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How to clarify a question closed as site specific
My question How to handle an unnecessarily complex question was closed as site specific. I didn't intend it as such, as any Stack Exchange site can have the kind of overly complex question the meta ...
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Why is my question still on hold despite of being narrowed down and added explanation?
I asked a question several days ago, and soon after being posted it was set to "on hold". The reason being that it was too general.
I tried explaining more and the question itself got edited as well, ...
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Should I reword this question to try get it reopened?
This question was put on hold because it wasn't clear what they were asking. I had an idea what they wanted so I asked if my assumption was correct (I asked it before it was put on hold). They have ...
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Invalid reasons given for putting my post about modifying an XAML document on hold
I received the following reply to a post:
"put on hold as too broad by Robert Harvey♦ 11 mins ago
"There are either too many possible answers, or good answers would be too long for this ...
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Appeal to reopen a closed question about Nanigans API
I'm about to appeal to reopen a question
This question is:
a specific programming problem
practical, answerable problems that are unique to the programming profession
I see the question as pretty ...
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Why was this Question Regarding GCC and Clang on Linux Deleted? [closed]
This question was a genuine inquiry for me when I was studying programming in C and considering switching to Clang which appeared to me more user friendly and more newbie friendly than GCC. I did in ...
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Why is this question about testing pdf generation "too broad "
Any recommendations for how to test generated PDF's? has been considered as too broad and i don't understand why. testing generated binaries is really common problem. probably regardless of used ...
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Questionable edits to this question
I recently came across edit history for a recent question.
The most recent 2 edits are a little odd, and I think they should both be rolled back. In both cases, the editor (not the OP) changed the ...
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Why is this question about the usefulness of nulls "primarily opinion-based"?
When is null useful? has been closed as primarily opinion-based, and I can't understand why. Look at the first answer:
For example, if you have a model where you aim to produce little or no garbage,...
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Question put on hold by moderators. Why was that since question has not met an answer? [duplicate]
It was me who asked this question. It was a duplicate but it had not satisfied any solutions of the original question. I mentioned it over comments and even then it was put on hold. A lot after that I ...
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How to seek attention to reopen a closed question?
I have a question on Stack Overflow which has been closed and despite me amending it multiple times, I couldn't get 5 votes to reopen it. From the FAQs, I've learned that one moderator's vote is ...
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Comments about question put on hold
Original question found here
Comments:
To those who have put the question on hold I do apologise, I am new to the forum and fairly new to programming. I can't see however why this question is not ...
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Why can't I add an answer to my own supposedly "non-constructive" question? [duplicate]
I asked the following question: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15578937/is-there-any-way-to-use-java-without-using-classes
I found several technical, perfect answers to my question after a long ...
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Please specify why my question is on hold
I don't find any post talk about running of TCP port on long polling. Why my post is on hold?
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20736575/how-to-scale-up-a-web-server-supporting-long-polling
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Why is my question put on hold? [closed]
I posted this question:
Google Map based on ASP.NET/SQL database field "Google Map Link"
I don't know the reason why this question is put on hold?
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Should I reword this question to get it reopened?
I've asked a question that has been answered and then closed.
To me, it's a quite specific question with a good answer.
I know what an AST is and I know how to build it in a few languages, but this ...
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Why has my question regarding PHP operators been put on hold? [closed]
I was wondering if someone can direct me in the right direction as to why my question was put on hold.
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Un-delete of questions that have been edited to comply AND an answer has been given [duplicate]
This question was deleted because several users could not determine the question/problem behind the OP. Well, I was able to figure it out as well as give a complete and accurate answer. It also ...
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Off topic and now deleted, with no feedback on how to improve [closed]
This is in reference to my question on Stack Overflow; I am willing to change the question such that it is complying with the requirements / rules; despite asking for comments on my edits to remove ...
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Question marked as opinion based; no fact that makes it opinion based?
I asked this question on Stack Overflow where I asked about the proper way to handle the database in Android. Why I asked this was because I had seen different answers on which would be the proper ...
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Wrong reason given to close question [closed]
I am referring to this question I have some problem in the jsfiddle so posted the question in stackoverflow. From the,stackoverflow jsfiddle wiki we can ask questions related to jsfiddle.But this ...
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Why is this question closed with the specified reason? [closed]
WSDL validator
A couple of useful answers and no flaming but still it is closed due to "this question will likely solicit debate, arguments, polling, or extended discussion". That seems rather harsh, ...
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The question I posted was closed without a solution
My question, which I posted, was closed with the given reason:
Questions asking for code must demonstrate a minimal understanding of
the problem being solved. Include attempted solutions, why ...
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Why was is this question marked as off topic? [closed]
This question was put on hold for being off topic, but all it is asking is how to do something. There are a lot of questions, especially by beginners, that ask simpler questions than that and are not ...
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Appeal to reopen a question [closed]
To share my recently gained knowledge I've created this question.
Initially it wasn't related to any programming language as this issue concerns color space algorithms in general. After some ...
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Why was my question closed as "opinion-based" and deleted within 5 hours of closing? [closed]
My question, What weaknesses of FunScript should I be aware of?, was put on hold as "as primarily opinion-based".
Some people left comments within a few hours; they are very useful for me.
My ...
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I asked a question about what was wrong with my code and it was put on hold with no given specific reason
Now this was my question:
NullPointerException on going to another activity, android studio
I searched a lot of other questions and answers on Stack Overflow and none of them were similar to my case, ...
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Help me with my on-hold post
I asked How to count self-intersections in contour on Stack Overflow but it was put on-hold. Could you help me with it, what's wrong?
Edit:
I trying to conceive yours remarks:
Your question is ...
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What further steps can I take to distinguish a question incorrectly closed as duplicate? [duplicate]
The perfect question for my problem is erroneously closed as a duplicate. The one answer doesn't work; in fact, it's an answer to the (allegedly) duplicated question. Maybe that (and the fact that the ...
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Why is this question unclear (and why is it deleted)? [closed]
This question asks "Get the row at 60% of the table". This seems pretty straightforward. If the table has 100 rows, return the 60th row. If it has 500 rows, return the 300th row.
For the non-10k ...
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Appeal to reopen a closed question
I'm following the steps in this question so that I can appeal the closing of a closed question.
My case is basically that subjective questions are allowed, according to this document, as long as they:...
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Confused on why my question was put on hold
I am confused on why my question was put on hold. It is closed with the reason that “questions ... must demonstrate a minimal understanding” which I feel I did. I was able to communicate with those ...
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How can I modify my question so that it does not appear to be "primarily opinion-based"?
I recently asked this question, but it was put on hold as "primarily opinion-based."
I disagree with this closure reason. I clearly state in the question that I am not looking for an opinion, but for ...
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Question is on hold for being boring, I made an effort and gave a good answer
Some guy asked a question about a specific game development. The question isn't phrased too well, and has long and lousy code attached.
I wanted to help the guy, and made a 1 hour effort to re-write ...
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Why is this question about Unix shell scripting considered "off-topic"?
I noticed that a question about shell scripting was closed as "off-topic", but I don't understand the reason for this decision. Is it true that certain questions about shell scripting (such as this ...
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Is "Lunatic Speculation" a reasonable reason to close a question with 18 upvotes, 5 answers, 5 stars? [closed]
The question: Travelling by bus
The comment above the close reason:
I voted to close not because the asker didn't know what he was asking, but because the question is a lightning rod for lunatic ...
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Can we stop the close-voting?
Why are people closing (er... fine, fine... "putting on hold") questions like this one?
How do called functions return to their caller, after being called?
It has decent spelling and grammar, it's ...
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Priority Queue in .Net - Why was this question closed?
Questions about looking for a given data structure (or a library to do a very specific task) are usually left open on Stack Overflow, even though they have no definitive answer, because it is such a ...
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Why was this question closed/deleted?
This really is not a "whine". :-) I think SO is a great site and I look forward to contributing to and benefitting from it. That said, I'm trying to get my head around what is and is not acceptable in ...
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Can a moderator please reopen this specific question
I have an answer for the question, but the question was closed because too narrow geographically. I think this is a broadly applicable question and should be reopened; the problem is a bug in the ...
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Why would I flag a question that most people certainly liked and upvoted?
I may be wrong I am just asking for some clarification.
As a part of Stack Overflow learning experience I have a question about a recent (highly liked) question asked on Stack Overflow.
I think it's ...
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I don't think a question was "non constructive". Should I improve it in any way? [closed]
I posted a question. This question is kind of important to me, and there doesn't seem to exist a lot of resources on the web for this topic.
While at first glance it may seem to be a question over "...
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Why was this question considered "offtopic" and closed? [closed]
How can I install the Buzz bundle on Symfony 2.2.0?
Just out of curiosity, how come a question about symfony is offtopic on a programming site?
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What's not constructive about this?
I asked https://stackoverflow.com/q/16984187/1544337 yesterday or so and today I noticed it was closed as not constructive. Earlier, I already saw an NC vote, and also a too localized one. Now, there ...
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Vote to reopen language conversion question [closed]
This question was being closed as 'not constructive' while I was writing the answer.
I disagree. Given the OPs' rep (15) he may be a newbie faced with the problem op rewriting some Delphi code in PHP....
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What can I do to make my broad, off-topic, closed question better?
Okay so I asked a fairly broad question with other possible answers regarding what is Wikidata? See here. I agree that this is quite a broad question and there are other places on the internet that ...
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Why was this closed as "not a real question" [closed]
I'm confused as to why this question (about finding all occurrences of one JavaScript array inside another JavaScript array) was closed as "not a real question".
Questions are supposed to be closed ...
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Why is this question "Not constructive"?
I don't mind that my question is closed, there's no need for any more new answers, plus it means I can keep tinkering with it without people accusing me of bumping the question. But despite being ...
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Question on Isabelle proof by cases shouldn't have been closed [closed]
This question was closed as off topic:
What is an idiomatic style to do an Isabelle proof by cases?
Some have said now that "off topic" was not the right choice for closure, but with it's x minutes ...
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Why was a question on an inability to install a commonly used software tool closed?
I know several people that ran into the following issue but it was closed for some reason that I can't understand.
Error installing RMySQL on OS X
It's about a common software tool, it's about ...
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