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A Close Vote is not a Super-Downvote. Please don't use it as one
So, yesterday a dumb question was asked.. It was closed as Not A Real Question in less than an hour, and reopened mere minutes later. This isn't the first time that this has happened. It usually ...
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Please don't vote to close spam questions
Recently, I found a spam "question": stimulating the original collagen and elastin development (mirror for non-10kers)
It had -1 votes, 2 views and was asked about 2 minutes ago. I, of course, ...
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Duplicate Questions: A Trial
We asked whether you wanted to try something new, and the votes say yes.
So, starting today, and running until January 2017, we're going to do things a little differently in regards to duplicate ...
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On ending Chronological Oppression with respect to the matter of Question Duplication
Yesterday, a question was asked. It wasn't a very good question, but it was a valid, cromulent question. I wouldn't downvote it, or vote to close it in a vacuum, but I also wouldn't upvote it either. ...
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Can we stop closing questions that have become obsolete as "Too Localized"?
After some recent discussion in chat, it came up that we have been closing questions as "Too Localized" because they no longer apply to the game they are about, even though they were good questions ...
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Are there grounds for getting an extra custom reason close slot?
LessPop's close reason was rejected recently by Shog for being too generic and catch-all, but we can only do so much with our three given slots. Here's what we cover(ed) in our close reasons again:
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Please don't delete controversial questions immediately
Closed questions, except for duplicates, are regularly deleted to clean up the site. I've done that often enough myself on the sites where I'm a moderator. But except for some extreme cases, I always ...
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My game identification question was closed as off-topic. Where can I ask for help instead?
I posted a game identification question which was closed as off-topic because it was lacking a screenshot or video from the game I'm trying to identify. Is there anywhere else I can ask my question if ...
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Should a question be modified to include multiple subjects?
Recently, I asked a question about the game Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, which is part of a series of video games called Counter-Strike.
Another user pointed out that there was a similar ...
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People are closing my question because they don't understand it - what should I do?
I have posted a question on arqade couple days ago and it was closed soon after.
The reason for closing states:
closed as not a real question by OrigamiRobot, fbueckert, ChrisF, Krazer, CyberSkull 19 ...
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Can we pay more attention when voting to close questions?
Recently we've had a few questions closed that perhaps shouldn't have been, or should have been closed with a different reason. I don't want to dig up the obvious candidate here, that has it's own ...
user27134
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Duplicate Questions: A New Look
A long-standing de facto rule has come about over the course of Arqade's existence. The sentiment here is that any two questions asking for the same information are necessarily duplicates. I can ...
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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 ...
RobotnikMod
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Where can I ask technical troubleshooting questions about modded Minecraft?
I have an issue with Modded Minecraft. I'm pretty sure it's my computer itself that has the problem. I tried to download and play Skyfactory, and it always gave me an error on startup. Any other ...
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Why we should make a flag reason for closing modded Minecraft tech support questions
TL;DR We need a better flag reason for questions about tech support for modded Minecraft.
Yes, yes, I know, we have discussed this 4 years ago, but so far the only changes in hope of solving this ...
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Why are moderators or high-rep users quick to vote-close a question on Arqade?
I have experienced this a lot, and I'm sure other users as well. Sometimes the questions are well structured and answer-able but moderators or high-rep users quickly downvote and vote-close the ...
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Is there a duplicate for that? Pokémon GO Edition
Well, with all the trouble people are having with duplication (see my recent meta about dealing with one such dup problem), I figure we should have a nice easy accessable list for people to easily ...
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Closed 'mod recommendation' Skyrim question - Can this question be improved and then reopened?
This question has been recently closed by a moderator for being a mod recommendation question (which I reckon, as an extension of the 'game recommendations questions are not allowed' policy):
How ...
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What will be our custom off-topic close reasons?
Yes! Custom close-reasons are now a thing that is coming fast to our site! Among with other important changes to closing putting questions on hold. Start here:
Closing changes: [on hold], unclear, ...
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Why was this question closed for having illegal content?
Is my 3DS bricked?
This question deals with homebrew, which on it's own is not illegal (homebrew is the means of running 'custom' applications on a device (usually a console) that are not officially ...
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Should we replace one of our close reasons with modded Minecraft tech support?
The idea of a close reason specifically for modded Minecraft tech support has come up time and time and time again. Since we have recently revisited the wording for off-topic Minecraft questions, now ...
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My request for recommendations was closed as off-topic. Where can I ask for help instead?
I posted a question asking for recommendations of games, consoles, or other hardware or software, which was closed as off-topic for one of the reasons explained in this FAQ. Is there anywhere else I ...
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Re-evaluating the text of our Game Identification close reason
Update: Thanks to all for your suggestions and feedback! We have decided to go with Dragonrage's suggestion, which addressed all the key points, and combined the best parts of the other suggestions. ...
RobotnikMod
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Duplicate Questions: A Result?
Last August, we had a discussion about a new approach to duplicate questions, and it was decided that we would have a trial period that would go from then until January of 2017 and afterwards we would ...
DragonrageMod
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What's the difference between FortressCraft and Minecraft? Who cares?
Recently, a question has been asked about the differences between Minecraft and FortressCraft. To save you the trouble of having to click on the link, I'll copy the entire question here:
What is ...
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Should we reword the closure text for duplicate questions?
When we close a question as a duplicate of another, the following is displayed on the question:
I thought that the normal protocol was to have the original author edit the existing the question that ...
Timmy JimMod
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Is DotA the same game as DotA2?
My question was closed because Raven Dreamer believes DotA (A Warcraft 3 map from the early 2000's) and DotA 2 (a brand new game by Valve scheduled for a 2012 release) are functionally identical.
I ...
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Should I delete my answer?
When a question is closed as duplicate, or unclear, or off-topic, and I have already posted an answer, should I delete my answer?
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Why are *-rec questions closed as off-topic instead of not constructive?
The close reason that a new user sees for an off-topic question is:
Questions on Gaming - Stack Exchange are expected to generally relate to gaming, within the scope defined in the faq.
Why isn't ...
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How should we handle non-beta pre-release questions?
This is separate from questions about gameplay during betas, which are a beast of a different caliber with a different set of issues.
We all know the feeling of being excited about an upcoming game ...
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Question reopen request and question on how to properly take action on similar issues
I've found a question on Arqade that has been closed as a duplicate of another.
I do not believe that this question is a duplicate of its current duplicate target. It can be inferred in two ways, one ...
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Should this question about colors depicting game item rarity have been re-opened?
There is a question that was asked involving gaming history and color schema of item rarity. As standards go on this site, this is off-topic as it is requesting the identity of the game that first ...
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Handling dupes asking for updated info
Recently we had a Pokémon Go question asking for how a specific feature works as of a specific patch. We also have an old question which asks about how the feature works. I believe the answers on the ...
DragonrageMod
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What's our procedure for asking about not-quite-legal games?
I Saw this question today:
How do I get ribbons in Pokemon Vortex?
and I agree with DisgruntledGoat
Pokemon Vortex isn't a real Pokemon game, just an illegal fan-made
game. Don't think we should ...
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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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What's wrong with a question about the rarest Steam achievements?
I asked this question about the rarest Steam achievements, and it got put on hold for being too broad almost immediately.
While I disagreed with "too broad", I realized the question might be "too ...
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We need more close votes [closed]
Now that we're trying to course correct the site to Q&A, we need to close many subjective and offtopic questions, which makes the 12 close votes not enough.
Could we have more until we have ...
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Why was this question put on hold?
This question was automatically deleted, because it was put on hold and... I am not exactly sure why it was deleted, but my question is mainly why it was put on hold in the first place.
closed as ...
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BioShock Infinite closures on release day
I asked a series of questions on BioShock Infinite very recently (within the last hour), all of which were pummel-closed citing this and that. I understand that it is not yet midnight in America, but ...
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Modded Minecraft Close Reason - Let's Review
Well everyone, it's been over 3 months (closer to 5!) since we implemented the Minecraft close reason, and we have some fresh statistics to review.
First up, here's the previous discussion in case you ...
RobotnikMod
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League of Legends (again) and "opinion based" questions
Just found this question that I answered earlier was closed because it's opinion based.
It's regarding what Champion is currently strong. The question makes sense because LoL is a game that is ...
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Questions where OP has mentioned he/she is using a specific platform: how to answer, how to tag and when to close as exact duplicate?
In the question, Can I empty a soul gem?, the OP has mentioned that he is using Xbox 360. I take this to also mean that he's not looking for PC-only console commands or mod solutions, so I edited in ...
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Are these two duplicate questions, and if so, how should they be handled?
First off, I'll provide the details of both questions so you don't have to keep switching tabs to look at them.
The two questions in question are Is a Pokémon's weight and height relevant? posted July ...
DragonrageMod
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Oh, look, it's "unreleased content" again
So, apparently we recently had two closure/reopen wars on questions about diablo-3 and specifically the upcoming Reaper of Souls expansion ("What armor and weapons do Crusaders use?" and "How much XP ...
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Asking if a game-related-product is available, at all, anywhere, for anyone
I asked this question about finding the DFA documentary a couple days ago, and first it just seemed a little controversial; +2/-2, now +3/-3, then it was seized upon as being one of those darned ...
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Vote to Close dialog needs some cleanup for the new domain
There's a few minor quibbles here. First off, and most obviously, the migration path is wrong. It should (presumably) have the monochrome version of the site logo, and shouldn't be meta.gaming.
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How should we handle these two similar Minecraft world border questions?
I want to bring attention to a situation involving two similar questions about deleting world borders in Minecraft. The first, "How to delete worldborders in Minecraft?", was asked in 2017. ...
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Are pronunciation questions out of scope?
I asked a question, https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/34432/how-do-you-pronounce-skyrim a while back and it was downvoted to all hell then closed many days later. I'm not entirely sure why ...
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Do/Should questions about limited time events in apps get closed after the event passes?
Recently there have been a rash of questions about Tiny Death Star's holiday update ranging from bugs to end date. The event is now over, and presumably most of the questions are now moot. Do they now ...
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Voting on the future of list of X questions
As of now we have several questions discussing what to do with list of X and games-rec questions:
Here's a summary of all that has been said before (and was upvoted):
Should we allow poll questions -...