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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 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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How do you regard a question about creating sock-puppets on WWW sites?

This is the phrase that highlights why the question is too broad: Would this be enough? What would be the most full-fledged way of going about this? You can remove that, but you'll still be left …
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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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7 votes

Please undelete this answer that was converted to a comment

What is the "this tool" that they should run? From the visible on-site content there is no mention of even the name of the tool, the app, or even any steps or where to look on their system to follow …
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Why was “How do you configure a Windows machine for a Linux user?” closed as too broad?

This is a question of being too broad in the sense of what defines getting the most of the system, as well as how many apps and tweaks are necessary to say that the experiences between the operating s …
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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 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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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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3 votes

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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Please save this useful question

If it was migrated to Web Apps, it would be deleted across the board. Any question bounced to more than one site belongs to no sites. At least without serious editing and honing in on a question. And …
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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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