Questions tagged [subjective]
Formerly one of the possible reasons for closing a question, it has been superseded by the "not constructive" close reason. This tag is for questions *about* subjectivity, *not* for indicating that your question is subjective.
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How should ask a question about involving a knowledge gap? [closed]
How should I post a question asking for help to identify a knowledge gap?
Currently, I have an issue related to database design. In the legacy database that I am now in charge of maintaining, I've ...
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How do Stack Exchange sites that do not require professionals work?
This is just from assumption, but the Stack Exchange websites such as Movies & TV or Anime & Manga are most likely having their questions answered by similar viewers and readers, rather than ...
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Good Subjective and Knowledge Questions vs Problems You Face
Currently the Don't Ask page of SE sites indicates "You should only ask practical, answerable questions based on actual problems that you face" however Good Subjective, Bad Subjective, as well as a ...
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Is a question about how to find a tutorial allowed?
I want to ask a question related to finding good Windows 8 tutorials. For example, web sites I could go to for Windows 8 tricks. Would that be an appropriate question for Stack Overflow? Is that too ...
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Is there a Stack Exchange community in which one can ask subjective and possibly open-ended programming questions? [duplicate]
I am working on a Web application, and I was looking for a reasonable implementation for one of its backend services. I wanted to ask the community if they have done something similar and if so how ...
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Could subjective discussions be supported using another format?
I understand that Stack Exchange is not built to support open-ended questions and discussions. And having read some of the arguments I can understand why it's problematic. I understand that at one ...
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Some broad|O/T questions on StackOverflow belong on Programmers, but P.SE is prohibitive [duplicate]
I began reading through much of the Meta.SO posts on the subject, notably this one.
On a daily basis, questions such as the ones below are asked on StackOverflow, many of which are are (for good ...
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How long should we wait to close a question based on "unclear what you are asking"? [duplicate]
How long should we wait for voting to close a question based on 'unclear what you are asking'?
Thanks !
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Is there a place to ask opinion based questions? [duplicate]
I understand and agree that opinion based questions are a bad thing on Stack Overflow, but shouldn't we have a place to ask this kind of question? There are so many times where I look at different ...
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Can we apply the rules about "opinion-based" questions a little less zealously?
I've been seeing a large number of questions lately getting shut down for being "opinion-based" - for instance, when asking for advice on whether a given framework or library or language is mature ...
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On Stack Overflow, does the technology at question change how you vote?
Note: I realized that the first draft of my question was too specific to a particular situation, so I've broadened it.
Several users have observed that, in practice, the "readership" of particular ...
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Question of type: "What is the best..." ==> Why not, where to go? [duplicate]
I recently had one question put on "Hold" on Stack Overflow and was really sad, shocked and confused. It turns out that I modified my question, another user also improved it a lot and it was reopened. ...
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Where opinions run free [closed]
I have seen a number of users get away with opinion based questions on SO. These questions end up closed or put on hold, but they still garner dozens of great, informative answers. I have tried a few ...
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Should I ask if there's a better way at the end of viable question?
So I just asked a question on SO (its subject isn't really relevant so I won't link it) where I ask if a different approach to my problem would be more efficient with large amounts of data. However, ...
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Why do questions on Stack Overflow have to be based on facts? [duplicate]
I don't understand: Is the main motto of Stack Overflow to build reputation or to get your problems related to programming get answered?
So what if someone has a problem that may not be answered in ...
