Questions tagged [not-a-real-question]
An old close reason which was used to indicate that a question is ambiguous, vague, or incomplete. Since replaced by more descriptive reasons.
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Answer formerly NARQ Questions - or not? [closed]
I just stumbled across this question about jqgrid, which is clearly a question showing neither research effort nor code and failed attempts. Now i left a comment for the OP to improve his question, ...
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Why was this question pertaining to clockwork and Amazon AWS Elastic Beanstalk closed as Not A Real Question?
The following question just got closed for lack of realness: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16691390/how-to-use-clockwork-with-amazon-aws-elastic-beanstalk I'm stumped. What makes this question ...
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(When) are questions asking for checklists appropriate?
Are any questions asking for checklists appropriate for Stack Overflow, i.e. neither "not constructive" nor "not a real question"? If the answer is "it depends", please explain with examples what it ...
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Not enough research == Not a real question? [duplicate]
Technically, a question such as is not off topic according to the FAQ: it is a specific programming question it is answerable However that question (now deleted), although not ideal, got closed as "...
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Closing a question as a duplicate of a NARQ should reopen the NARQ automatically
Seeing that it is possible to close a question as a duplicate of closed "not a real question" (NARQ) post, I propose that the NARQ be automatically be reopened with votes from the closers of ...
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Can we be more specific as to why a question is "NARQ?" [duplicate]
Not a real question (NARQ) is a "broad" category that encompasses the following: It's difficult to tell what is being asked here. This question is ambiguous, vague, incomplete, overly broad, or ...
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Change the "not constructive" closure description on meta [duplicate]
The closure reason for "not constructive" on meta currently reads: As it currently stands, this question is not a good fit for our Q&A format. We expect answers to be supported by facts, ...
user206222
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Should a question's closed reason be changed from NARQ to duplicate if a duplicate is found?
I just answered a C# question that was asked by someone who clearly doesn't know C#. The question was almost immediately closed. I don't have a problem with the question being closed, but I do have ...
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The Closing process is flawed [duplicate]
I ran afoul of the SO closing process here: my question. The whole process has been incredibly unpleasant and it has been so because of the close process. The process only works in one direction and ...
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Add an automated message to posts that have at least 1 "Close as [Low Quality]" vote
As a >3k rep user on SO, I try to do my part and cast close votes on low quality questions. For new users, I've tried to be a good citizen in the past and leave a comment with suggestions to ...
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Ultimatum for NARQs
I see quite a lot questions that might be useful but do not provide enough information in order for us to be able to answer. See this one, for example. Strictly speaking, these questions should be ...
user205264
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1 answer
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Why was the "not a real question" flag declined?
I flagged the question https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15603634/how-do-i-round-down-a-randomly-generated-number-in-python-e-g-random-randrange as not a real question. My flag was declined and ...
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Rationale for having this post closed? [closed]
I randomly stumbled upon this post yesterday, which apparently was closed by a moderator. It was closed for "not being a real question". I didn't understand why this particular post was singled out, ...
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How can they say my question _cannot be reasonably answered_?
I've put this question on SO and the question was closed as not a real question. So I read the FAQ, it says - not a real question It's difficult to tell what is being asked here. This ...
user210148
4 votes
1 answer
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I would like to understand the reason behind closing this question
Below SO question has been closed as not a real question. How to fix the Script Task code that downloads ticker price files from Yahoo and inserts into database? I believe that this question is ...
user210877