Questions tagged [close-reasons]
For discussion about why a specific question was closed or about what constitutes a reason for closure.
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Why is my question "Too Story Based" and how do I get it opened?
See also: When should I close a question as "Too Story Based"?
Asking about plot elements such as the actions of characters, rather than about the world in which your story takes place, is ...
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How to deal with "Please develop my High Concept" questions?
"Hello Community... I have a great idea for my Worldbuilding. Assume Earth and history as we know it, but in my world, Hitler died from whooping cough as a baby. What is my world like after this ...
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Idea Refinement: Clarification and Examples of VTC Reasons for New Users
This page was written before the late 2019 changes to close-voting. However, much of the information is still relevant. -JBH
The Welcome to Worldbuilding.SE! page for new users is up and running. My ...
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The problem with opinion based questions
I've seen a few questions, including my own, being closed for being 'too opinion based'.
My question is, what's wrong with that? I think that in the SE philosophy opinion based questions are bad ...
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Back It Up! policies
The Good Subjective/Bad Subjective guidelines talk a lot about what make for great questions and answers for subjective issues, and it primarily falls around Back It Up!: answers need to cite some ...
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"Primarily Opinion Based" is a reason to edit, not to close
In keeping with the remarks I made when running for moderator (see #3), I found this post from a relative newcomer as a perfect case.
It has 13 answers including a high-voted accepted answer. So, ...
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Enough is enough. NOBODY can obey rules that are only in someone's head [duplicate]
Relating to this question.
Since when can a question be closed for poor quality? The two respondants to my challenge to justify the closure said that it's just a physics question (which we answer ...
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When should I close a question as "Too Story Based"?
See also: Why is my question "Too Story Based" and how do I get it opened?
What criteria should I use when closing a question as Too Story Based?
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Proposal: ALL questions start "on hold" for 1 hour
I do not know if there is a way to adjust the SE software to accommodate this request, but this idea has come up REPEATEDLY in multiple meta discussions, so I'm formally proposing it.
ALL new ...
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Why are questions with multiple answers off-topic?
I'm basically asking about questions which do have short, objective answers, but it may be subjective to determine which is the best answer.
Like suppose mankind now has xyz technology, which ...
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"I have an implausible end goal. Please tell me how to get there!!"
Plausible Weapon or Other to Cause Space-stage Civilization to Shatter and Revert to Primitive Societies
Since I am horrible at coming up with ideas, I couldn't think of a circumstance or weapon ...
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How to be a close voter
The value of precedent
One of the most important principles in organizing a just society is the equally applicable rule of law. Worldbuilding is, while perhaps seeming trivial compared to a nation, ...
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Questions that show a lack of basic research
This question on Dreaming was asked recently. Lets ignore the fact that its also off topic for now. When I googled the question I found that the top result was a comprehensive and well referenced ...
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How can questions be closed as being "primarily opinion-based" on Worldbuilding?
This question was fueled by the following question being put on hold: Reason for magical abilities. However, my meta question below applies to the pob close vote reason in general and I do not wish to ...
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How to make a "Fishing for Ideas" question fit on Worldbuilding Main
Being the most creative and imaginative Stack in the Stack Exchange library has a handful of disadvantages. Stack Exchange's basic behavior is to expect a single objective and answerable question that ...
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Remove now off-topic questions that were barely on-topic previously?
Ideas for a Worldbuilders mapping site, Mapping site - Go Break It and Mapping site (again) - Moderators are about the development, bug collection/review and moderation of a mapmapking tool that was ...
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"Close >> migrate to another SE" : please add Physics SE and Biology SE as options
When we vote to close a question, one of the options is to move the question to another Stack Exchange. But the only one listed is Meta.Worldbuilding. The two I most frequently wish were there are ...
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When are software-recommendation questions on topic?
This question about alternatives to wikis (to use to build an encyclopedia of one's world) is currently on hold. This question about map-making software is currently open. Both are software-...
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What is “too story based”?
What is the current litmus test and general consensus on a Q being “too story based”? I see many Q's do involve story to some extent but the close reason is “too story based”.
I'm using the “Joe” ...
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Why is "Why would a fire dragon still be afraid of torches?" not opinion-based?
Over the weekend, I noticed this question about why dragons would be afraid of fire. To me, it seemed like a pretty clear-cut case of an opinion-based question. There are currently 17 answers, each of ...
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Why is everyone suddenly so strongly against homework questions?
This meta question has sparked a flurry of responses saying we need to get tough on homework questions being asked under the guise of worldbuilding. This argument has come up several times in the 'are ...
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What happened to the idea generation close reason?
Why is the close reason "idea generation" gone? I have not heard really anything about the change, probably because I don't go on meta too often. Could someone point me to a post about it, or just ...
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Should we generously allow questions that should be elsewhere but would never survive the VTC process?
In relation to this question.
Edit: The original question has been edited. I'm delighted to see the OP working to make the question more appropriate for this site, but to fully understand my ...
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Are we too harsh on the so-called "opinion-based" questions?
Let me start from the disclaimer that I understand perfectly well that questions like "what color an invading alien armada spaceships would be" or "what would my superhero decide to do ...
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Why are 'plausible magic' questions so poorly received?
Let's say I have a question such as the following:
I want my race of fantasy avians to have a crest of beautiful, long, iridescent feathers. If I don't care how they came to be in the first place (...
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A Plea for Consistent Close-Voting
I don't believe it's a surprise to anyone that I'm an advocate of swift question closure. I'd rather have a chance to help a user produce a great question than suffer the problems that come with ...
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Site Policy: Judging When a Question is a Duplicate
For anyone who knows the kind of question I post, I put a great deal of effort into making sure a question is unique. I check the site for similar questions to see if those answer the one I would ...
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Why was the jaguar armour question closed?
Would a taxidermied jaguar make decent armour?
The question was closed without explanation, and I am making a Meta post hoping to find out why.
Questions along the lines of "would this material ...
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Is there hard data on close votes?
I'm wondering if there's any data/statistics on the percentage of close votes that age away vs end in closure vs end with the question being reopened here on Worldbuilding. Perhaps even some breakdown ...
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Died of a Theory: A Challenge for Too Story Based and Fishing for Ideas Questions
I wanted to test a theory. I wanted to see what would happen if a question that asked for a narrow list of ideas would react on the site now that a week or two of my previous meta post asking how to ...
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Question closed as dupe when it isn’t
I just recently asked the following question:
In a world without humans—or any caretakers—would domestic house pets simply regress into being feral or die?
Which has been closed as a duplicate of ...
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Inconsistency in closure of story-based questions
I don't want to encourage extra closures and I certainly don't want to close any of the following. In fact I prefer to keep them open.
How would a superhero who needs to fall asleep to use his powers ...
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Closed question "This question needs details or clarity" but without explanation of what should be more detailed of clarified
This question has been closed with the reason: "This question needs details or clarity"
I had already replied in the comments some clarifications. It is not clear to me though what further ...
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Are ideas about proposed world social structures inherently "primarily opinion-based"?
I read, and liked the question about Courier Ethics. I liked it enough to actually try and answer it. Later I returned to the question as a result of a comment on my answer. It took a minute before I ...
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Close voters could consider editing flawed questions instead of closing them
Lots of questions get closed on WB stack. Sometimes the reasons are obvious and fixable: a good example is that the new user put too many questions into the single question.
When new users get their ...
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Is the distinction between closure reasons too small?
As a long-time user of the site, I know the current "Needs more focus" closure reason used to be called "Too broad" and have been applying it that way. However, it occurred to me when reading and ...
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We say we don't allow reality checks of plot elements - but is it true?
Proposal to allow reality check was rejected, hard. See Should we finally allow reality checks of other plot elements?
At the same time, there are questions like these two:
Committing suicide by ...
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How to fix "Unclear What You're Asking"?
I recently asked How can I use a potential invasion to further my political power?, which, granted, isn't a fantastic question, even after my edits.
Right after I asked it, I got a -1, and comments ...
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Are off-site resource requests off topic here? [duplicate]
I just saw this: Any websites with exhaustively long lists of dead planet types? on the homepage. Seems like it's just asking for a website with a list of x.
I know this sort of question is frowned ...
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For what exact reason is my question is considered opinion based?
For what exact reason is my question "What are the minimum historical changes that would permit the use of paratroopers at the beginning of World War I?" is considered opinion based?
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Request for Clarification: Real World Questions Requirement of Context
This was originally an answer to the real-world questions discussion.
Consider the example of this question.
L.Dutch said in a comment to the referenced question, "I am missing the worldbuilding ...
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Why is this question about an underwater city off-topic?
This question was closed as off-topic. It's in the middle of being re-opened, but there's no point in fighting to close or re-open until a consensus is reached.
It can't be answered because of a ...
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Is it time to officially close and terminate all questions applying to the Anatomically Correct Series?
The Anatomically Correct Series has been a treasured Worldbuilding tradition for seven years. Some amazing questions and even more amazing answers have contributed to the series. But...
Back in 2020 a ...
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