What site in the Stack Exchange network (meta/SO/programmers) is the best for starting a topic about a Microsoft certification? I'm not after technical assistance - I would like opinions on being 'ready' for the exam etc.
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Maybe on SO chat?– ManishearthCommented Apr 2, 2012 at 7:59
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1OH hey :P Look who it is ;)– LixCommented Apr 2, 2012 at 7:59
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3We do not have Forums...and to say it from the beginning: I'm 99.99% sure that it is not Programmers.– Time Traveling BobbyCommented Apr 2, 2012 at 7:59
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I don't think that a non programming question would be recieved positively on any of those sites... As you said - "I'm not after technical assistance" perhaps SOFU is not the right place...– LixCommented Apr 2, 2012 at 8:00
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Have you seen this? Let google do the work for you ;)– LixCommented Apr 2, 2012 at 8:01
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@Bobby - what are you being argumentative for? You know what I meant by forums.– SkonJeetCommented Apr 2, 2012 at 8:01
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@Lix - thanks, but that link doesn't answer any of the questions I'd like from people who have actually done the exam.– SkonJeetCommented Apr 2, 2012 at 8:02
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2I revised the question so people won't frown over the wording.– Shadow WizardCommented Apr 2, 2012 at 8:23
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see stackoverflow.com/questions/474287/… and stackoverflow.com/questions/1387832/… that may allready answer your question, however these days programmer.se is a better place for this type of question then stackoverflow– Ian RingroseCommented Apr 2, 2012 at 11:38
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Looks like http://programmers.stackexchange.com is the place, quick search gave two related examples:
Both not technical, both received upvotes and never got closed.
Things have changed in the years that passed. The other answer is correct, such question is off topic for Stack Exchange network these days.
answered Apr 2, 2012 at 8:21
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1You should know that past questions can be a bad guide to what's currently on topic on a site. These questions are very problematical as they are very localised and potentially highly subjective.– ChrisF ModCommented Apr 2, 2012 at 8:23
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1@ChrisF they're both less than year old - can't really call them old so I assume if they're off topic there they would have been closed by now.. no? Commented Apr 2, 2012 at 8:25
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@ShaDowWizArd: You're aware that Chris is Diamond at Programmers? Commented Apr 2, 2012 at 8:26
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@SkonJeet - Please be very careful about how you word your question if you do post it on Programmers.– ChrisF ModCommented Apr 2, 2012 at 8:27
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@Bobby nope.. but still - personally I believe that if such questions exist, have upvotes and not older than a year it means that's the most proper place in the network. whether the specific question Mr. Jeet is going to ask will be proper or not I can't predict. Commented Apr 2, 2012 at 8:31
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@TheEstablishment omg.. please please don't tell them I sent the army! :D Commented Apr 2, 2012 at 8:34
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1The first one is now closed... Certification questions are borderline, they have to be very good to survive on Programmers /cc @SkonJeet– yannisCommented Apr 2, 2012 at 19:30
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You are asking for "opinions".
This makes the question Not Constructive on any site in the Stack Exchange network. These sentences are in all FAQs:
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If your motivation for asking the question is “I would like to participate in a discussion about ______”, then you should not be asking here. However, if your motivation is “I would like others to explain ______ to me”, then you are probably OK. (Discussions are of course welcome in our real time web chat.)