Timeline for What is the reasoning behind not allowing questions about existing hardware unless they are phrased in a different manner?
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| Sep 8, 2016 at 17:13 | comment | added | ArtOfCode Mod | @TDsouza I've given you my opinion. If you think I was wrong, I suggest you create your own meta post about it. | |
| Sep 8, 2016 at 11:27 | comment | added | TDsouza | Also if someone were to purchase a new card, has done his primary research, narrowed down to two and then comes here and asks "which one of these two is better" how is it NOT a pre purchase recommendation. | |
| Sep 8, 2016 at 11:21 | comment | added | TDsouza | here are my requirements, this is the device I've come up with, what are my options? that's pretty much what my question is. I may have not explicitly asked for more options but I never said I'm not open to them. I you read it carefully I'm not asking "is this card better than the other", I'm saying I already own one and am planning to upgrade to the other with a specific set of intentions in mind. This is the research done so far, and here's what I'm confused about. Does it make sense to go ahead and purchase the card. | |
| Sep 8, 2016 at 10:58 | comment | added | ArtOfCode Mod | @TDsouza If this is about your recent question, that was definitely tech support - you asked "is this card better than the other". In general, pre purchase questions should be pretty similar to recommendation requests - here are my requirements, this is the device I've come up with, what are my options? It's important not to focus too much on a single device - if you've got an idea, great, but ask if it suits your requirements or if there's anything else. | |
| Sep 8, 2016 at 10:54 | comment | added | TDsouza | Aren't technically aspects one of the attributes we consider before making a purchase. It is a pre-purchase recommendation but with a narrower scope from what I see. Basically "I'm thinking of purchasing X so I can have Y done, but need more info on how well X handles Y" or "would you recommend I go ahead with this purchase with the intend of having Y done" how is this not a request for pre-purchase recommendation. | |
| Sep 8, 2016 at 10:31 | comment | added | ArtOfCode Mod | @TDsouza asking "will X do Y task" - I don't see how that isn't tech support. It's asking us to provide support on a technical level for a piece of hardware. | |
| Sep 8, 2016 at 9:29 | comment | added | TDsouza | asking if a predefined piece of hardware will perform a specific task I don't see how this is technical support when the piece of hardware is not yet purchased. Won't that make it a pre-purchase recommendation? but just a little narrower (which should reduce subjectivity btw). From what I see, it's asking if the community would recommend a specific piece of hardware for a specific task, I really find it tough to see how this is not asking for recommendation. | |
| Aug 18, 2016 at 21:11 | history | answered | ArtOfCodeMod | CC BY-SA 3.0 |