Questions tagged [scope]
Use this tag when examining what is on-topic or off-topic, and why.
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Are questions asking about a standard way of doing things automatically an opinion based question? [closed]
I come across a lot of questions asking if there is a standard way of doing things. 98.7% (Google search query: site:stackoverflow.com "opinion-based" standards) of these questions are ...
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Mechanism to Determine Appropriate Stack Exchange Site
I see a lot of moderators migrating questions from one site to another pretty often, but tonight I had a question which doesn't neatly fit into any in the list.
Is there a mechanism, or even a ...
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Can I publish a thesis here? [closed]
Can I publish a thesis here? Is it possible to share Doctorate's thesis about the education through the acts in early stage of a children
Also I was wondering about the thesis language should it be ...
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According to "Be part of the community that decides how the sites work" MSE is only about the SE software. Is that correct for 2024? [closed]
According to the tour, to be part of this community, we should limit ourselves to asking questions about the "software that powers the Stack Exchange network" and about questions related to ...
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Add direct link to on-topic page of help center for closed as off-topic questions
Currently the closed as off-topic questions have a banner like this:
This banner contains two links:
off-topic: https://meta.stackexchange.com/help/closed-questions
help center: https://meta....
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What are the current sites that questions about warfare & military technology are on-topic and asked & answered with some regularity?
In a series of comments under What "whizzy new tools" in space are America and its allies using to track China’s military activity and illegal fishing? (The Economist) (closed as off topic ...
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Where can I find what kind of questions are accepted on specific Stack Exchange sites?
As an example, on Seasoned Advice, questions about food-related health issues are not encouraged, but questions about utensils are accepted. I got to know this from comments on other posts.
I know ...
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Is it acceptable to cross-post here from Area 51 Discussion Zone, seeking advice about the scope of a proposed site?
Is it acceptable to cross-post from Area 51 discussion zone when seeking advice about the scope of a proposed site?
This answer says either is fine, but I wanted to check about cross-posting in ...
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Add on-topic notice to the top part (logo row) for 1 rep users
Whenever I see the blatantly off-topic questions on the site, I'm curious why the asker did this. This is probably due to a hidden from the asker's eyes on-topic notice.
What if we make the on-topic ...
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Is MSE an appropriate place to post questions about translations/localization issues for mod related features?
Is MSE an appropriate place to post questions about translations/localization issues for mod related features?
If not, where should I do that?
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What is the authority of moderators in defining the scope of a site?
Please read this as a neutral question. I'm asking and not trying to make a point.
Though I'll start with a rant (for context)...
I recently ran into a situation that I found quite disheartening on ...
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Is asking whether a particular question fits within the scope of a certain community within the scope of its corresponding meta site?
If I have a question in mind, but I'm unsure whether it fits the the scope or is allowed in a certain Stack Exchange community, can I ask whether it would be allowed to ask it in the corresponding ...
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Is it allowed to ask a question about Data on the Meta site? [closed]
To win a hat I have to ask a question or post an answer with a Data tag. Now do I not participate in any site where that tag is useful, so I have a bit of a handicap.
I guess I will not be the only ...
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What's the appropriate Stack Exchange site for asking about a software library to solve a particular problem? [duplicate]
I have recently asked this question on Stack Overflow, asking about the existence of a Python module to solve a particular problem, and the question was closed due to being "off-topic". ...
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With Stack Overflow Teams moved, where do Meta questions about it belong?
Last year, Journeyman Geek asked this question about where Stack Overflow Teams questions belong. I tend to agree with most of Catija's reasoning at the time
Teams is still predominantly a Stack ...
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