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This question below has 16 yeses to 1 no and is classed as on-topic

on-topic

Whereas this question has 6 yeses to 10 nos and isn't classed as on-topic or off-topic

not classes as on-topic or off-topic

Are there certain criteria before a question gets considered on-topic or off-topic. Is it a miminum number of votes in one direction and also a certain minimum difference between the yeses and nos?

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    What is Area 51?
    – Amy B
    Commented Jun 2, 2010 at 23:09
  • @Coronatus: No such place exists. Or you could try clicking on the tag.
    – Andrew Grimm
    Commented Jun 2, 2010 at 23:18
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    @Coronatus: Where ya been, man? area51.stackexchange.com
    – user102937
    Commented Jun 2, 2010 at 23:19
  • This should be tagged faq
    – Ivo Flipse Mod
    Commented Jun 3, 2010 at 6:31
  • @Ivo thanks for the suggestion. I reckon it is a question that quite a few people will want to ask, but I think only a moderator can tag a question as faq so I can't do it myself.
    – mikej
    Commented Jun 3, 2010 at 7:22

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To be marked on-topic you need:

  • At least 20 on-topic votes
  • At least 4 times as many on-topic as off-topic votes

It's the reverse for off-topic.

EDIT

The number of votes was raised to 20 (from 10), and the details have been added to the FAQ

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    Should this be made more clear in the FAQ?
    – Justin L.
    Commented Jun 19, 2010 at 9:38
  • I agree this should be in the FAQ. I ended up having to search meta to find the answer to what I thought was a simple question.
    – pkaeding
    Commented Jul 13, 2010 at 20:13

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