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57 questions linked to/from What kind of questions can I ask here? The detailed version
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Best practices for recommending a web app or other tool
I understand that questions asking for app recommendations (or even just "if such an app exists") are off-topic. Questions should be about problems to solve.
Sometimes, though, the best solution to a ...
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Questions about Adult apps that conform to Jeff's restrictions allowed?
Will suggestions about adult web apps that do not contain a site name or url/link be allowed? This would not violate Jeff's restrictions from this question:
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Reopen "What do the red dashed lines mean in Google Maps?"
The question What do the red dashed lines mean in Google Maps? was closed, but I don't see a reason why it should stay that way. While it may have been unclear in its first revision, I edited to make ...
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Where can I ask a question about creating/developing web applications?
I'm new to this site1. I found it by googling but my question was closed with the following reason:
This question is about creating/developing a web application.
If questions about creating / ...
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Should <identify-this-app> style questions still remain on topic ?
These questions introduce short answers (sometimes only a link). They cannot be asked to be improved in clarity since the OP does not remember everything about the application. Though there are cases ...
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Why we're not customer support for [your favorite company]
Why can't I ask customer service-related questions here, like:
The service is down. Fixed it!
When will [some new feature] be released?
Can I ask questions about using their app? How is that ...
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Are API questions on topic or off topic?
I sent someone over here from Stack Overflow to ask this question:
https://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/8965/whats-the-reliability-of-google-chart-api-service-closed
First off, I'm sorry. I'...
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Do we need a close reason for questions asking about proprietary/non-public information or policies?
We get a fair number of questions that are similar to Email Taken and also not found on Instagram (not picking on any one user in particular, the question just happened to be at my fingertips).
I'm ...
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Are questions about corporate applications on topic?
Kronos Workforce Central is a cloud-based application for handling employee payroll, scheduling, and timekeeping. It is a commercial software suite licensed out to large corporate clients such as ...
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Are questions about self-installed web apps on or off topic?
There are some levels to this... Which of the following question types do we accept and which do we reject as off-topic?
Recommendations for which web app software to install - not technical ...
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Should questions about Google Apps Scripts be allowed on WebApps?
Should Google Apps Script question really be allowed on Web Apps? It may be a web application, but the questions relating to it usually always relate to a code question which does not seem suited for ...
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Is Web Applications still the best stop for bookmarklets?
Recently, there have been some bookmarklet questions on Web Apps (both of the most recent posts were pertaining to employing bookmarklets on Stack Exchange sites, but let's hold that aside for a ...
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Should a question about Blogger DNS settings be posted on this site?
If I have a question about Blogger which has to do with DNS settings (CNAME, A record, etc.) should I post it on this WebApps site (since it has to do with Blogger, a web app) or should I wait until ...
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Revisiting the decision on Google Analytics
Way back in the early days of the site there was a discussion about whether questions about Google Analytics were on- or off-topic.
Are questions about Google Analytics on- or off- topic?
The ...
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Are questions about piracy off-topic here?
For example:
"Which is the best site to view free TV shows?"
"Where do I get the best torrent links?"
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