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19 questions linked to/from Should all questions without explicit canon answers be closed?
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What do we do with this question that doesn't have a current answer? [duplicate]
I was reviewing when this question came up for closing votation with 3 votes to close.
After reading said questions and the comments I'm uncertain on how to vote and would like to ask clarification (I ...
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Should questions about future works be closed as Primarily Opinion Based?
This is a subject that we've touched upon slightly in the past, but either the questions are based on old close reasons such as "General Reference" and "Too Localized", which are now gone - or they're ...
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I haven't read the book/watched the movie/... May I ask a question about it?
I would like to ask a question about a book or short story that I haven't read, or about a movie or TV series that I haven't watched, or about a radio program that I haven't listened to, etc.
Is that ...
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What are "future works"?
We have had a long-standing policy of closing "future works" questions as POB.
What is unclear, and seemingly disagreed upon is exactly what constitutes a "future work".
Is it works that we know for ...
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Are answers that state "We Don't Know" acceptable?
I know there have been some posts that already state that providing an answer of "We Don't Know" can be acceptable provided that the answer still follows the site guidelines of a good answer (i.e. ...
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Questions about the Force Awakens that were closed because we're waiting for sequels
Several questions about Star Wars: The Force Awakens were closed because they weren't answered by that film, but people thought that sequels might answer them. The sequel The Last Jedi is now out and ...
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How can this question be a duplicate of a question that is not at all the same question?
This question was closed as a duplicate of this question. The reason stated was that the the answers to the latter question address the former question as well. The problem is that the two questions ...
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Translations of fictional languages to English
Specifically, when the fictional language is used in places outside of the works they appear in:
What does this elvish text from UC Irvine say? is okay
Grammar and quality check for a Klingon ...
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Should all questions implicitly require canon answers?
In the related meta discussion Is it okay to request canon-only answers?, several users have expressed the sentiment that adding "only canon answers, please" is a band-aid "fix" or even "cheating", ...
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Why was this question about Obi-Wan closed?
This question has been subject to two rounds of close voting, and is currently closed. The first round was as “primarily opinion-based.” The second was as “unclear what you’re asking.”
However, I ...
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Does the future works policy apply to this question?
The question Does this organization still exist? was closed, with a voter citing the future works policy. However, I fail to see how said policy applies. The question is not about a future work, it's ...
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Are "does this appear in canon and if so, where" questions on-topic?
I have recently asked a few questions on Star Wars:
Are old-order storm trooper helmets sight restrictive?
Did any Jedi in the Old-Republic employ prostitutes
The basic formatting of these ...
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Should unanswerable questions be downvoted
Should unanswerable questions be downvoted as these have no answer? For instance Can two people master the Elder Wand at one time?
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Why was the question about Sirius Black possibly fathering canine children closed as Primarily Opinion Based by a moderator
A question was asked today about Sirius Black and whether or not he was a "dogfather" as well as a godfather. While initially not perfectly worded and receiving a couple of votes for "unclear what you'...
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Is the Primarily Opinion-Based close reason being overused?
Disclaimers
This is a long post. You are forewarned.
Everything in this post is only based on harry-potter. For the most part that is the only tag that I spend much time with, so I don't know if ...
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