Questions tagged [close-reasons]
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Why was this regulations question without a jurisdiction reopened?
This is about Can I fly a friend for money when holding a commercial pilot certificate?
We have many questions on the topic, but OP did not say which country. A comment was left asking 'for which ...
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My question was closed and deleted because of its humoristic phrasing
I've asked this question:
What can I do with my pimped 767-300ER, which I'm no longer using
regarding a public dilemma in Israel today (Note: linked article is in Hebrew) in Israel today: What to do ...
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Why was this question on control systems for quadcopters closed?
I do not understand why the following question was closed. Please note that I am not its author.
If the Quadcopter is a MIMO Nonlinear System, How Can it be Controlled using PID?
Allegedly, this ...
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Why was the question asking "How to locate ATC recordings of a specific flight" closed?
My first question in this SE site was closed not too long ago, with the reason:
Closed. This question is off-topic. It is not currently accepting answers.
This question does not appear to be about ...
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Is the "what if I run at full throttle all the time" question low quality?
What happens if the engines were kept on full throttle all flight long? (except for the approach and landing)
This question received a negative score and was flagged as low quality. But while I ...
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Why can't I close this question as a duplicate?
I was just trying to close Why did Boeing use customer codes? as a duplicate of What use was there for Boeing to include customer numbers in their aircraft model names, and why did they end this ...
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Why is resource location off-topic?
I write "Where can I find" in the question bar, and a lot of questions come up. Nearly all of them should be offtopic. Yet nearly all of them appear to have good value to aviation.
I can ...
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Are we supposed to be closing questions just because they seem to be ‘dumb questions’?
Lately, it seems like there have been many questions tagged for closure that are guilty of little more than ignorance of the subject matter? Despite the fact that they may seem ignorant to those of us ...
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Should we have a new reason for close votes which encompasses a case where the question is so sloppy that it obviously contradicts itself?
Should we have a new reason for close votes which encompasses a case where the question is so sloppy that it obviously contradicts itself?
I don't see that any of the existing reasons to close ...
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Should we have a new reason for close votes which is "There is an inaccurate statement or a false premise in the question"?
Should we have a new reason for close votes which is "There is an inaccurate statement or a false premise in the question"?
We have a reason to close that says "needs clarification", but that's ...
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A duplicate question with a unique answer by a closer
In this question: When do wings not matter? a closer Jaun had answered my question but yet he marked my question to another question which his answer would not make any sense.
I have seen where a ...
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Why the down vote on my last 3 question?
I have noticed on my last few questions that they got a down vote and close vote. Are they that bad and how can I make them better? Are they by the same person?
What is the highest a helicopter can ...
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Question closing is too arbitrary
I have now experienced it too often to stay silent. People vote to close a question they don't know the answer to. The question itself is clear and easy to answer, but some people prefer to put others ...
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Are questions that are meaningless without site-external material not unclear?
Why did this 737 not take off on first attempt? has me wondering. In full, that question (by Cloud) is:
This video shows a 737 'near miss' takeoff. I'm curious as to why the aircraft did not take ...
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Why is the A220 cockpit seat question being considered a duplicate?
This question got voted as a duplicate of this other question.
Both before and after closure it got edited to avoid being a duplicate.
Despite the edits, people voted to keep it closed.
I am ...
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