Questions tagged [scope]
The scope tag has no usage guidance.
21
questions
18
votes
5
answers
277
views
"Go see veterinarians" as a close reason?
I have seen several comments where someone is voting to close a question as off topic because the close voter feels that the OP should take their animal to a vet.
If this is listed as out of scope ...
- 29.3k
-4
votes
2
answers
75
views
Are questions regarding carnivorous plants within the scope of this site?
Nowadays,
carnivorous plants have become a popular pet for many.
Some of them sold as pets are -
tropical pitcher plants
pitcher plants
venus flytrap
drosera capensis
sundews
trumpet pitchers
...
- 4,233
4
votes
3
answers
100
views
Product identification: should it be allowed?
Should we allow questions about product identification?
This question Does anyone know what brand of dog toy this yellow, miniature, plush, duck toy is? was self answered it has collected 2 close ...
- 29.3k
8
votes
2
answers
189
views
Is a canonical question about free/low/deferred veterinary costs would be a good idea
There seem to be a number of questions where the correct response (usually as a comment) is 'Consult a vet' possibly with 'urgently' tagged on.
Would it be sensible to have a canonical question with ...
user10093
1
vote
2
answers
323
views
Are questions asking for how to treat pets with vet treatments, e.g. medicines, on topic?
This question Amoxicillin dosage and length of treatment for cat? bothers me somewhat. We have a pet owner asking how to dose antibiotics for their pets, without having a vet checking the pets.
I run ...
user6796
-1
votes
2
answers
88
views
New tag literature
After much thought (preceding weeks), and the happenstance of events yesterday, Today I created the tag literature along with the post Do rabbits fight each other to the death?
To the best of my ...
- 29.3k
4
votes
2
answers
126
views
Are questions about bees in scope?
There is a new site proposal at Area 51: Beekeeping. We have an existing meta question Are questions about horses and/or farm pets on topic? which does not clearly include or exclude bees. Looking at ...
- 29.3k
3
votes
2
answers
71
views
Overly Broad? "Dealing with aggressive animals in a professional environment"
Is the question Dealing with aggressive animals in a professional environment overly broad? It is not clear if the question is about adoptable pets, visiting pets, or recently surrender pets (i.e. ...
- 29.3k
1
vote
0
answers
50
views
Is dog name history in scope? [duplicate]
The new question Why is "Blue" a traditional dog's name? pushes the limits of scope that is currently in place. I can see valid arguments to allow this to be in or out of scope. A meta ...
- 29.3k
-3
votes
2
answers
134
views
Is the culture of Pets SE in line with the rest of Stack Exchange?
Some Issues with the Pets SE Culture
I've recently begun participating in Pets SE, and noticed a few key areas where the culture of Pets SE doesn't seem to fit into the general Stack Exchange culture....
- 1,122
2
votes
1
answer
82
views
Are "List of symptoms, any advice" questions on topic?
We've decided that medical questions are on topic, and especially when the pet already has a diagnosis, the questions can be very focused about how to manage that particular diagnosis.
However, I'm ...
- 20.2k
7
votes
1
answer
108
views
Would questions on keeping a colony of ants be on topic here?
Okay, where is the boundary drawn between animal care requirement questions on Biology (like How should I feed and keep an ant queen?) and this site? Is there some overlap? I know some questions (...
- 425
11
votes
2
answers
103
views
Should questions about history/descent of pets be on topic?
I wonder if these types of questions are good for this site. They don't directly have to do with pet care, or anything necessary to know in order to properly care for your pet. Will this type of ...
- 425
2
votes
2
answers
125
views
When animal-identification questions are on-topic
Previously we've discussed whether or not we should allow species-identification questions on this site. (Species identification and the Help Center
was raised when we had this question: What is this ...
- 15.6k
7
votes
2
answers
122
views
Cancer health question: Potentially too broad
Earlier today, How successful is Cancer treatment? was posted. At first, I thought about it and gave a little anecdote of my own in the comment about the success of treatments and what factors may ...
- 1,018