific SE site declined

There's a few aspects to migration It is on topic here. So, there's no real reason to move it as a result we'd usually move quality questions that are on topic elsewhere but clearly off topic here. … If an OP flags for migration its more likely but not granted that it will be migrated. …
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When closing how to specify a new SE site?

Typically you flag for migration. Its worth remember a few things though. If its on topic here, and you're not the OP, chances are we won't move it. …
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6 votes

Please stop migrating crap

I mean, I prefer to use my migration votes to sites I'm familiar with, especially since I became a mod, but sometimes its just obvious. I admit, this is essentially the gold standard of migrations. …
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What if I don't want a question migrated to stackoverflow?

And yes, SO is, and always has been a migration target for us. As such, the ball is partially in your court. Don't ask questions that should be migrated to SO and it'll be fine. …
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1 vote

Add softwarerecs to vote to migrate option

That said, if I saw questions that are unwanted here, but would make a great fit there, SR.SE was out of beta, and I'd talked to the relevant mods I'd probably end up flagging it for migration, rather …
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Is there a point to editing a question that should be moved to another SE site?

The most important rule of migration is don't migrate crap. So yes, feel free to edit them before you vote to or flag to migrate. …
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7 votes

Do I have to migrate my question to Stack Overflow?

People are a little overzealous about suggesting an alternate site for things. Scripting languages for desktop applications are on topic here. Bash, AHK and PS would more often than not be on topic h …
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13 votes
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Should you answer a question that you know will get closed?

Its definitely fine if you know it gets migrated. As for against the FAQ, I usually tend to hint at an answer when I comment to why I am close voting a post. Some questions are actually interesting en …
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8 votes
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Allow migration of suitable hardware questions to the Hardware Recommendations Stack site

Public beta's too early for migration anyway, and considering the two recommendations sites are unique in their scope and previous experience as a moderator on software recommendations I'm not sure this … If we're discussing re-jigging our migration targets, it would probably in the future, and we'd need to decide one of the current ones is no longer needed. …
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Do questions about Discord belong on Super User or Web Applications?

Seems on topic to me, though to play it safe, maybe include you're running the client on some desktopish platform?
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How do we improve those banners you see when a question is closed?

like if a question needs just a little polish - and one feels its salvageable, it might be worth commenting, and letting OP know about the other site(s) and suggest how to fix it before flagging for migration
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When should a question that otherwise belongs on another site be simply closed and not migra...

If its definitely a good migration candidate, then vote to close it …
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2 votes

This migration to Stack Overflow was erroneous

Reversing a migration isn't possible, but I think I see both sides of the issue sigh I'll reopen, have a word with a few people, and strongly recommend screentogif for making a gif …
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Why was this Discord question rejected as off-topic?

I think a good chunk of the problem is really that the lines here are pretty blurred. The first question probably could involve the desktop client - which is the reason I undid it. The desktop client …
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7 votes

Do not migrate low-quality questions

We actually have statistics over the last 90 days for this overall. The table is as of 2023-02-08 at about 01:00 UTC. Site Migrations Rejection percentage Webapps 72 29% Stack Overflow 67 44 …
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