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  • $\begingroup$ What was the downvote for? $\endgroup$ Commented May 29, 2018 at 15:53
  • $\begingroup$ Honestly it was not me. I saw the downote and became curious why it was downvoted, and that's why I came here and then answered. But maybe the reason is this: meta.stackexchange.com/questions/158809/… $\endgroup$ Commented May 29, 2018 at 17:22
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    $\begingroup$ @user1271772 I think it's high time we make a meta post regarding such questions. On a scientific research-level site like this, it is very important that resource-requests like these are allowed. Yes, such list questions are not very suitable on the more layman-sites like Physics SE, but they tend to fit in very well into this site, where researchers often need to request resources corresponding to their research. $\endgroup$ Commented May 29, 2018 at 17:39
  • $\begingroup$ @Blue There is a difference between a list question and a resource-request, although it is a bit subtle here. Yes, you may want multiple resources, but why should you explicitly ask for more than one? If someone has a good resource, they can provide it even if there already is one offered. If they have multiple, they are still free to provide them. So, why should a resource request be a list? Also, I'm not exactly sure what being a 'research-level site' has to do with this, nor why Physics isn't such a site and this one apparently is, but that can probably better be discussed elsewhere. $\endgroup$ Commented May 29, 2018 at 18:39
  • $\begingroup$ @Discretelizard A list can have one element or infinite elements. So I'm not sure what you're getting at. The list-type questions on Physics SE are quite different from those that get asked here. You'd find answers to most of such questions in standard school or college level textbooks. But surely list questions asking for papers fall in a very different category. $\endgroup$ Commented May 30, 2018 at 1:07