All Questions
Tagged with stack-overflow closed-questions
137
questions
4
votes
2
answers
110
views
Hide Closed/Duplicated/On-Hold Questions
My question mainly regards Stack Overflow, since that's where I spend most of my SE time, but I'm posting this here since this may apply to other Stack Exchange sites as well.
The Problem
Lots of ...
- 169
-10
votes
1
answer
105
views
Why is my question "opinion-based"? [closed]
First timer in Stack Exchange, and I started with a deleted question. Here it is:
I'm a newbie here. I'm pretty sure my question's already been asked, I tried to search for it but I could not find ...
- 1
3
votes
1
answer
73
views
Should I reword this question to try get it reopened?
This question was put on hold because it wasn't clear what they were asking. I had an idea what they wanted so I asked if my assumption was correct (I asked it before it was put on hold). They have ...
- 2,207
-23
votes
2
answers
267
views
the concept of too broad, primarily opinion violation [duplicate]
tl; dr: I was offended by 2 questions that got closed and reopened multiple times here and here.
Both of these questions got lots of downvotes, then got closed, then reopened, then upvoted, and so on. ...
-26
votes
3
answers
197
views
Limiting downvotes to those with an accompanying comment [duplicate]
Don't you think a downvote without a comment, even a 2 word comment, is just unnatural, non constructive and against Stack Overflow regulations itself?
I mean if someone wants to downvote, sure thing ...
1
vote
2
answers
404
views
How can I proceed with SEO questions on Stack Overflow? [closed]
I was looking for some good questions about SEO and URL structure, because it is an essential part of web programming, especially when you are thinking about URL manipulation with PHP.
But the best ...
- 161
-12
votes
1
answer
196
views
How come some subjective questions are allowed and not only that, rampantly upvoted?
I once posted a question on Stack Overflow asking if learning Haskell would help me learn node.js. The question was downvoted into double digits and shut down in 5 minutes flat.
Imagine my confusion ...
4
votes
2
answers
149
views
Why was this Question Regarding GCC and Clang on Linux Deleted? [closed]
This question was a genuine inquiry for me when I was studying programming in C and considering switching to Clang which appeared to me more user friendly and more newbie friendly than GCC. I did in ...
- 149
8
votes
2
answers
240
views
Highly-viewed question closed as not constructive after 2 years [duplicate]
I asked this question, https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3752988/gcc-vs-ms-c-compiler (10k-only link), Sep 10th, 2010. It was closed Oct 23rd, 2012. How can it be closed two years after the fact? Is ...
- 3,607
-12
votes
2
answers
212
views
Constructive questions closed as not constructive [duplicate]
I am a casual user of stack overflow and frequently end up here from Google searches. Recently it seems that most of the questions I stumble upon have been 'closed as not constructive' by moderators ...
- 101
1
vote
1
answer
127
views
Is it appropriate to flag comment as unconstructive when its part of a close reason?
While working through some Close Votes, I've noticed that some "possible duplicate of" comments are not relevant. For example, in https://stackoverflow.com/questions/21311212/how-much-safe-is-knockout-...
user173448
2
votes
1
answer
94
views
Questions with SEO context (instead of SEO advice) are on-topic, right? What about these? [closed]
It’s my understanding that questions asking for SEO advice are off-topic on Stack Overflow, while questions with a SEO context should be on-topic.
It’s "How should I … for SEO" (= SEO advice) versus "...
- 3,072
3
votes
2
answers
267
views
Where to ask a Meteor question on Stack Overflow?
The Meteor doc links to Stack Overflow. I am surprised 4 out of the 5 top voted Meteor questions are closed. As a Meteor newbie, those questions are exactly what I am going to ask.
Where should I ask ...
- 283
1
vote
2
answers
174
views
Question put on hold by moderators. Why was that since question has not met an answer? [duplicate]
It was me who asked this question. It was a duplicate but it had not satisfied any solutions of the original question. I mentioned it over comments and even then it was put on hold. A lot after that I ...
- 119
-12
votes
2
answers
136
views
Why can't I add an answer to my own supposedly "non-constructive" question? [duplicate]
I asked the following question: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15578937/is-there-any-way-to-use-java-without-using-classes
I found several technical, perfect answers to my question after a long ...
- 125