I would like to ask a question about how a fictional amateur journalist might obtain specific information from a (UK) private school. The universe is as close to ours as to require little other world building and I do not want to ask an off topic question and waste other people's time.
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asked May 17, 2015 at 22:31
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1$\begingroup$ It sounds fine to me, as long as when you ask the question you give enough context. I at least can't think of a better SE site to ask it than this one. $\endgroup$– DaaaahWhooshMay 18, 2015 at 13:14
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3$\begingroup$ In my opinion it's not a good question for Stack exchange. If I'm wrong, Writer SE is a better place because it's about a plot element. $\endgroup$– VincentMay 18, 2015 at 15:41
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1$\begingroup$ I'm not so sure it'd be a better fit on Writers. See their scope. (Which doesn't really say either way...) $\endgroup$– userMay 19, 2015 at 9:56
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To me this feels a little too far in the plot/character direction rather than worldbuilding. However, it might be possible to turn it around so it's a worldbuilding question. Instead of asking about how the journalist would research something, could you ask how schools of a certain type (which you'd describe in the question) would protect sensitive information from prying eyes? That feels more like a question about the world to me. Once you have that, you can then work out the plot of how your journalist would defeat their protections.
Does that help at all?
answered May 19, 2015 at 3:33