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What should I do in order not to have my question deleted?
I've asked a question, https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13773557/c-sharp-library-for-file-system-manipulation, at first in an emotional way, had a debate with one of the Stack Overflow members ...
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Why is this question about googling closed as off topic? [closed]
The question: Tips for using Google when looking for C stuff, rather than C++?
The FAQ says the following:
We feel the best Stack Overflow questions have a bit of source code in
them, but if ...
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Why was this question on unit test generation closed as not constructive? [closed]
I fixed some of the quality issues with this question, but following this it was closed as "not constructive".
What is not constructive about this topic? The reason states,
As it currently ...
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Why was this question closed as not constructive? [closed]
I just had a question on stackoverflow closed as not constructive. I'm interested in why it was deemed as not constructive. I was asking why a seemingly obvious flag had not been included in Git's ...
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Why was my question about a library recommendation closed as "not a real question"? [closed]
This is regarding this question:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13483054/string-length-to-pixel-length
I assume that it got closed because nobody knows of a Lua library that deals with pixels. ...
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Why was this question deleted so quickly and without feedback? [closed]
I asked a question, Adaptive/Structured Content Management Systems (10K Only), on Stack Overflow 4 days ago about content management systems, and it was closed and subsequently deleted. I stated the ...
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Language contrasting discussion closed?
This question was closed, and I don't understand how it's "not constructive".
I'm asking the differences between the 2 for the type of program I want to compile, as well as asking which is more ...
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A solid, real question of mine w/ 18 up votes, 4 stars was removed. And I can't figure out why :-/ [closed]
A solid, real question of mine w/ 18 up votes, 4 stars was removed. I want to know why. It was posted on September 7, 2010 and closed on September 11, 2012, a full two years later.
Are "elseif&...
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Why is assembly + C++ question about stack not a real question?
Here is my question https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13316371/why-are-the-stack-addresses-different-wrong
I clearly tagged it as x86 and C++. I described the problem, showed the assembly, showed ...
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Why was this question about the Windows Phone 8 emulator closed as off-topic?
Pretty simple question: Windows Phone 8 emulator can't connect to the internet
I don't understand at all why it was closed in the first place as off-topic. It clearly covers "programing tools". ...
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How and why was this question closed?
This question of mine was closed on SO by two users for "being off-topic".
According to the FAQ on closing questions it takes five people to do so, not merely two. Furthermore, I have flagged the ...
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Advice on closed question
I just posted a SO question I thought was totally pertinent, and was looking for a very specific answer. Could you give me some insight on why it was closed?
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/...
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How is a question about the Eclipse IDE off-topic?
Why was this question about disabling plugins in Eclipse closed? It falls within the domain of programming tools and besides it is quite useful: Disable plugins on Eclipse startup
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Is there a way to save this closed question? [closed]
This question has been closed after getting 5 close votes:
Example PDF language code which helps to study the official PDF specification?
I believe the question is in a way equivalent to the following ...
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Why was question closed/deleted?
I asked a question a while ago:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5870640/qttreepropertybrowser-way-to-lock-property-but-still-have-it-selectable
It's apparently been "deleted for reasons of ...
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Why was my question closed as "not a real question"? [closed]
On what ground is this question "not real"? Someone please explain it here, thanks.
How should one retrieve the word under cursor, of current active window?
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Why do questions get closed for the wrong reason?
A question I saw was closed for off topic on SO but I don't believe it was at all off-topic. It had 7 down votes but I don't believe it deserved that; it was a valid question and I had an answer to it....
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Where can I get feedback on why a question was closed?
Where can I get feedback on why my question was closed?
The question: Where can I find jsdom documentation?
I don't necessarily object, but I've asked other similar questions which weren't closed, ...
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border question closed [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Why are there some type of questions that are open and highly upvoted, while others of that same type are closed? Can someone explain?
Take for instance:
Create session if ...
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Was this question closed improperly? Possible improvements to the close/reopen process
When a question gets improperly closed, it seems much harder to reopen it than it was to improperly close it. From the FAQ (Scroll to "Is closure the end of the road for a question?"):
Closed ...
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Why closed, why not migrate it?
I just saw this question: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12339053/i-am-not-my-username-why-asda-and-other-big-companies-use-it
It is marked as closed. Why is it not moved to appropriate Stack ...
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Why was this question about a SimplePie error message closed?
I just came across a discussion that was closed and I don't understand why.
A user named Neal posted the following comment:
"We are not a simplepie help desk..."
Neal and four other members ...
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Why was my question on algorithms closed?
My question on algorithms was closed as "not a real question," though I don't understand why.
I believe I stated the problem clearly even though I am not a native English speaker.
Could someone ...
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Why was this question closed, and why are the moderators not responding to my flag?
Recently I asked this question on stats.stackexchange.com. There was some discussion there about whether it was a stats question or a programming question, and ultimately it was called the latter and ...
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Protest closed question [closed]
I've asked a question and got an answer. This however led to another question. The second question was closed and marked as an "exact duplicate" of the first question.
At first the questions may seem ...
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Why was my question about PHP's mail function closed? [closed]
I asked a question about how PHP's mail function works. I received one helpful answer, from Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams, but the rest of the comments and answers didn't address the question, instead ...
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Why was this question on writing a system tray app closed as Not-Constructive? [closed]
The question is How can I make a .NET Windows Forms application that only runs in the System Tray?
I was trying to figure out how to create a System Tray application and came across this question. It ...
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Why was this question closed as "not constructive"? [closed]
I had a clear question looking for the documentation on the C++ STL exception-safety/guarentees, and it was closed by 1 moderator with no explanation as "not constructive", and I'm completely baffled ...
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Question closed, even though it was answered and accepted [closed]
I asked this question and received 5 answers, one of which answered the question perfectly, which I accepted.
Later, It was downvoted and closed.
I don't want it reopened, but I want to know why a ...
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Suggestions for editing old "Not constructive" question into constructiveness so that it can be preserved
What should my Objective-C singleton look like? was closed as "Not constructive" a little while ago by CasperOne. I'm not here to argue about the closure; in fact, I'm forced to agree that, as it ...
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Do not understand why question was closed [closed]
This question was closed by casperOne as not constructive. I don't see why. Parenthetically I also don't see the five votes required to close a question. The stated criteria for being 'constructive' ...
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I posted a question to the wrong intended SE site. Do we close questions as opposed to moving them?
Generally, I leave a closed question be and move on. But yesterday, I asked a question that was clearly off-topic for SO. I meant the question for SU, (I admit the question was somewhat marginal but ...
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Why was my question closed? It adhered to the FAQ [closed]
I know there are plenty of these type of questions, and I apologise in advance, but I'm curious why my question was closed:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8139994/moving-hiding-the-wp-admin-page
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Is this question constructive?
I'd like to ask for a second opinion here. A couple people, including a diamond mod, closed this question as non-constructive. (Note: this is the original revision referred to)
I disagree, as it ...
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Why was question closed? [closed]
Why was this question closed? How is asking (a very specific question) about a reference request for a specific programming language off topic?
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10899050/access-...
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reopening a question in one site
I have a question. I already revise my question to fit SE criteria. I search the FAQ and it says to reopen a question, other shall initiate the reopening of it. Now I already leave a comment on my ...
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Is this question really "too localized?" [closed]
A moderator recently closed this question as too localized. I disagree. I think there is enough information here (code, error message, link to relevant plugin being used) that it is likely to help ...
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My question regarding ERDs in Visio was closed as off-topic. The FAQ says otherwise [closed]
The FAQ says that questions covering "software tools commonly used by programmers" are OK, but my question In Visio 2010, how can I create a mandatory, non-identifying relationship between two ...
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Why was this question deleted by a mod? [closed]
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10569282/extract-php-coding-from-website/
It says "removed due to reasons of moderation" but nothing apparent was wrong with it.
I'm partial to it because it ...
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Why is this question "unreal"?
I wonder why this question was closed as "unreal". There are surely some details missing, but there're thousands good questions which only became good after the details were asked for and ...
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Question closed? Why? [closed]
I've this question at stackoverflow and at serverfault: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10579273/html5-video-browser-performance and here https://serverfault.com/questions/388971/html5-video-...
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"Can PHP inheritence behave like JS inheritance?" - Why was this question closed? [closed]
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8256454/how-can-an-instance-of-a-subclass-inherit-the-properties-of-a-specific-instance
The question was basically, "how can I make PHP inheritance pretend like it'...
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With 2500 upvotes and 5600 favorites why was this question closed? [closed]
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/194812/list-of-freely-available-programming-books/
Why o why did you guys delete all the answers to this question. All the free knowledge and effort put forth by ...
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Asking to re-open a question
I've been using the StackExchange sites for a few years now, but I've never ventured into meta.* before.
I recently posted a question to StackOverflow that I thought was largely on-topic, and I was ...
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Closed as "Not a Real Question" by Moderator after only Four Minutes? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Moderators should not close crap, flamebait questions, let the community
The question "Query LDAP for all computer objects created in the last 24 hours" was closed by a ...
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How do I encourage reopen requests or otherwise bring attention to it?
A question that I answered was later closed, but my accepted answer continues to get upvotes. It was closed because it was perceived as not being a developer question but rather one from an end user. ...
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Question closed and now deleted on false grounds
I thought this was a clear abuse of authority (or I can't read straight).
This question: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10204862/write-a-program-to-multiple-a-matrix-of-size-nm-in-java was ...
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Unfairly closed question [closed]
I can see this getting alot of negative votes, if not closed/deleted, but I feel like my question was closed unfairly. It is now had been has again been deleted at https://stackoverflow.com/questions/...
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How can I improve my question to make it suitable to be reopened?
So I posted a question on stackoverflow last night about whether an appropriate database tool existed which met my needs, and not only was it quickly downvoted and then closed, but none of the people ...
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Why was this question about python lint closed as "not constructive"?
The old question How to make Python warn about bad practice and likely mistakes? was recently closed, reopened, closed, reopened, closed, deleted and undeleted in one minute, so I suppose the ...
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