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The question you're asking is designed to solicit opinions, influence site policy, or debate a particular topic, with the goal of reaching a community consensus.
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Should we answer based only on the information given or should we guess extra info?
Post a comment asking for clarification.
Otherwise, I think it's perfectly fine to post an answer assuming a few things. But keep an eye on your answer (and the question). Edit your answer or delete …
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Why was this closed?
The question is not constructive.
It's missing facts and will result in debate.
Wait a minute... that's exactly what it says below the question!
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Should questions about hacking networks be allowed?
If I teach someone how to pick a lock, it's his decision if he wants to become a burglar or a locksmith.
If a question is like "Hey, how do I crack my neighbors WiFi?" then those are horrible questio …
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Why can't I delete my own question?
As the other question did not address the why really well, let me summarize what I found on the matter.
This has already been asked on Meta Stack Overflow:
How to delete closed question
I would …
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What to do if I want to answer my own "non-constructive" closed question?
Re-brand to suit your answer and remove the non-constructive aspect of the question. Given that you now have an answer, that shouldn't be too hard. Otherwise, feel free to request assistance (on meta …
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Request for help with a question closed as "not constructive"
Given the concept of virtualization, there is really little to go wrong when when attempting to install Windows 8 in a virtual environment.
You won't pay for Windows 8 itself, you can just install a …
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The MetroSE Sandboxing Question/Answer
Links
This is a named link
This is a named link - with title
Tags
i-like-turtles
i-like-turtles (meta)
Spoilers
Syntax highlighting (in theory)
setTimeout(function () { alert("JavaScript") …
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Difference between [recording] [record] and [copy] [file-copying]
record and recording are both horrible tags that provide nothing useful.
record should be removed from all questions. recording should be replaced by more meaningful tags like audio-recording or vide …
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On what site would I ask questions about text messaging?
Obviously, you should try to perform the text messaging itself through your PC, then it's cool for Super User.
Otherwise, I don't see any open site that would be a good fit.
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Should we add information from comments to questions if it invalidates existing answers?
To answer your primary question, yes, please add additional information, provided by the author of the question, to the question. Especially new users are often unaware of the details of how the site …
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Why would a question with a valid re-title, be reverted to a non-question title?
I rolled back to your edit. I really don't understand why the OP felt the need to revert your change.
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site scope about file descriptors
From what I can tell, the question is perfectly on-topic for Super User. Although it should probably have the tags file-descriptors and unix (or, even better, the tag for the actual operating system y …
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How to migrate a Not Constructive question when it's not off topic?
You don't.
If the question is not off-topic, then there is no reason to migrate it. The user picks which site he wants to ask on. If there are multiple sites where the question is on-topic, it's the …
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Are diagnostics/troubleshooting issues on-topic and not too localized?
Troubleshooting questions are bad!
We are a Question & Answer site, not a forum. You mentioned becoming a clone of Wikipedia, which is basically exactly what we should be. (Obviously, we don't want t …
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Please do not remove general OS tags
There is no policy like that.
If you see edits like that, and they're otherwise fine, improve and add the tag back. If there are only tags being removed, reject the edit.
In case this is a specific …
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