#On homework: The [Help Center](http://physics.stackexchange.com/help) has the link [*What topics can I ask about here?*](http://physics.stackexchange.com/help/on-topic); half-way down this list is a short summary of questions that are *not* on topic: >Some kinds of questions should not be asked here:<br> > - **"Do my homework"-type physics questions**<br> *"A 4kg ball is traveling at 8m/s in the x direction, how do I find..."*<br> Physics - Stack Exchange is not a homework help site. If you have a question about a homework problem, or any problem of an educational nature, narrow it down to the specific concept that is giving you trouble and ask about that. You can find more [information about acceptable homework questions](http://meta.physics.stackexchange.com/questions/714/how-do-i-ask-homework-questions-on-physics-stack-exchange) on our meta site. > - **Non-mainstream physics, including pitches for personal theories**<br> [We deal with mainstream physics here.](http://meta.physics.stackexchange.com/questions/4538/is-non-mainstream-physics-appropriate-for-this-site/4539#4539) Anything that couldn't be published in a reputable journal is not appropriate on this site. > - **Questions about fictional physics**<br> "Could a warp drive get you out of a black hole?"<br> Questions about physics of fictional worlds which are not sufficiently grounded in real physics are off topic here, but they may be on topic at [Science Fiction & Fantasy](http://scifi.stackexchange.com/). > - **Implementation details of computational tasks**<br> While computational physics is on topic, we are not a programming site. If your question is about implementing computational code - in particular, if it's about writing, compiling, debugging or optimizing code, or about a specific language or library - then it is off topic. It may be suitable for [Computational Science](http://scicomp.stackexchange.com/) or [Stack Overflow](http://www.stackoverflow.com), however. As linked in the comments, homework questions are overwhelmingly rejected again and again as part of the site's content. Note also that homework isn't simply "Problem X.Y from <text>," we have carefully crafted the following meaning: >A "homework question" is any question whose value lies in helping you understand the method by which the question can be solved, rather than getting the answer itself. This includes not just questions from actual homework assignments, but also self-study problems, puzzles, etc. Having a question put on-hold does not make you a "victim" of anything. It means that your question was deemed not to be within the bounds of the site's desired content. Note that this is *not* an automatic thing, requiring [5 votes from users with 3,000 or larger reputation](http://physics.stackexchange.com/help/privileges/close-questions) *or* 1 vote from a [moderator](http://physics.stackexchange.com/help/site-moderators) (which happened for your case). Any edit you make puts the question into the review queue for the 3,000+ rep users to review and judge whether it is still off-topic or has been changed enough to be on-topic. Simply adding an edit that says, "This *isn't* homework" isn't enough to get a question reopened, you need to change the *content* of the question to make it on-topic (this will likely take a lot of work & effort on your part, and it may even be the case that you find your answer while doing the rewrite--though, if this does happen, I heartily encourage you to still rewrite the question so that future visitors to the site can learn from you). #On site traffic: I don't think this is an issue. According to [StackExchange's All-site traffic page](http://stackexchange.com/sites#traffic), we have averaged over 25,000 visitors per day the last two weeks (putting us at #25) with an average of 53 questions asked per day (#9 overall) over that same time-span.