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I've read this: Should marginal, off-topic questions be closed instead of migrated?

However, I've seen several questions get closed as off-topic lately, where I don't believe their quality alone warranted the close; perhaps migration to Programmers would have been more appropriate.

Examples:

• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8374235/can-we-invent-one-language-which-can-be-compiled-to-various-languages-and-platfo

• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8334096/how-much-c-should-i-learn-as-a-college-student-from-a-javaschool-to-find-a-goo

I'll admit none of them are really great questions, but they're from relatively new users.

I feel that closing instead of migrating will discourage them from becoming more active / productive on stackoverflow. Should these have been migrated instead?

If not, why is closing more appropriate?

I've read this: Should marginal, off-topic questions be closed instead of migrated?

However, I've seen several questions get closed as off-topic lately, where I don't believe their quality alone warranted the close; perhaps migration to Programmers would have been more appropriate.

Examples:

• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8374235/can-we-invent-one-language-which-can-be-compiled-to-various-languages-and-platfo

• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8334096/how-much-c-should-i-learn-as-a-college-student-from-a-javaschool-to-find-a-goo

I'll admit none of them are really great questions, but they're from relatively new users.

I feel that closing instead of migrating will discourage them from becoming more active / productive on stackoverflow. Should these have been migrated instead?

If not, why is closing more appropriate?

I've read this: Should marginal, off-topic questions be closed instead of migrated?

However, I've seen several questions get closed as off-topic lately, where I don't believe their quality alone warranted the close; perhaps migration to Programmers would have been more appropriate.

Examples:

• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8374235/can-we-invent-one-language-which-can-be-compiled-to-various-languages-and-platfo

• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8334096/how-much-c-should-i-learn-as-a-college-student-from-a-javaschool-to-find-a-goo

I'll admit none of them are really great questions, but they're from relatively new users.

I feel that closing instead of migrating will discourage them from becoming more active / productive on stackoverflow. Should these have been migrated instead?

If not, why is closing more appropriate?

I've read this: Should marginal, off-topic questions be closed instead of migrated?

However, I've seen several questions get closed as off-topic lately, where I don't believe their quality alone warranted the close; perhaps migration to Programmers would have been more appropriate.

Examples:

• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8374235/can-we-invent-one-language-which-can-be-compiled-to-various-languages-and-platfo

• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8334096/how-much-c-should-i-learn-as-a-college-student-from-a-javaschool-to-find-a-goo

I'll admit none of them are really great questions, but they're from relatively new users.

I feel that closing instead of migrating will discourage them from becoming more active / productive on stackoverflow. Should these have been migrated instead?

If not, why is closing more appropriate?

I've read this: http://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/73458/should-marginal-off-topic-questions-be-closed-instead-of-migrated

However, I've seen several questions get closed as off-topic lately, where I don't believe their quality alone warranted the close; perhaps migration to Programmers would have been more appropriate.

Examples:

• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8374235/can-we-invent-one-language-which-can-be-compiled-to-various-languages-and-platfo

• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8334096/how-much-c-should-i-learn-as-a-college-student-from-a-javaschool-to-find-a-goo

I'll admit none of them are really great questions, but they're from relatively new users.

I feel that closing instead of migrating will discourage them from becoming more active / productive on stackoverflow. Should these have been migrated instead?

If not, why is closing more appropriate?

I've read this: Should marginal, off-topic questions be closed instead of migrated?

However, I've seen several questions get closed as off-topic lately, where I don't believe their quality alone warranted the close; perhaps migration to Programmers would have been more appropriate.

Examples:

• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8374235/can-we-invent-one-language-which-can-be-compiled-to-various-languages-and-platfo

• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8334096/how-much-c-should-i-learn-as-a-college-student-from-a-javaschool-to-find-a-goo

I'll admit none of them are really great questions, but they're from relatively new users.

I feel that closing instead of migrating will discourage them from becoming more active / productive on stackoverflow. Should these have been migrated instead?

If not, why is closing more appropriate?