Questions tagged [closed-questions]
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My question was closed on Phys.SE. Can you recommend me another Internet site where my question might be on-topic?
My question was closed1 on Phys.SE. Can you recommend me another Internet site where my question might be on-topic?
Here we keep a list of other Internet sites that might help students2 of physics. ...
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Is over-vigilant monitoring of questions driving people away from the site?
Now, I know the need to create standards for asking questions. However, particularly for first time users, the ability to ask questions in a way that this forum expects can be difficult, often due to ...
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Little tolerance with mathematical-physics questions
I progressively feel that a typical user interested in the mathematical-physics tag, like me, is not welcomed in the community; not to mention, that at least as I can tell, the community is not ...
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Why is there a homework tag if the posts keep getting closed?
Almost every time I ask for a specific concept using an example in a book, my post keeps getting closed. I didn't want for an answer to the specific problem or get my answer checked, but only to ...
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Allowance of Computational Physics questions
I know this is a frequently discussed topic but I am not happy with the current stance of treating Computational Physics related questions as "Off Topic".
A couple days ago I asked this question (...
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How can "torus shape" planet be "non-mainstream" physics?
Refer to this question: How would the rotational and orbital mechanics differ on a torus-shaped planet as compared to a spherical planet?
This is asking about torus-shaped planet rotational and ...
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Why am I in risk of a questions ban after one duplicate and one closed question?
A moment ago, I wanted to ask a question on this SE about the amount of energy in human blood, but it warned me that I'm in risk of no longer being able to ask questions on this account due to a large ...
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Tips for quickly and efficiently searching for duplicate questions on Physics SE
There have been some recent discussions that it's getting increasingly difficult to find duplicates or near-duplicates of questions posted by new users, on the main site. Similar concepts are getting ...
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How do I dispute a moderator's action?
A moderator closed/migrated/deleted a post, and I disagree with this. How should I proceed in getting this reversed?
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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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Why more than a thousand views for my 'closed' question?
I had asked this question some time back. What I intended to know was understood perfectly by the person who has answered it. Since then, the question has been viewed a thousand times earning me a '...
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What can be done in order to re-open a closed question?
I recently asked a question that was originally put "on-hold" (you can look at the question here: https://physics.stackexchange.com/q/245079/).
Now, I’ve read the homework policies several times, in ...
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Good examples of turn-around questions that get closed → fixed → reopened and answered
I just watched the question
Why is 2 a pseudoreal representation and there is no 2-2-2 anomaly?
turn around from being fundamentally ill-posed, under-researched and essentially unanswerable in its ...
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I am being told conflicting resolutions for fixing a closed question, what should I do?
I had a question that was closed, and I was given the following instructions:
Those questions listed did not provide me with the answer to my question, so I followed the advice and opened a new ...
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Question with a lot of discussion in comments remains closed for being unclear
I would like to enquire about this post I have made on StackExchange Physics-
Conformal group in 2D being a subgroup of Diff x Weyl - Polchinksi's 'String Theory'
This post was closed ...
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Is it part of this site's charter to dispel ignorance and raise awareness of science?
This question is inspired by the following question:
Is it physically possible to convert matter into the electromagnetic spectrum(specifically x-rays)?
The question I put in the title is in part ...
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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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Very disappointed by my experiment on this site
I am very disappointed by my experiment on this site. Four days ago, I posted this question:
Numerical simulation of the double-slit experiment including watching the electrons .
After less that 24 ...
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What to do when duplicate targets disagree?
There are several questions on Physics S.E. which have been marked as duplicate targets, yet their answers disagree with another. Two such examples would be Is energy conserved in an expanding ...
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Some doubts about the coherence between rules and practice
Observing the behavior of many community members about closing votes, I feel more and more doubtful about the coherence between the rules written in the help center and the practice. The last example ...
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Why were well-known, valid solutions of the GR "off-topic" or "non-mainstream"? (suggestion)
I've found multiple times the closing of questions about the topic of general relativity/solutions of the einstein field equations. Examples are here and here. These judgement was: "not mainstream".
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Why would my question on tachyons be closed as off topic if most other questions on tachyons are still open?
When I type tachyons into the search engine of the site I find a lot of open questions about tachyons but my question about tachyons was closed as off topic
If electrically charged tachyons exist, ...
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How are these two questions duplicates?
I recently saw that this question has been closed as a duplicate, and I couldn't disagree more, but for some reason it has passed review with a Leave Closed outcome.
The currently-closed question ...
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The gamma^5 question
The question Can one show that ${\gamma^5}^\dagger = \gamma^5$ directly from the anticommutation relations? was recently closed as homework-like. I agree that this is in somewhat of a grey area as far ...
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Why are estimation questions off-topic?
A recent attempt on my part to re-open an estimation question has failed, so I thought it might be worthwhile to continue the discussion on meta. The original question:
Estimate number of hairs on ...
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Should cosmetic edits be made to a closed question?
Sometimes when I am going through the reopen queue I come across questions that have been edited by another user who is not the author of the question. These edits are mostly or entirely cosmetic in ...
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I don't understand what is "unclear" with my question
I have a question about my Physics Stack Exchange post: Possible reactionless drive
My question is [on hold] as "unclear what you're asking".
From my analysis the system should work and start to ...
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What is the meaning of **effort** that Phys.SE wants in homework questions?
Always do I have seen most of the homework tagged questions are hold, with a close reason to show minimal effort. I thought Phys.SE wanted the asker to show his attempt. But recently, I got amazed ...
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What guidelines should moderators use to decide when to close questions?
Recently, Noldorin has closed three questions that I've noticed:
They are a question about using household devices to experiment with electromagnetism , econophysics, and whether a certain definable ...
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How can a question on electromagnetism in dielectrics be considered engineering?
How can a question on Penetration of electromagnetic waves in insulators? be classified as engineering?
To be sure, the only answer seems to have focused on some particular issues that some might ...
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The role of precedents in closing questions
In deciding whether a question should be closed, moderators and users of sufficient reputation refer to the official physics S.E. policy, and act accordingly. In law, if a particular decision is ...
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Should this astrobiology question be reopened?
Silicon-based life was closed for being off topic.
It's possibly an astrobiology question, and was migrated from the old Astronomy.SE. In which case it is on topic by current rules. Probably. (we ...
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Request for further clarification on question on hold
This question was put on hold recently (and answered in the comments).
I do not question the decision but would appreciate further guidance about the particular reason so I can adjust future ...
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Why has my question been closed?
Why has my question, entitled Automobile Air Bags, been closed?
This really leaves me baffled.
I've asked a conceptual question regarding the question above ,I've shown my efforts to understand it,I'...
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Duplicate meta-question on duplicate questions
I've read the meta questions on duplicates. This question may well be a duplicate, but there are some unlearned lessons in those answers.
Two questions prompted me to raise this issue in meta.
If ...
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Prematurely closed "duplicate"
This question, asking why oceans look blue but rivers don't, was closed as a duplicate of another question, which was answered with a good explanation of why large masses of water, including oceans ...
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Reopening a question about the recent LIGO event
My recent question about the significance of further LIGO events was appreciated, it appears, by all but five people. I'm lobbying for reopening. This question is not too broad--it's exactly ...
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Relevance of biology-related questions
I'd like to discuss the relevance ("on-topicness") of questions regarding the effects of physical influence on biologic organisms, specifically humans.
Recently, there have been these two questions:
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Why was my question about the Devil's problem deemed a homework question?
My recent question was manually removed from Hot Network Questions and later closed as a homework question, but it eludes me why.
According to the FAQ on homework questions, the definition of ...
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Why was my question closed for not being focused when it actually was?
I asked a question a few days ago. It got closed for needing to be “more focused.”
According to the site guidelines , in the Needs more focus part, it says:
This can often be fixed by breaking the ...
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Is a shopping advice request off-topic in any case?
A question has arisen if shopping advice posts is off-topic and should be kept closed.
Examples:
Fairly Broad Spectrum Light Source Options
Refractive index liquids: Why hard to buy?
Where can I ...
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Why is there so little answering of elementary physics questions?
I have begun to notice that it's nearly impossible to get answers for queries on classical mechanics concepts on this website (despite them involving advanced ideas). While say a quantum mechanics ...
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How can I make my question on-topic?
I posted the following question several hours ago: Electric field inside sphere - Griffiths Problem 2.14. In doing so, I showed my attempt in detail and provided my thought process behind it. Within ...
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Can this string theory question be reopened? [closed]
In my opinion (and others said so in the corresponding comments too) this question, asking about some difficulties that occur in investigating the string theory landscape (such as the measurement ...
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A request to reopen my question
I recently asked a question which was closed for being off topic. I have been directed to two links by the moderator: (1) (2) . After going through both the links, I am posting a request here to ...
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Yet another question for reopening
My question on diagonalizing the inertia tensor using Euler angles was closed as a duplicate.
The suggested duplicate is a question on converting a rotation matrix to Euler angles. My question is how ...
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My question got closed saying that it was opinion based
I cannot wrap my head around how can you not have a wrong answer in physics. It's not philosophy that we are talking about...
How can I improve my question to open it again?
The question: Can 0 ...
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How is this question about a black hole passing through the solar system non-mainstream?
A question of mine was closed on the grounds of being non-mainstream. Mainstream is defined below:
Mainstream physics is physics which has been accepted by a significant portion of the physics ...
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How can I challenge if I think my questions are unfairly closed or put on hold?
I think I my questions have been clear enough and still they have been put on hold, or closed. There are a couple of members who are always among the close voters. Is there a way I can stop this bias?
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On the subject of moderation by single individuals
Possible Duplicate:
Can we please let the community close questions?
I quit using Physics Forums because of a single case of moderation. I started a thread on the site to do a general relativity ...
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