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69 questions linked to/from My question was closed as being off-topic. What are my options?
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What was wrong with my question? [duplicate]
My question eLearning webapp made with Django was recently closed for:
Authorship of code: Since Code Review is a community where programmers improve their skills through peer review, we require that ...
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Is it ok to ask here how code works? [duplicate]
I have a working piece of code without any documentation and explanation, but I don't understand how it works. Can I ask such questions or not?
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Why is only my own written code on-topic?
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Did I write that code?
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How should we revise the standard off-topic reasons, if we can have up to five?
Note: For chat-like discussions of this subject, let's use this Discuss Close Reasons chat room
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Let's draft better Help Center pages!
To follow up on Help spot deficiencies in our Help Center, let's collaboratively draft better Help Center pages.
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Why is hypothetical example code off-topic for Code Review?
As stated in the Help Center, one of the criteria for a question to be on topic is:
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Are questions with undiscovered bugs allowed?
Re: Connect 4 in C++
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Asking questions - including full code
In my first CR question, I was looking for feedback about my implementation of a graph data structure and an algorithm for depth first traversal, as I am studying these at the moment.
Although I ...
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Is asking for a review of boiler plate for a minimal repro okay?
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How should we deal with askers fixing off-topic questions when an answer has been posted?
I did a quick search to see if this has been asked, but it didn't seem to be. The intent behind this question is from how this question was handled, but is not limited to it.
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What to do with bitter disappointment?
put on hold as off-topic by 200_success♦ 15 mins ago
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Should there be evidence for a provided reason when a question is put on hold?
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