Questions tagged [allowed-questions]
Questions about the acceptability of questions. This tag denotes discussions about what is acceptable to post on the site, and for what reasons in either direction.
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Does exploiting a demo to access portions of the game locked behind the paid version constitute as Piracy?
If a user asks a question involving accessing content not usually available to the demo but rather the full game, does this break the site guideline on piracy listed below?
Please note, however, that ...
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Do we want to change our policy on “Is There a Term for X?” questions?
For over 5 years now, our policy is that "Is There a Term for X?" questions were not allowed, as per this meta. Since then, though, the votes on that meta have changed drastically. Community ...
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Should a question be closed because it does not align with a tag’s wiki?
I asked this question: Name for games that have abusive in app purchases
I picked the best tag I could see for my question (terminology).
My question was closed as “off-topic” because the terminology ...
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Is asking if a specific behavior violates the terms of service allowed?
I've been thinking about creating a second account on a specific MMORPG, but want to make sure that it is allowed before I go ahead. The game's Terms of Service (ToS) are written in such dense ...
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Does 'I can only answer this with videos' suggest a question is too broad?
I came upon a question asking for help with a particular achievement. The achievement is quite extensive.. you need to complete several hundred levels, although they are only asking for help with ...
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Do we allow questions on how to avoid or identify pirated games?
I know that we disallow questions on pirated games, but the questions that typically get closed under that reason are questions that directly relate to actually committing piracy and/or resolving ...
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Would a question about brain activity during different video games be on topic?
I am interested to learn about any statistics on levels of brain activity during video games, specifically to learn about differences in games' effects on people's problem solving ability. (I am ...
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Close-reopen war on “Where do the plastic boxes for screw containers come from?”
Where do the plastic boxes for screw containers come from?
This is a game lore question - asking if devs mentioned explanation for the presence of plastic bags for screws, long before plastic is ...
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Game identification question based on description from memory
I was hoping to ask a game-identification question, basing my description of the text-based RPG on memory. But the tag description states:
Only ask if you have a screenshot, video, or audio clip from ...
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Why is this question about a game mechanic off topic?
(As a preface, I have no skin in the game with this particular question. I was just browsing and thought it looked interesting, but can't figure out why it's off topic.)
The question Why do I turn ...
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Connection between The Eternal Cylinder, and War of the Worlds
I wish to ask about the connection between The Eternal Cylinder Game, and the classic War of the Worlds. For the latter, it was originally a book, but then leading to the iconic TV show, there was ...
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Is asking for robux off-topic?
I have learned that game piracy is considered off-topic in Arqade.
Does it also count as off-topic if we ask how to get free robux in roblox?
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Are Cosplay specific questions on or off topic?
Where can I find the same suit as the guy from the logo wears in Watch Dogs Legions?
The question is asked pretty badly, and would still be recommendations, but would a question worded as 'What is ...
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Would a question about uploading images from Xbox be considered off topic?
I took a on my Xbox One this morning and I wanted to upload it to One Drive so I could share it with other people. But when I checked One Drive it said the video was a picture and not a video. I tried ...
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Is a question about the “why” behind a technical part of an emulator allowed?
I'd like to ask about why PS2 emulators can't/won't play PS1 games when the physical PS2 was actually able to play them, but I have an inkling that it's off topic here. Is that the case?
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Can “What is the seed for this Minecraft image” questions be asked?
I have asked 2 questions about Minecraft seed images so far, 1 of them have a score of 5, and another having a score of 1. Of course, both of them did not get answered with the correct answer, and the ...
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Are questions about the social rules/etiquette of a multiplayer game in-scope?
I've recently been playing a massively-multiplayer game in which an informal or semi-formal honor code or code of conduct has taken root among most players. The rules not only require adherence to the ...
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Are questions on why 2 quite similar gaming companies handle a particular aspect very differently on-topic?
I want to ask why Sony and Nintendo handle indie games and community building so differently even though they're both Japanese multinationals. Would this question be on-topic or be made on-topic?
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How much scripting support is allowed for Minecraft commands?
(As will become apparent when you start reading, I'm talking about Java Edition.)
Commands in Minecraft are very versatile, and new updates are making them even more versatile. There are lots of ...
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What questions am I not allowed to ask?
I really don't want to ask a question that will get me temporarily banned.
Am I allowed to ask for reputation? Am I allowed to ask if I can get people to give me some feedback on my posts?
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Are questions regarding modded game systems, including homebrew, considered off-topic? [duplicate]
As the title suggests.....
By modded consoles, I mean consoles that have either hard or soft mods on them, such Free McBoot and RGH respectively. Additionally, by homebrew, I mean applications like ...
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Are questions about professional training simulators on-topic?
Over the past few decades, formal professional training systems have been crossing over more and more with traditional video game technologies and tropes. For example, professional-grade flight ...
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Can I ask about how to support black game developers?
Because of current events, I'd like to ask a question (doesn't really matter whether on meta or on the main site) about how to find and support black game developers, or otherwise support the Black ...
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Is asking for code off-topic?
I like glitches, but I really don’t know much about games and their code. If I’m asking about a glitch (e.g. an iron golem falling through the floor in MC Dungeons), can I ask for specific code that ...
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Is asking for the highest score of a game on-topic?
This question just got asked:
What is the highscore for each vehicle on Countryside? (Hill Climb Racing)
I have the feeling it's off-topic, but I don't really know why.
It's trivial, it doesn't add ...
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Is it on-topic to ask for a game which is set in a real world location?
On the one hand, it is not opinion based. On the other, there is no single definitive answer.
I don't care about the kind of game, but would like to explore some places where I have lived, for ...
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How can it be determined whether a question speculates about developer intent?
I noticed this question, which I personally had thought was a reasonable one, has been closed:
Why does the scythe have a cooldown bar? Does it have a hidden ability?
The close reason given is:
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Question posted in a language other than english and was closed. Should I translate it and vote to reopen it?
The question ¿Como puedo pasar de aplicación a externa (archivo)?Minecraft PE [closed] was closed for being written in Spanish instead of English.
I know Spanish, so I can translate it into English. ...
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Are the rules or details of speedrunning specific games on topic?
Today I answered a question regarding why it's impossible to do a 100% kill nightmare speedrun in Doom 2; which to me seemed on topic regarding speedruns, which have been discussed on meta before. ...
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Is it ok to ask poll-type questions?
The question I want to ask is:
Title: [poll] Would you switch to a pay-as-you-go game server hosting service?
Tag: poll, hosting, minecraft-server
Body:
The goal is to make game ...
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Are questions about games on specific servers on topic?
I've been playing Skyblock on Hypixel and I've had a few questions that the wiki doesn't seem to answer. Would I be able to ask these questions or questions about any other games on here?
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Is it ok for me to post a question detailing the consequences for the GTA series after Dan Houser leaves Rockstar?
After seeing multiple titles on the internet about any updates for the next GTA 6 release I came upon some bad news.
Apparently, Dan Houser is quitting Rockstar Games.
Multi-Era Vice City is in the ...
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Adjusting the Game Identification off-topic reason to call for credible references
Since this happened, and the voting for questions of that kind is erratic, can we please just adjust the description of the off-topic rule for game-identification?
Currently this is
Game-...
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Are questions about in-game jokes/references off-topic?
This question that I asked, about what the video games being referenced in a DOOM Eternal screenshot were, got closed for being off-topic for reasons I don't fully understand.
Now, re-reading the [...
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Are hardware settings on-topic?
I would like to ask about nVidia GPU's, G-Sync monitors and in-game framerate capping. In this instance, specifically for Destiny 2.
I've had a read of Superuser on-topic advise, and it prohibits ...
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Are MCBE “behaviour packs” on-topic?
If I understand it right, this question is about behaviour packs in MCBE. As far as I know, those are written in a regular programming language, just using an MCBE specific API. Are those questions on-...
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Are questions about names of in game music on topic?
I recently saw that this question about a song that plays on GTA Online was closed as Off-topic, with Wrigglenite saying in the comments:
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it's ...
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Can you ask how to pass a stage? What tag should I use?
If you want to ask about a certain objective, or what do you have to do to pass a stage in a video game, is this allowed on Arqade? If so, which tag do you use for the question when it isn't one of ...
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Would a question asking about the extents of rules be allowed?
For example, Runescape does not allow bots. I want to ask a question to figure out the extent of this, as I have an idea for a "bot" that falls within the rules on the rules page. Would a question ...
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Asking questions about cheating in games that have a multiplayer setting?
So, a question has been posted recently about exploiting glitches in Minecraft; which is effectively cheating.
The base rule for Arqade is that we do not support this in Multiplayer games.
I don't ...
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Can I ask for cheat codes and mods on this site?
Can I ask for cheat codes of a game on this forum? And can I ask for mods for an Android game here?
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Are questions about comparisons of Adults-only games vs their Teen/Mature counterparts allowed?
I have read that sexual content is not allowed and questions about media rating bodies are, but there are Adults-Only (AO) rated games with no sexual content and other ones with an Everyone/Teen ...
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Could we add links to the Meta posts created to redirect users to external sources for off-topic questions to the relevant help page?
A couple months ago, I suggested we created several Meta posts for our default off-topic close reasons so we can redirect users to a location where that particular question is on-topic and users are ...
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We shouldn't have a close reason specific to a single game. What is a better close reason?
As some probably already know, I do not think that it's good to have a close reason that is specific to a single game.
So why is this a problem? It drives some people off the site, I don't have any ...
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Are questions about Twitch on topic?
I read a question on here with an answer saying that if a topic is mostly about video games then it's okay. So are questions about Twitch on topic?
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Let's test out the Modded Minecraft Tech Support close reason
Update: The Modded Minecraft Close Reason review is underway. See the following post:
Modded Minecraft Close Reason - Let's Review
It's been a little over two weeks since our latest discussion ...
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What should we do with clearly fake questions?
This question about a "new horror steve or bug" is, as far as I can tell, not a real question about a real problem (it could, though extremely unlikely, be a mod that the author forgot about).
There ...
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Are questions about Youtubers/streamers on topic?
I just read this question about finding a Youtuber playing Monster Hunter Generation and I was wondering:
Are Q&A's about finding a Youtuber or streamer who's playing a specific game on topic?
I ...
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Comparing graphics between gaming consoles shouldn't be closed as opinion-based
The following question was closed as opinion-based:
How do the Nintendo Switch graphics compare to the Playstation 3?
I agree that a question which asks if a console is 'better' in general would be ...
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Do questions about strategic teams for Pokémon games fit in Arqade SE?
I'm starting to get interested into strategic matches of Pokémon (mostly on Showdown) and I was wondering if something like asking for help to balance a team may fit into the Arqade SE.
While ...
