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Why was my question about finding the specific name of an ontology closed as opinion-based?
Is it because of On the troubles of naming and terminology? Name the ontology: eq; cmp; to_str; from_str Off the top of my head here are the things often derived in serde (Rust), dataclasses (Python),...
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Why is my question opinion based and downvoted?
I asked about the rationale for defining a block size and number of blocks for various file interaction interfaces rather than just defining a number of bytes. Given how I see those in enough ...
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Reopen a question that was closed, then changed, and now is missing last reopen vote
I was directed here to ask about reopening my question after the revisions I made: Creating necessary documentation for maintenance staff when only Code repository contents can be relied on This was ...
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Was my question too specific and asked for opinionated answers? - Are there any general-purpose languages which don't support C?
It seems like a pretty specific question where any answer containing a general purpose language that doesn't support C would qualify. Or is it that there is the possibility of more than one correct ...
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Are JIRA usage questions on topic here?
I recently asked Adding todos for myself to JIRA issues assigned to others, and it was quickly closed (and poorly received by multiple users) with a reason stating that it belonged on SO. This is fine;...
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Will removing link to author's own research paper be enough to make this question not spam?
This question is an extension of another meta post: Why were all of my points stripped on the basis of asking this question?. The original question was marked as spam, and deleted. The meta question ...
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If my ethics question is opinion-based, aren't all ethics questions opinion-based?
I've asked this question: Is it legitimate to track down a library maintainer who has disappeared? This is a question about whether something is ethical or not. Naturally, ethics are a matter of ...
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Question deleted even though there are similar questions on the site
I fond similar questions on the site, so decided it was the right place to ask it here. I have provided those questions in the comments. And the question was not just closed, it was deleted by a ...
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Why my question about user storage is closed?
I have an issue while storing user data. Firstly post in on code review. Someone tell me that this site will be more appropriate. Such as I was doubting between both, I post it on Software Engineering....
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What is actually on-topic for this site, if anything?
Before you link me to the page that explains the topics of the site, I've read it. But it seems extremely subjective and people who're doing the interpretation all seem to think just about nothing ...
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How to ask for a list of usable criteria
In this post, I've asked for a list of criteria I can use to make a correct choice for a programming environment. I received some pretty useless comments, and then, apparently after not more than 25 ...
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What is spam, according to Stack Exchange and Software Engineering.SE?
I just found two curious holes in the Stack Exchange definition of spam. How to not be a spammer is only concerned with answers, not with questions. Neither What types of questions should I avoid ...
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How can I ask multiple questions in the same "question"?
I have asked multiple questions in the following thread: https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/408184/server-side-javascript-rendering-ssr-from-java Since I have no previous ...
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Why is the question "Is it a bad design for a programming language to allow spaces in identifiers" primarily opinion based?
I was checking the "top questions of week" and I just saw the following question was put on hold with the reason "primarily opinion based": Is it a bad design for a programming language to allow ...
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Does this site support questions asking to evaluate alternative solutions to a problem and if yes, how can I ask them?
This is how I tend to use this site (and other SE sites): I work. I run into a problem I cannot solve myself (at least not easily, without devoting very substantial time or effort I cannot now devote)....