Questions tagged [site-definition]
Topics marked with the site-definition tag alert users that this topic is about discussing the definition of the site.
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What are the criteria for deciding whether a language is “natural”? [closed]
Proposal: Linguistics
Short version. Just for the purposes of this proposal, what criteria does a language have to satisfy to be considered a natural (i.e. on-topic) language?
Long version.
I ...
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What does it mean. “No Shopping Questions”?
Proposal: Consumer Issues and Protection
It seems like all the example questions are about shopping by some interpretation. Can we specify and say "no shopping questions about getting the best price,...
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What language will be on topic?
Proposal: Dutch Language & Culture
Example questions both include English and Dutch questions. I don't think two languages should be allowed, since that would fragment the userbase. Allowing only ...
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When can we start asking real questions?
Proposal: History of Science And Mathematics
When can we start asking questions about the History of math as opposed to questions about which questions are okay to ask?
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Loads of great questions on the Sanskritic Languages proposal
Proposal: Dravidian and Sanskritic Languages was just closed a few hours ago
Which is unfortunate, because there were a great deal of what appear to be great questions in the proposal
However, I ...
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Redefining Site in Beta
I am the current top user for Music Fans Beta. We have high traffic, but low engagement, and only a tiny core of passionate users. Based on a recent meta question about a dance-oriented question ...
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How can I help my followers to understand what is required on definition phase?
I noticed a problem in my proposal and in other proposals as well. If proposal is followed by a person not familiar with area 51 process they upvote/downvote and comment questions as if it was a real ...
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What about the kids resources proposal?
I am using Stack Overflow since last years, every thing about programming and life is there, but I did not found any thing for kids.
Some thing for kids should be here.
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Are questions that might make some people lose their faith allowed?
Proposal: Christianity
Some questions might reveal some sensitive topics about the Bible and the concept of Christianity as a whole that could lead to somebody to lose his/her faith. Some people ...
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Will proofreading be allowed on ELL?
Proposal: English Language Learners
As we know, proofreading involves checking for grammatical, spelling, and mechanical errors, which may include problems with verb tense, subject-verb agreement, ...
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Why “not for discussion about skepticism”?
Proposal: Skeptic Exchange
It explicitly says in the description for this proposal that the site “is NOT for discussion about skepticism.” I don’t understand this arbitrary restriction. Should this ...
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Would questions about exams on topic?
Proposal: Language Learning
Some examples:
Do I need a TOEFL to study in Canada?
TOEFL vs IELTS?
Why doesn't GRE Physics have on my country?
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Would it be Ok to ask question for specific states inside Fedoral One
Proposal: Laws
Many countries are Federal States which have States in themselves. Many Others have autonomous regions.
Would it be Ok to ask questions for specific laws in those regions or it would ...
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Pervasive(Ubiquitous) Computing Site
I think it worth having a new site about pervasive(ubiquitous) computing.
Is this area covered by any other existing site?
If yes, would you introduce it?
And if not, what's your idea about such a ...
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Is there a “residual” Q&A site? [duplicate]
If a question fits nowhere but still is good, is there a place for asking that question i e this Q&A is for questions that don't belong anywhere else but still can be good questions?
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Community for Game lovers
I have checked all SO communities. I am not able to found any game related community. Yes there is a one role playing game community. But it's not fruitful for all.
So my idea is to have one more ...
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Questions out of curiosity - new or existing site? [duplicate]
Is there a site to ask questions that do not fall under any existing site and are of pure curiosity? Ranging from "Why grass is green?" to "How does automatic parking system work?" or could be "why ...
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Data Science Proposal
Proposal: I think its good time to have a Data Science community. The basic goal is that people from different disciplines like health, education, economics, agriculture, advertisement, etc working ...
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Will EL&U be a General Reference site respect to ELL? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Drawing the lines between ELL and EL&U
Proposal: English Language Learners
Considering that EL&U is a complete repository of high quality answers on English grammar, ...
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Can we have a SE site for energy information system?
I'm working on a regional project that deals with energy data collecting and reporting.
There are lot of sources including the International Energy Agency (IEA) website, however for people who are new ...
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Site Suggestion: Software Usage - The 'why' I proposed
Proposal: Software Usage
Don't think this has been suggested before but:
There should be a StackExchange site dedicated to the help of usage of software. Of course, there would be questions that ...
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What about a “route my question” site?
I was wondering on this idea - perhaps this has been discussed before. It happens often to me that I have some question to ask and I think:
I'd like to ask this on SE, but I don't know if there is ...
