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Question wrongly closed for being a homework question
Trouble with formula $F_{net} = m*a_{com}$
This is, to me, clearly not a homework question. While it does include a homework problem, it's pretty clear that the question Abel is asking is not copied ...
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Should Physics enable a "triage" review queue for homework-like questions?
One of the differences between Physics.SE and Stack Overflow is that SO has at least one review queue which we don't have: Triage. From the 2014 announcement comes this description:
We've been ...
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The $F=ma$ competition was February 18th, 2021
The $F=ma$ competition is the largest physics competition in the United States, and took place online the afternoon after this Meta question first appeared. It is a multiple choice exam with tricky ...
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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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Should we rename the homework tag as "problem-solving", or such?
The "homework" tag is often controversial among new users who complain that their question isn't from a homework assignment (so they get offended, so edit wars happen, and posts get blocked -- e.g., ...
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