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Asking about specific software on SuperUser?

The examples you've thrown up sound like good questions to have at SU. There're are a few questions like that already on there and they're taken to warmly. Even solved in some cases. Questions abou …
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In defense of obscure, niche hardware recommendation questions

Looking for peripherals that are hard to come by, or not widely known, still doesn't shy away from the fact that it is still a shopping question. In its current form, that cited question is less …
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Where should I migrate this question to?

At the base of it, it read like a question specific to webhosting. And in this narrow case, Dreamhost. Both shoes of which appear to be fertile grounds on migrating the question in review to the Web …
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Why is looking for alternative programs "not constructive"?

You're soliciting a list. That's it. The Stack Exchange Google+ Plussing share upthumbing of it said why the best: There are a host of free and open sourced alternatives to the default Windows i …
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Can i ask a question about a website's preferences, specifically Youtube?

For YouTube, and most other web apps and websites, asking about preferences, account related issues, or anything like that, Web Applications would be the better/proper place to ask.
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Superuser FAQ note about "websites and web services" is unclear?

Your question mentions nothing about where you're going with the website software. It's about some forum recommendation with a couple of specs. In any case, you're asking about running a website. Th …
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Questioning whether question deserved to be closed

Super User (as well as Stack Overflow and Server Fault) is not the place to gauge opinions. If you have a problem fixin' for a solution, yer in the right place. But if you want to ask for thoughts o …
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Why can't I start another bounty for this question?

Can't see a link to add a bounty either. Doesn't matter that it already has an accepted answer, they're no longer tied to the bounty. Currently, the bounty exclusion rules are: You already have a …
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Request to reopen (or properly close) question 358637 (Hardware for a gaming PC)

There was indeed a bevy of master questions on the subject. Even if they're not strictly about a gaming rig, the application still applies. Reopened the question and reclosed as a duplicate of: How do …
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Why was my question closed (351486)?

You read some place about a something that has some features or sort. And you wanted to know where you can get one. Yes, where to buy one is a shopping question and would be closed as off topic. But …
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Lack of anti-aliasing leads to question being closed without chance to improve it

The question was closed based on quality and no signs of prior attempt. It was not an issue of what anti-aliasing means. Questions that leave much to openness and stabbing: Were you using a pencil …
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Server software or hardware question closed?

That was a question about dictionary definitions and depends on what you're asking about and in what context. It could be software, if you're asking in terms of software. Or hardware if asking in th …
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I have an answer but can't post it

This is because the question was protected. Protected questions bar anyone under 10 rep (earned from posts on the site) from being able to post answers. Questions often get protected because they usu …
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Asking about native running software, question closed, no idea why

The question shows no sign that any research was done lacks any context or background reads like it was thrown onto the site haphazardly trying to gather as many question marks as possible strings …
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Looking for a lighter editor, closed as not constructive, points on making it in scope?

For that question, there is no way to re-edit it in a way that it isn't asking for a program with a certain feature. For a constructive question, you need to focus on what you need to do or what prob …
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