BTW, this answer explains what the cause isn't, but doesn't provide a definitive solution to the problem. There wasn't enough information provided in the original question for that, which is why it got closed.

Welcome to Super User and Super User Meta. Good information here, but the wrong place to post it. The main site is for technical questions about computers. The Meta site (here) is for questions about using the site. user648026's question here isn't the original question about Facebook terminating the connection. This one is about how that question could be improved to make it answerable and in-scope on the main site.

@TwistyImpersonator, that depends on whether you classify a UPS as an electronic device under that definition. Would a monitor be just an electronic device if the question didn't mention anything about it being connected to a computer? A printer? If one views a UPS as an important computer peripheral that is a permanent part of a computer system (and most consumer units are sold for that purpose, even though they can also be used with other equipment), aspects that are basic to their proper use and routine user maintenance ought to be on-topic.

@TwistyImpersonator, interesting point. If the question is about something that would also apply to using the UPS with a computer, I'd probably clarify the question so that it wasn't just about off-topic use. Actually, the same thing would apply to any other computer component.

I'm not sure what the timeframe of "recent" is, but if you go to your dedicated questions or answers tab on your user page, there is a link at the bottom to show recent deleted ones.

I picked that example mainly because of the answer. But the idea is to not have to split hairs. Search engines may be web apps under the hood, but they are now predominantly integrated into the browser, like a browser feature. So rather than applying complex rules, we would just treat most search engine questions as if they're a browser feature (so generally on-topic).

If they want to change a setting for the search, there's an icon on that page. To them, they're still in their browser. Regardless of how the results get to them behind the scenes, its just an integrated feature of the browser. The page has search engine identification on it, but that's like sponsor stickers on a racing car. Search engines are qualitatively different from apps that aren't integrated into the browser, like say Google Office. My suggestion is to consider moving the bar so that integrated functionality, that behaves like a browser feature, is treated as on-topic.

That's solid logic to apply to the current rules. Where I was going with the question is that parsing the rules that finely is becoming a matter of separating fly shit from pepper. To most of the people answering or reviewing the questions, if they think it through to that degree, the logic makes sense. But I don't think even most reviewers parse it that finely. To the people asking the questions, it's become virtually indistinguishable. They're in their browser and plug a search term in the browser's search window. A page of results appears in the browser. (cont'd)

@NordlysJeger, that's kinda the question n8te and I were just hashing. When you get down to it, much of what is done in a GUI gets translated to a command line and handed to something else. A lot of add-ons actually create command lines and send them to a web service. My concern is that the line between browser and web service has become very murky. Programmers can recognize and understand the difference. But the appearance is that the functionality is an integrated part of the browser. So the people asking the questions are likely not to understand the distinction.

@n8te, LOL. That was the question that triggered this. You could well turn out to be right; unless longstanding policy changes, the close vote will turn out to have been correct, and now you can't revote on it. I almost VTC'ed, myself. If discussion here confirms that it's still off-topic, I'll replace your close vote (it's the least I can do).

@n8te, you're probably right that behind the scenes, they still operate like a web app. One of my concerns is that the nitty gritty of how it operates is now masked. They've been integrated to work seamlessly with the browser. So we're likely to get more and more questions where the OPs can't understand the distinction. We may spend more time explaining the inner working of the browser and why it's off-topic than just answering the questions. :-)