Questions with a solution unrelated to what the asker thinks is the problem

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In this question, OP says he can't trigger onclick events when float is used. It turns out that another element was blocking the intended click targets, and when moved, the problem disappeared.

This question follows a common pattern: "I have a problem, but commenters say it works fine; the solution is something silly that I didn't catch."

The question at hand is tagged javascripthtmlcssonclickcss-float, which is somewhat related to the actual problem; however, often questions following this pattern have a solution completely unrelated to what the asker believes to be the problem, and thus unrelated to the tags. They solve an incredibly specific problem (specific, in theory, to exactly the asker and nobody else) that happens to be unrelated to its tags.

Someone searching for reasons onclick won't fire will not find this post helpful. I suggest a community-available flag for asker-specific problems that have nothing to do with the code itself - call it the "naiveté" flag.

Countercounterargument: It doesn't serve quite the same purpose as "too specific", since it doesn't have to do with provided code at all.

Answer 1

I see questions like this as morally equivalent to "Find my Typo" questions; they are so localized that they are unlikely to ever help anyone else.

For questions like this, I suggest casting a custom moderator flag, explaining the problem in detail, and stating what you would like the moderator to do. Prefix your explanation with "Too Localized."

Too Localized. The question is unlikely to ever help anyone else, because the problem is unrelated to the provided code. Suggest deletion.