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Requests to have closed questions reopened by community or a moderator. Please include arguments – why should the question be reopened?

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Why was the question "Why are there 8 bits per byte?" closed?

I think the issue hinges on the FAQ and also Tom's statement that It's a practical, answerable question based on actual problems he faces: He doesn't understand why it stopped at 8. Where the …
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Request to Re-Open Question #331125

It isn't constructive - period. That's the main reason, but to elaborate... the only valid answers is A reason against any products with Microsoft-branding, or Multiple reasons against an …
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