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Can we get a "blatantly off-topic" close reason?

Can we get a "blatantly off-topic" primary close reason? Do we have any free slots left and if not, could we replace the driving techniques reason? If you take a look at the close stats (requires > ...
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How did this good question even get into the close queue?

This question seems perfectly worded and clear, and has not been edited at all which suggests it has had no issues from when it was first asked, and it has no downvotes. Why has it been sent to the ...
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Close vote reasons

When voting to close a question, you can add a custom reason, or use one of these: Questions seeking price-shopping assistance are off-topic because they tend to become obsolete quickly. Instead, ...
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Are legislation based questions on topic?

We've had a few questions on legislation based issues, such as this recent one: https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/11903/is-pre-1975-california-smog-exemption-established-by-vin-only I ...
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Drawing the line for "too localized" on this site.

When considering whether a question is worth closing, StackExchange provides the option of "too localized". This is described as: This question would only be relevant to a small geographic area, a ...
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