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As a general rule: No.

Ask the question on the site you think is most applicable. Each site is focused on a specific topic area and it's important to respect the community. Reading a sample of well-received questions can give you an idea of what's on topic. Look over the site's /help/on-topic guidance before asking, if you still aren't sure.

If your questions does not get a useful answer, consider editing the question based on comments and other feedback. If that doesn't help, you can always set a bounty on your question, which will give it much better exposure. This will also mean you have a better chance at getting a good answer.

Occasionally, people are interested in different perspectives on the same fundamental question. There are many Stack Exchange sites with overlapping topic spaces and it can be useful to get a "second opinion". Even then, however, it's best to tailor your question to each site. Ideally link to the question on the other site and explain what you hope to learn from asking another community.

As a general rule: No.

Ask the question on the site you think is most applicable. Each site is focused on a specific topic area and it's important to respect the community. Reading a sample of well-received questions can give you an idea of what's on topic. Look over the site's /help/on-topic guidance before asking, if you still aren't sure.

If your question does not get a useful answer, consider editing the question based on comments and other feedback. If that doesn't help, you can always set a bounty on your question, which will give it much better exposure. This will also mean you have a better chance at getting a good answer.

Occasionally, people are interested in different perspectives on the same fundamental question. There are many Stack Exchange sites with overlapping topic spaces, and it can be useful to get a "second opinion". Even then, however, it's best to tailor your question to each site. Ideally, you should link to the question on the other site and explain what you hope to learn from asking another community.

NO.

Ask the question on the site you think is most applicable. If, like in this case, it does not get any answer, ask a moderator to migrate the question, or alternatively, delete it and re-ask it on a different site. If you chose to have it migrated, be sure that it complies with the rules of migration.

Each site is focused on a specific topic area. If you have a question you feel is too ambiguous, either re-think the question carefully, or do as suggested above.

Many questions people have labeled as being applicable cross-site have been proven to be valid on a single site if written properly and thought through. SE is not a wild west for questions; a question needs to be worked on to be worthy, and if worthy, it will target a specific audience.

Bounty

Also, if you don't get a response, you can always set a bounty on your question, which will give it much better exposure. This will also mean you have a better chance at getting a good answer.

Specific Answer

Looking at the question you're referring to specifically, you're asking the wrong question and not providing enough detail. I have commented on your question and would suggest you update your question with more specific detail — it's not very clear what is going wrong, and without specific information, it is hard to try and answer your question.

The only valid answer I can come up with at this point is that it works perfectly for me based on what you described. The question — as is — is a SF question. However, if you provide specific information, it would be valid on SO since it is referring to the configuration of a development tool.

As a general rule: No.

Ask the question on the site you think is most applicable. Each site is focused on a specific topic area and it's important to respect the community. Reading a sample of well-received questions can give you an idea of what's on topic. Look over the site's /help/on-topic guidance before asking, if you still aren't sure.

If your questions does not get a useful answer, consider editing the question based on comments and other feedback. If that doesn't help, you can always set a bounty on your question, which will give it much better exposure. This will also mean you have a better chance at getting a good answer.

Occasionally, people are interested in different perspectives on the same fundamental question. There are many Stack Exchange sites with overlapping topic spaces and it can be useful to get a "second opinion". Even then, however, it's best to tailor your question to each site. Ideally link to the question on the other site and explain what you hope to learn from asking another community.

NO

Ask the question on the site you think is most applicable. If, like in this case, it does not get any answer, ask a moderator to migrate the question, or alternatively, delete it and re-ask it.

Each site is focused on a specific topic area. If you have a question you feel is too ambiguous, either re-think the question carefully, or do as suggested above.

Many questions people have labeled as being applicable cross-site have been proven to be valid on a single site if written properly and thought through. SE is not a wild west for questions; a question needs to be worked on to be worthy, and if worthy, it will target a specific audience.

Bounty

Also, if you don't get a response, you can always set a bounty on your question, which will give it much better exposure. This will also mean you have a better chance at getting a good answer.

Specific Answer

Looking at the question you're referring to specifically, you're asking the wrong question and not providing enough detail. I have commented on your question and would suggest you update your question with more specific detail — it's not very clear what is going wrong, and without specific information, it is hard to try and answer your question.

The only valid answer I can come up with at this point is that it works perfectly for me based on what you described. The question — as is — is a SF question. However, if you provide specific information, it would be valid on SO since it is referring to the configuration of a development tool.

NO.

Ask the question on the site you think is most applicable. If, like in this case, it does not get any answer, ask a moderator to migrate the question, or alternatively, delete it and re-ask it on a different site. If you chose to have it migrated, be sure that it complies with the rules of migration.

Each site is focused on a specific topic area. If you have a question you feel is too ambiguous, either re-think the question carefully, or do as suggested above.

Many questions people have labeled as being applicable cross-site have been proven to be valid on a single site if written properly and thought through. SE is not a wild west for questions; a question needs to be worked on to be worthy, and if worthy, it will target a specific audience.

Bounty

Also, if you don't get a response, you can always set a bounty on your question, which will give it much better exposure. This will also mean you have a better chance at getting a good answer.

Specific Answer

Looking at the question you're referring to specifically, you're asking the wrong question and not providing enough detail. I have commented on your question and would suggest you update your question with more specific detail — it's not very clear what is going wrong, and without specific information, it is hard to try and answer your question.

The only valid answer I can come up with at this point is that it works perfectly for me based on what you described. The question — as is — is a SF question. However, if you provide specific information, it would be valid on SO since it is referring to the configuration of a development tool.