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Asymmetry between closing and reopening questions

I think the system makes sense like it is. The way I see it, a question is basically "on-topic" unless it falls within some off topic close reason. There are specific reasons that a question is off t …
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Why is this question actually off topic, how should it be modified so it is reopened?

I think you need to reframe the question somewhat. If this is something you came up with yourself, it would probably be best to remove the whole puzzle aspect and weird framing. It makes it seem lik …
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Which guidelines does this question violate?

The close votes are all for the "Non-mainstream physics" close reason, but that's actually a bit misleading here. The reason says: We deal with mainstream physics here. Questions about the general co …
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Question closed as duplicate but question clearly demonstrates understanding of duplicate. I...

I do agree that it's not really a duplicate; but it should remain closed. For one thing, it's hard to understand the question behind the huge rant. Your rant seems to entirely focus on how unclear s …
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Why is this question considered engineering?

To me, this is definitely a complicated question that depends a lot on the engineering specifics. If it had stuck to the question in the title, and asked primarily about that in relation to faster bu …
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The role of good mechanics problems

The first problem I can see is the presentation of this question. It could be far better organized to get across what the question itself is trying to address. At first, after reading most of the qu …
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Is Vote to Close as Off-Topic an appropriate remedy for questions that are deemed too "popul...

To the title of the question, I would say no. I don't believe a question that is deemed "too populist" alone should be closed as Off-topic for this site. Voting is a privilege; but voting to close a …
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