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The old close reason for questions that do not fit the Q&A format or likely solicit opinion, debate, arguments, polling, or extended discussion. Replaced by primarily opinion-based and off-topic.

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What counts as "not constructive" on Meta Stack Overflow these days?

Over the last couple of weeks, I have found myself wondering about the closure (or near-closure) of some questions on Meta. All of these questions were closed as "not constructive". And in each instan …
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On the boundaries of "not-constructive" questions

Earlier today I saw the following question being asked on SO: Algorithm improvement for Coca-Cola can shape recognition. In my opinion a very interesting question based on its subject matter and well …
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