Questions tagged [closed-questions]
This tag is for general questions about questions that have been closed because they are off-topic or otherwise do not meet the criteria defined in the FAQ.
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Is “needs details or clarity” connected to the help center article on questions that are automatically blocked for not meeting quality standards?
Recently, dozens (!) of old questions have been unilaterally closed in Web Apps SE as “needs details or clarity”, or closed as duplicates of questions also closed as “needs details or clarity”. (Some ...
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Why was this question asking how to view all the messages one posted in a Slack channel closed by 1 mod?
The question How can I view all the messages I posted in a Slack channel? was closed. It was posted over two years and a half ago, attracted 12,000 views, 24 upvotes and not a single downvote. Why ...
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Why was the question “How can I download the form field data for several forms at once in Adobe Sign?” closed by 1 mod as “details or clarity”?
1 mod closed the question How can I download the form field data for several forms at once in Adobe Sign? as "details or clarity". No comments were left.
What's unclear or which detail ...
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Why was the question "How can I prevent Outlook from automatically placing some emails in the junk folder?" closed as "details or clarity"?
1 mod closed How can I prevent the Microsoft Outlook web interface from automatically placing some emails in the junk folder? as "details or clarity". No comments were left. What's unclear ...
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Why is my PowerPoint question still closed even though I added more details?
My question "How can I disable "small caps" in my text in PowerPoint 365 on the web?" (archive.org snapshot) was closed by a mod as "needs details or clarity."
In ...
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Request to reopen my Facebook question that I believe was wrongly marked as duplicate of a question closed as "needs details or clarity"
In November 2011, I asked "How do I let my Facebook friends view my Timeline posts without letting them comment on the posts?" I made sure to make my question clear, straightforward, and on-...
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Can I work out my question to reopen it?
The close reason given to my just closed question is... let's say not quite entirely correct.
Wikipedia mobile app is an open source. Someone with enough knowledge (I don't have it!) could ...
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Why was the question “Show email next to name in Gmail?” closed by 1 mod as “details or clarity”?
1 mod closed Show email next to name in Gmail? as "details or clarity". The only comment left by the mod is:
Please show what you tried and add a brief description of your search efforts ...
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Why are questions being closed seemingly because they don't show research, even though it hasn't been decided yet if showing research is a requirement
I see a fair amount of questions being closed seemingly because they don't show any research. Examples:
Populate a Google slide automatically via Google spreadsheet
How can I export a single event as ...
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Is social media engagement really opinion-based?
I’ve asked a question about whether social media engagement is increasing and it has been closed as opinion-based. I can’t understand what is opinion-based about this question. Can somebody explain it ...
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Should questions asking about the existence of an undocumented feature on a website be systemically closed or left open?
One moderator closed How can I upload a file to a specific folder when adding files to an existing archive in the Wayback Machine via the web interface? with the reason:
If the feature is not ...
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