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How can this question about display adapters / protocols be made acceptable?

Your question was probably closed because it sounded like it was looking for an adapter, which is a hardware recommendation (off-topic). One possible way to repair it would be to ask about only the e …
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Why might 50% of reviewers consider this as content that should be deleted?

The automatic comment used indicates that the reviewers thought you were asking a question to get clarification. I can understand why they would think that - if it's unclear what a question is asking, …
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Helping a user - Question clean up

No Stack Exchange site is designed for extended discussion. If you both had 20 reputation, chat would work, but failing that, you're kind of stuck. Linking to How to Ask and suggesting that specific …
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How do you lose -5 rep?

Looking at the "time" view of your reputation tab, I see that this happened yesterday: The question owner removed the accept mark on your answer (removing 15 reputation points from you), but a few …
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How is this question off topic?

From the on-topic page in the "and it is not about" section: video games or consoles Gaming is such a huge topic, and Super User has apparently decided to not include it. (For the record, I ski …
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Question about Linux/Android coexistence on a device are on topic?

In its current revision, it seems off-topic. It basically comes down to "I care about Quality X and Quality Y, should I get Thing A or Thing B?" It's still a recommendation, but apparently one of soft …
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Is my question about Netbeans more suitable for Stack Overflow or SuperUser?

While there might not strictly be any programming happening in the question, it is definitely about a software tool used primarily by programmers. Stack Overflow's on-topic page includes this guidance …
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Two long answers disagreeing with each other - how to canonicalize?

Optimally, voting is how the correct answer is recognized. In practice, though, sometimes people vote up answers that are long just because they look thorough. I notice that, in this case, neither an …
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Why was my network synchronization question closed as offtopic?

Throughout the question, you provide examples of programs you've tried and some specific concerns you have about your situation. That's great! Unfortunately, recommendations for off-site resources (in …
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