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It differs in that it will have a concentration of people who can answer the questions. In my experience:
Aviation isn't much good at answering questions about the practical applications of aerodynamics. It's a reasonable place to go for theoretical answers, but the practical experience of the userbase is limited to large fixed-wing aircraft.
LiPo battery ...
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There are two parts to this, and neither is as hard as it sounds.
1. Questions About External Morality
As with any subject of Stack Exchange, it is generally assumed that the target community are those who purport to be following (or at least interested in learning about) veganism. So in that context, it is entirely defensible to close any question that ...
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This is a very good question. Personally, I feel the answer should be yes... in most cases. I think it is easy to agree that bug reports and associated issues with software packages should go on their respective GitHub issue trackers. That much I think is clear.
When it comes to "user-error" problems and questions about the behavior of said software ...
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If they aren't too broad, IMO questions like this about open problems, or what technique to achieve a desired effect, etc. can be answered quite well within the guidelines. For instance, we can summarize the state of the art, compare high-level advantages and drawbacks of different techniques, and give pointers to references for further reading, etc.
If ...
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In my opinion they should be, because the formats are an important aspect of ebook creation and usage.
The only example question that I found was
Aside from being usable on different readers and DRM: Are there differences in the features implemented in epub and mobi?
In addition to the examples you provided here (even though they are a bit speculative) I ...
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No, all of our sites work through a system of community self- moderation, where everything is vetted out in the open (default public) rather than hiding activities in a back room where only a few people are making the decisions.
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This is a good question. Rather than answering each part piecemeal, I think it's helpful to set up a comparison to Robotics alone.
Robotics (for general automation and control questions)
This is SE's catch-all for everything automated. The robotics field is so huge, it can arguably cover washing machines, elevators, coffee pots, and all of commercial ...
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I'd disagree with user3169's answer. With specific song lyrics, the only acceptable answer is "Maybe, who knows?" unless there is actual evidence that those specific lyrics have contributed to social change. As a general question it could work, because a good answer would specifically point to revolutionary songs and allow readers to draw their own ...
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I think questions about the use of the vocaloid software itself are probably better served on another site (I'm not an active user of Musical Practice and Performance, but they do have a synthesizer tag there).
Certainly anything created by using the software would be considered music, and would be treated as such on the site.
All that being said, as James ...
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Yeah, I think I agree with you. These questions don't seem like a good fit for a worldbuilding site to me.
I'd say this site needs to be about the worldbuilding process itself, not about doing something with a constructed world or universe afterwards.
Interestingly, the examples you've provided would all have homes (I think) elsewhere on the Stack Exchange ...
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I don't think it is generally possible to decide whether a question would be too broad just based on the title. The very same title may be put on a question that is as broad as the title allows, but also on a question that gives lots of specifics which could never be put in the title, and which make the question quite narrow.
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I guess my thought here is that some specificity is required.
With your example question:
What impediments could prevent civilizations' technology from ever progressing past a medieval stage?
This could be any myriad of things...the possibilities are...maybe not endless but many and varying.
I think the first question here is:
What technological ...
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I believe that this site should hold itself to the same standards as any SE site. But don't forget that the example questions are merely titles - there is only so much specificity that can fit in a title. Whether the question you mentioned is ultimately a good question still depends a lot on the question.
I have left a comment along those lines on the ...
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The post was inadvertently removed because it was linked to a similar proposal which was removed by the abandoned proposal process. Thank you for letting me know. I have un-deleted that post.
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It is something like a grey area.
Don't forget that the site would be populated mainly by people with a purely Buddhist background. In my opinion, if questions about these "partially Buddhist" religions can be answered by relying mainly on Buddhist knowledge, they would fit in.
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Learning constructed languages (“conlangs”) should of course be on topic, unless there was a more specific site. These can be fictional and artificial auxiliary languages, e.g. Klingon and Esperanto respectively. Some of them have more speakers and learners than many natural languages, though hardly any native speakers.
Actually, I believe the proposed ...
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My concept for what this proposal would turn into if it passed into the beta stage is a forum where questions and resources which technically fall into the purview of other SE sites, like the aforementioned Aviation, EE, and Robotics, could be discussed through a lens more focused on applications to model aviation and drones.
Often times, when I look for ...
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Questions about art collection/curation? e.g. How can I track down all the works in [artist]'s series?
Is this SE about creating or consuming? In my mind, this SE is for the person doing the creative activity, not the consumer trying to buy or collect it, making such questions off topic.
The business side of the questions could quickly go tangential to the ...
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I agree the answers should differ because of context. Webapps may give you a very detailed answer how given moderation tool works from technical point of view. Moderators would advise how and when to use the tool, which kind of conflicts it helps to resolve, what risks it bears and how to apply it efficiently.
This is a bit like Physics vs Electrical ...
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Probably, as the other StackExchange websites, you must show what you have researched so far, and why X or Y software did not work out for you. Otherwise, you will be voted down. This can help on the part of how specific a question must be.
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I would also want product specific questions to be considered as on topic for this new site.
IMHO, one goal of the site should be to help hobbyists and people new to the field to become familiar with the everyday tools and features in these tools so that they can achieve specific results.
For example, after building my first quad-copter, I’ve come to ...
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I think that answers should not only state what product they recommend, but also contain a motivation for why the product satisfies the requirements stated by the original poster.
Advantages:
Will both stop "XYZ is great!" spam
Make the answers more useful
Provides a useful heuristic for questions, namely: Does this question have enough requirements that ...
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We should follow the examples set by other sites. Answers that contain one line or contain just a link are unacceptable. Someone coming to us wants a reason for the recommendation.
One line answers don't give a reason. Although we must be careful not to turn into just a clone of a shopping review site.
Simple link answers don't actually give an answer. ...
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As an academic economist, I would support such a question. Helping non-specialists to understand the range of applications for the discipline (i.e. economics is not just about interest rates and stock pricing) is an important part of developing broader economic awareness.
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This question is good in that, each answer could provide an example until a single community wiki answer could be compiled. I'd support it.
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If by that, you're referring to Langley extrapolation, then yes, I can't see a reason why this wouldn't be on-topic.
However, it might also be on-topic on Physics.se, and I could only guess which site will get you a better answer.
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I believe the influence of Shintô to Buddhism and vice versa is a interesting and should be allowed, esp when one discusses japanese Zen-buddhism.
In the same vein I think cultural backgrounds of other countries should be allowed, when they are related to Buddhism.
I always felt Buddhism is a living thing which is influenced by many things and we should ...
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I think Ethics is big part of being Vegetarian or Vegan so there should definitely be a place for it here.
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Ethics is a big part of why I am a vegetarian. I think questions about Ethics should definitely be allowed.
"Is it wrong to keep my leather jacket/shoes after going Vegan?" is a great question, btw. I think the community is capable of answering this and much more nuanced questions . If it gets out of hand, there are several ways we can manage it.
As for ...
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I agree with Robert Cartaino's answer but I think I would like to see questions about the reasons why people follow veg*n lifestyles. I think ethical positions can be explained without triggering endless, tiring, acrimonious discussions. So, while I hope it will be possible to close questions likely to do that, I also hope that ethics will not be considered ...
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