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A couple of hours ago I've asked a question and now it is closed and deleted with resolution

"Technical support request — Questions asking about troubleshooting hardware or technical support for hardware are off-topic for Hardware Recommendations because the site is here to provide pre-purchase hardware recommendations and to recommend hardware for a specific task, rather than to support existing devices. You may get help on Super User." – ArtOfCode

So:

  1. Why closed questions are immediately deleted if site engine will do it after one month?
  2. If that question suites for Super User, why deletion is used instead of migration?
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This site works differently to other sites on the Stack Exchange network. Because of the strict topicality and quality requirements for questions, both fast-closure (from mods and regular users - we have one-vote closure) and fast-deletion are used to manage the significant influx of off-topic questions.

If a question is on-topic but doesn't meet the standards we have for questions here, I will close the question, but leave it undeleted so that it can be edited into shape and reopened. For questions which are unsalvageably off-topic, I close and immediately delete the question, because there's no point in keeping it around.

As an experienced high-rep user and moderator on other Stack Exchange sites, I was extremely surprised that you didn't read the help center first - that would have told you that your question was off-topic in the first few lines.

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  • You haven't answered about migration.
    – Qwertiy
    Commented Sep 28, 2019 at 20:51
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    @Qwertiy Because it's not important. "You may get help on SU" is not the same as "this question is on-topic on SU". I don't know SU's scope, nor is it on me to go and find out for you; look at their help center.
    – ArtOfCode Mod
    Commented Sep 28, 2019 at 21:04

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