Questions tagged [close-reasons]
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When are questions with multiple different possible answers good?
It is well known that we do not encourage/allow questions that solicit open-ended discussions or that can only be answered by providing personal opinions, etc. However, at least to me, it seems a bit ...
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I think that this question is not off-topic
The following question has been closed because it is off-topic:
An approximation for path integral kernels
However, I'm presenting a new idea in that post: Set N=2 in the formula of the path integral ...
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Why has my question about the Einstein field equation been closed? [duplicate]
I would not have wanted to write this. In fact, I am so sorry of the fact that many times some questions are not considered as they are too stupid.
My question Scalar curvature is $0$ for ...
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Soft-question or off-topic question?
Where is the boundary between a soft-question and an off-topic question?
The issue has come up in connection to question Does physics explain why the laws and behaviors observed in biology are as they ...
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Why is it so difficult to apply the site policy consistently for opinion-based questions?
I already noticed a certain number of times that some questions have been closed based on the policy for "opinion-based" questions. Reading the rationale for that policy, I find:
Many good ...
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Textbook questions
There seems to be quite a lot of questions that demand for textbook answers. These are technically not homework questions - i.e., they are not asking for solutions to problems - but grounded in not ...
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Someone other than the OP adding "homework-and-exercises' tag to a question, and then the question gets closed as a homework-type-question?
On this question by Kashmiri, here, it was originally posted without the "homework-and-exercises" tag. And if you look at the question itself, nothing about it seems homework-type. Later the ...
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Why was this question on fiber switches closed?
Yesterday the question How do non-mechanical solid-state optical switches work? was closed as off-topic. I don't quite understand why, as questions about physics lab equipment are considered on-topic. ...
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Why was my resource recommendation question closed for needing more focus?
Books on general properties of matter and fluids. Can anyone please tell why this was closed and down voted? The topic comes under properties of bulk matter, which ...
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Please Consider Re-opening This Question
My question at Evidence that Time is a Natural Phenomenon? was closed as a duplicate of What is time, does it flow, and if so what defines its direction?
I read the related question and I don't see ...
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Why is the 'Physics' Stack Exchange site closing some interesting questions?
I came to the main site for searching an interesting question about a possible universe inside atoms.
Here is a list of questions:
Universe inside atom
Does our Universe reside in the smallest ...
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Why would someone think this question NOT mainstream physics?
I've asked a question that's mostly about optics with a little touch of thermodynamics to it: Can you use an invisibility shield to insulate from infrared radiation?
But I'm getting 2 close votes to ...
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Meta question closed as opinion-based [closed]
I do not like it my meta question, Why has my question from October 16, 2019 been downvoted?, has also been closed as opinion based because I asked a meta question about my own question. Why is my ...
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Fixing the closed-question notices following changes to the software
About a year ago, the post notices on closed questions changed across the entire SE platform. This changed a number of aspects of the Q&A engine software's behaviour and how it communicates meta ...
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Asymmetry between closing and reopening questions
I notice an apparent asymmetry between the two processes of closing a question or voting for reopening. In the former case, a reason for the vote must be given. In the latter, it is not possible to ...
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Did the question really deserve to be closed?
The question
Op didn't format the question in a very nice/ didn't put a lot of background.. however I do think that what the actual substance of the question is actually high value. I recall being ...
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Non-question: experimenting with custom close-reason banners in different contexts [closed]
I'm experimenting with editing close reasons, so here's a "question" that I can immediately close.
Here's how the custom close reason looks in the close-question dialog:
Here's how the ...
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The homework close reason contradicts itself
The first two sentences of the Homework close reason are:
Homework-like questions and check-my-work questions are considered off-topic here, particularly when asking about specific computations ...
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Is “check-my-work” defined to be off-topic in the site's help? (Should it be?)
On a recent question, there was some discussion in the comments about "homework-like" and "check-my-work". With regard to the latter, the OP pointed out that "check-my-work&...
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Why don't we add the option “other sites” in the close votes option?
We all know that some questions are posted in PSE but they should belong to another Stack Exchange site.
When you vote to close a question, via
Close question > A community specific reason > ...
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Requesting a question to be re-opened because it is not opinion based
I want the question Thoughts on neural networks "discovering" physical concepts to be reopened.
I realize that there was a "what is your opinion..." line in it earlier. I have ...
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Question is not being reopened even after editing
I had asked this question on PSE and it was considered off-topic and hence closed quoting that it was "Homework-like question". After that I edited the question following this guidelines. ...
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Care over closing “duplicate” questions
On a number of occasions, I have seen questions closed as duplicates although the linked question either did not have answers, or had only poor answers, and in some cases it had already been closed (...
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Why was my question closed as duplicate although the linked questions are related to different topics?
I asked this questiion yesterday: Does the shape of the Universe refer to the curvature of spacetime in 5-dimensional space?
While I now understand and got good answers, my question was closed as ...
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Why is my question closed when it already has enough details?
I have a question about my Physics Stack Exchange post: Which EMF frequencies have the most spread and permeability?
It has enough details and I explained that to a user in the comments, operative ...
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Low-level conceptual questions closed as homework questions when using HW question as motivating example
In the past week, I've had two different questions closed as homework questions. In both questions, I included textbook problems that motivated my conceptual question, but in neither case was solving ...
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Question with broad application closed as homework question
I just asked a question about how to figure out how fast a room will cool, and what the name for this type of problem is, so I can do more research, and potentially find the answer to it in the ...
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Why was my question, on the 'cross sectional energy' of a photon, closed?
I don't see why this was closed: Does a single photon have a constant cross sectional energy?
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Why is this question actually off topic, how should it be modified so it is reopened?
I had asked: A game of boxes with rotating gears which was closed due to it being a "homework/check-my-work" question.
The question is NOT homework, it's an original question I had come up with. ...
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Is this question really non-mainstream?
The question What's wrong with this argument that Newton's second law implies all potentials are quadratic? has been closed as being “non-mainstream”. But one could argue that this would come ...
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“Homework and check-my-work” close reason confusion
So recently I get my question closed. While it is entirely up to the community to decide whether a question is on topic or not, I got really confused by the feedback:
Homework-like questions and ...
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Which guidelines does this question violate?
This question was closed for not being about mainstream physics, but the question clearly is on-topic. What guideline, then, is being violated?
My guess for the 'real' reason is the opening statement,...
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Question closed as duplicate but question clearly demonstrates understanding of duplicate. Is asking something else
I'm fairly sure I am asking something different than the proposed duplicate. And the question itself demonstrates understanding of the proposed duplicate answer
Is there an alternative number to the ...
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Thought experiment closed as off-topic and better suited for engineering. But that's a thought experiment
The question in consideration is: Could there theoretically exist a material so light, that it can levitate in the air just due to the in height decreasing air pressure?
I think that's definitely a ...
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Why was this Hot Network Question closed?
Why would this question be closed as Off-topic?
How is a 25-year-old can of soda now empty without having been opened or poked?
The topic seems to be suitable for this site, and the question was ...
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Why this is opinion-based?
This question is closed as being opinion-based. Perhaps I do not understand English well, could someone explain in more detail what opinion-based is on this question?
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Why has this question been closed?
The following question has been closed with the explanation that it is in breach of the Homework Policy :
What will be the total work done by friction on the system (man+boat)?
However, it is not ...
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Why is this question considered engineering?
This question. Seeing it closed has shaken my faith in this community, so I am looking for an explanation.
A bullet is the most trivial engineering construction I can think of.
Open any physics ...
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Are negative mass questions on/off topic?
I searched for the question about negative mass and they aren't closed as off-topic. But recently I posted this question and somebody voted to close this as off-topic (non-mainstream).
So I want to ...
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Should we re-word the homework-like close reason to better match how we actually deal with homework-like questions?
After an extended debate that lasted several years, our community
seems to have settled into a pretty consistent treatment of
homework-like questions. When such a question is closed, a banner
appears ...
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Why was my question closed even though the duplicate is different and was unanswered?
I asked this question a few months ago-
https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/479846/proof-of-ohms-law (auto-deleted; screenshot)
I was looking for a particular proof and explicitly mentioned ...
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Why was this question considered “big list?”
I recently asked what the most precice measurement we have taken is (What is the most precise physical measurement ever measured?). With 33 views and 6 upvotes, it got mod-hammered as being a "big ...
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Question unilaterally closed by a moderator without any chance of editing
I had recently asked the following question: Uniform discrete physical theories (now closed and auto-deleted as RemoveAbandonedClosed; screenshot).
And the question was closed without any comments ...
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Why was this question put on hold? Reason given was that it is a homework question
What would theoretically lead to a greater burn if both materials are kept at a constant temperature when applied to the skin? Water or Brass?
This is a question that would help with the ...
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I did ask the exact same question. But, why did Qmechanic put mine on hold, while he/she kindly edited the exact same earlier question?
My question
Is it possible that gravitons don't exist, but are actually something like phonons?
Previous same question
Could gravitons be quasiparticles like phonons?
Of course, it is my fault ...
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Question was closed as homework
I am wondering why this question was closed as homework.As OP said ,It was from an exam ,but I think it was not a homework type question.
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About an “on hold” question
My question has been put on hold as unclear. I can't understand
why. I think I gave sufficient definition of my question and of its
purpose.
Some further explanation of why it appears unclear would ...
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The role of good mechanics problems
Today I saw that this question Applying energy and momentum conservation to the problem of pulling a bent carpet at a constant speed about pulling a bent carpet was closed for being a homework ...
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Wrongly marked duplicate about why decay is random
I am not sure how to raise this issue, but I was looking for an answer to the question How do we know that nuclear decay is truly random and spontaneous?. This is an important question because we don'...
