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How should this Q be tagged?
Who/what made the noises on Miss Lucy's window?
Now it's tagged books+dracula.
I was thinking that bram-stokers-dracula would be better as a tag, but not entirely sure so won't retag without ...
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What makes my post suitable or unsuitable for this site?
I'm concerned that four people have voted to close my recent question and nine have downvoted it without giving a reason. I'm still relatively new to this branch of SE, and I think my question is as ...
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Why is this closed?
Why is this closed?
The fall of the Communist bloc as seen from the eastern side
It's not really subjective.
And it can't possibly be argued to be off-topic for SFF: sociopolitical fiction about ...
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Questions about identifying stories are on topic according to the faq!
Please reopen this question, which after editing is on topic according to this FAQ item:
Story Identification
Why did no users, mods, or repliers inform me or edit it?
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Can this Q please be reopened?
Did the potterverse 'Merlin and king Arthurs court' accurately reflect history in the tv series 'Merlin'?
I'm trying to provide a decent answer, but the question got closed under my ...
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What should be done to the question which contain wrong spoiler?
A few months ago I read this Twilight question, which contains the wrong spoiler for the ending of Breaking Dawn Part 2. At that time I hadn't watched the film, but I read the spoiler, and I believed ...
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why was this question closed?
Why was this question closed? It seems litte different than other questions about sprawling works, yet those questions remain open.
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Why was this closed as “non-constructive”?
What were all the occasions where the "main" figures of each Star Trek franchise met each other?
The question very clearly indicated that it was about main figures of each show (e.g. ...
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How is this question too localized?
This question has been closed on Too Localized basis: In The Matrix, why did humans scorch the sky to block sunshine?
I want to know how it is too localized. It doesn't look to me like "Was Neo a ...
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Why should this question be split?
The Question
So the OP is asking for a plot synopsis to clear up his confusion on some plot points in the novel. That is EXACTLY on-topic according to the FAQ. In fact, it's the very first bullet ...
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Why hasn't the community closed this terrible question?
The question in question. It's a general reference question. It shows no research. It's pretty terrible content all the way around. So can somebody explain why it's open and generating rep?
and yes I ...
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Why closed as duplicate?
I had asked Would a lightsaber melt or vaporize a bullet?, which is currently closed as a duplicate of Why would a slug thrower be more effective against a lightsaber/Jedi than a blaster? I do not see ...
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What is the difference between asking these two questions?
Today I saw a question: Who is more powerful: Voldemort or Grindelwald?[closed] that struck me both in its similarity to a previous question Was Voldemort a Better Wizard than Dumbledore? and in the ...
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Undelete this non-constructive question. I want to re-phrase the question
I asked a question with title "Is this plausible that best Lanterns failed to beat Parallax and felt fear?" under green-lantern tag. It was first closed as non-constructive. Now, it has been deleted.
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Should the question about the cat in chapter 17 of PoA be reopened?
This question has been closed as general reference: Who was the cat in the chapter 17 of 3rd book?
I think the question deserves downvotes but not close votes. If you see comments there, CVers have ...
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Fate of the question about the Mary Sue-ness of Harry Potter characters
Are any of the characters in Harry Potter books a "Mary Sue"?
This question has a number of points against it:
It's obviously pretty subjective.
It's rather broad, being about all the ...
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What should I do with a question on a book whose answer I find by “reading with more attention”?
I have been re-reading the LotR and, it being a masterpiece and a huge work at the same time, I felt the need to ask for clarification about a rather specific issue.
I got a good answer and accepted ...
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Should questions about where to start with a series be on-topic?
After this question was closed:
What Star Trek episode to introduce a new viewer?
Wikis pointed out this question that remained open:
Which Discworld book to start a newbie on
There is no doubt ...
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Why was Who Framed Roger Rabbit migrated?
I was wondering if we could find out why http://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/3324/who-framed-roger-rabbit was migrated?
There's no comment indicating why it was migrated that I can see, ...
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Why was the question about Mom having a chicken farm closed?
I was looking through some questions and saw that this question Did Mom have a chicken farm? was closed as "Not constructive". I don't personally see how this question could "solicit debate, ...
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Why was my question about SG-1 deleted?
I just asked a question about SG-1 but it's not showing up when I went to check for answers. Maybe this should go to META but I can't post there.
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Why was my answer about the Simpsons and Futurama belonging to different universes deleted?
Someone asked whether Springfield still existed in Futurama's future.
I answered that it didn't, since the Simpsons don't belong in the same universe at all (hint: different color skin!).
However, ...
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Shouldn't this question be closed as Off Topic?
While browsing today, I noticed the question
Can Howard Phillips Lovecraft be considered a sci-fi author?
I realize it's as old as the hills, effectively, but I distinctly remembered seeing in the ...
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Should This Question Be Closed?
Within the past couple weeks someone posted this question asking "What's so special about Jules Verne?"
At first glance, I wanted to close this question. It seems fully subjective and requires an ...
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When and why was the Bombadil question deleted?
There was some discussion a few months ago that the question "Who or what was Tom Bombadil?" is general reference:
Why the Tom Bombadil question is not closed as a General Reference?
And it was ...
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Can my question be considered for re-opening?
I asked a question many months ago, Why didn't Geordi and Ro fall through the floor in "The Next Phase" episode of TNG?, and it was closed as a duplicate of How come Patrick Swayze ...
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What just happened to the Teletubbies questions?
I mean, I know my question was one of two that just got migrated but there was no explanation or suggestion, it just went.
So I have two questions:
Why was it migrated?
What about all the other tv ...
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Why has this question been closed as off-topic?
Once this question was considered on-topic here: If I have the Comixology app, do I need the publisher ones?
Today, I asked a similar question: How does unlimited subscription of Marvel Comics work? ...
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Why are moderators going against consensus on meta?
OK, this does it. This site is officially painful to participate in, thank to blatant moderator abuse.
This question: http://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/14028/what-was-this-scifi-story
Was ...
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Are questions about when stories are set not fit for Sci-fi & Fantasy SE?
I recently asked a question about when Beauty and the Beast was set, it has since been moved to the Movie and TV SE site, here.
Are questions of this sort not fit for this SE site?
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Specific question about what Children's Literature is on topic (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs)
This question (and its related tag) is about Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs which Wikipedia classifies as a children's picture book (and a related movie). Some books and movies "intended for ...
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Is it welcome to ask questions, just to dump complete excerpts from some place else as answers?
I'm referring to this question that was quickly answered by the OP with a copy-n-paste excerpt from a wiki that directly answers the question.
Should such questions be encouraged? Please ignore for a ...
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Why is this Question Not a Duplicate?
Since November we've had this question ("Are E. T. and Star Wars in the Same Universe?") It was answered with a clear answer that included links and images. It includes the name of the species ...
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When should answers be converted to comments?
Recently an answer I posted to this question was converted to a comment by a moderator, apparently because it was considered a non-serious answer. I posted it as an answer rather than a comment ...
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Is this Q on-topic?
Is there a difference between a spaceship and a starship?
I'm tempted to close as "General Reference" as it stands.
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Why exactly was this closed as “not constructive”?
This question is not a good fit to our Q&A format. We expect answers to generally involve facts, references, or specific expertise; this question will likely solicit opinion, debate, arguments, ...
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Why the Tom Bombadil question is not closed as a General Reference?
Agreed, this question is the must voted of the whole site.
Who or what was Tom Bombadil?
But it fit perfectly the "General Reference" pattern. Typing "Tom Bombadil" in Google lead to Wikipedia and ...
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Why was the Sifo-Dyas question closed as general reference?
Who was Sifo-Dyas? was closed as general reference. The general reference here seems to be the Star Wars Wiki page. Hmm, ok, but the asker evidently expected an answer relating to the movies, not the ...
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Why was the XKCD 902 question closed as general reference?
Who are Darmok and Jalad and what is Kalenda's? (asking for an explanation of XKCD 902) was closed as general reference.
I don't understand what the general reference is supposed to be. The top ...
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Why was this question about the Old Testament closed as off-topic?
The question How could Noah fit all those animals into the Ark? was closed as off-topic. I don't understand why. It's asking for an explanation of a plot detail in a work that surely qualifies as ...
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Why was this question not closed?
Have a look at this question:
Are there nice wedding-related quotes in Doctor Who?
This is, at the best, a question with no clear answer; at the worst, it's a list question, looking to compile a ...
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Why was this question about social attitudes towards SF closed?
I would like to understand why the question How to deal with people who think that scifi and fantasy is childish? was closed. What do the people who voted to close (or anyone else) have against it?
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