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user 22317
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Why is question 112455 not off-topic?
Strictly speaking, yes, it's asking for a software recommendation.
But it can be trivially re-stated as a problem description as described in Kronos' guide about asking for software:
How TO ASK quest …
Daniel BeckMod
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Are purely non-technical answers to technical problems on-topic?
There is always the chance (as, possibly, with the referenced question) that the question is so far off in asking for technology advice, that the only sensible answer is
It's not the kind of probl …
Daniel BeckMod
- 111k
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Accepted
Why is the general off-topic close reason when closed by a moderator slightly shorter than w...
random selected to provide a custom explanation instead of one of the predefined ones.
In that case, it's posted as a comment instead, and a generic close message is used. Note that this message is d …
Daniel BeckMod
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3
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Apple.SE as off-topic migration path
Update (2013-09)
Given that this seems to come up every other month or so, here's an update. Current migration stats (2013-09-08), not counting rejected migrations, are as follows:
Web Apps (68) *
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Daniel BeckMod
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Update the FAQ to disallow any product recommendation questions
Foreword added at +2/-1:
To make this clear: As far as I can tell (and I quote a diamond moderator below), this is already official moderation policy on this site. I just want to have this added expli …
Daniel BeckMod
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