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Questions about reasons for closing a specific question (use [specific-question] too), and the predefined reasons users are able to choose from when voting to close

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Should we have closing guidelines with examples?

This was too long to be a comment. The guidelines are the descriptions of the close reasons. Whatever the community closes basically constitutes the ground truth of what we deem on-topic and what not …
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Why was my 'statistics' based question closed?

Who defined what is "most common"? For that you'd have to run surveys with a representative sample of people in a representative sample of countries and then ask them how they would pronounce the four …
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Request for reopening question 305862

I think "off-topic" wasn't the right reason for closing it. But in essence, your question just can't be answered in its current form. Let me explain why I think so. Why the question doesn't make se …
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How to ask a question which is similar to other questions but not exactly similar

Can I edit other questions because of this? First things first: Can I add more points to the question? So the duplicity can be reduced and all the readers can answer a single question perfectly. …
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Are languages too localized?

Are questions related to specific natural languages too localized? No. As long as you're trying to solve an actual problem and the question you ask might be helpful for others in the future, it i …
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Why was this question (356778) closed?

I voted for the same reason as Daniel. We traditionally classify PCs and Macs as computers, and we generally have no problem with home networking equipment. I wasn't aware of the community decision h …
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Are "X vs Y" product comparison questions not constructive?

Yes, these should be closed as primarily opinion based, because they're subjective and there's no real problem to be solved. A couple of reasons: It's easy enough to take a look at what both tools …
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Why are open-ended questions closed so fast?

Please take a look at our FAQ: You should only ask practical, answerable questions based on actual problems that you face. Chatty, open-ended questions diminish the usefulness of our site and push …
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Why was question about the space required for installing Raspbian closed as off-topic?

I've reopened the question, it's on topic here, as are all Raspberry Pi questions. We have a site dedicated to RasPi as well: https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/
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Are questions on the form "will hardware component X work in my system?" really seeking "har...

Hardware shopping questions are discouraged for multiple reasons: they seek subjective recommendations they become outdated fast they are only useful to one person at the time of asking With a giv …
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Why my question was closed?

I don't see a problem with this post, so I've reopened it. It's specific enough, describes the problem in great detail, and also includes what you've already tried to solve it (and why that didn't w …
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Why was my question about "Intentions and security risks of AIM bots" closed?

I think this is a borderline case. I probably wouldn't have voted to close. It apparently doesn't violate any rule, as far as I can see. But, in some way the question is very broad (you could talk f …
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Why is Deltek off topic?

Thanks for pointing out the other questions. They've been closed accordingly. If you look at the other examples you linked to, you'll find that the most answers just consist of links to resources. Th …
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Should we split up the off-topic "shopping" closing reason?

Since the pre-release / beta software option wasn't used a lot, we activated two new reasons to replace the previously combined software / hardware recommendation option: Questions seeking for hardw …
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Off topic close reasons – do we need specific points for Stack Overflow or Web Apps?

It's been a couple of days since we're using the new off-topic close reasons, including: Questions seeking product, service, or learning material recommendations are off-topic because they tend …
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