Questions tagged [deleted-questions]
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Why was my question closed *after* it was deleted?
Umm, recently joined Hardware Recommendations; posted a question, which got deleted by a mod (without specifying reason). I flagged it for attention, after which the reason was mentioned as "off-...
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A question asking for hardware recommendations got deleted, reasons?
A question I had asked, as shown below, was flagged as "Technical support request" even though I was asking for something that helps with obtaining "pre-purchase hardware ...
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Can I at least have a backup of my deleted question?
Since this forum is witch hunting broad hardware recommendation questions (making this forum useless for apparently 99% of the users), and deleting the question without a single warning, can you at ...
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Using comments for feedback instead of deleting questions
Yesterday I posted a question asking for recommendations about a pair of monitors. I personally thought I had given enough detail on the requirements of this question but a moderator disagreed and ...
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Deleted within hours: where did the question about a laptop recommendation go?
Yesterday, someone asked about a laptop recommendation. The question already had two upvotes last time I checked. And I had already written an answer. And with the latest discussion about what is off- ...
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Restoring a deleted question
Yesterday a put quite a bit of effort in answering a question on HwRecs. Now the question has been deleted for no apparent reason.
I did mention a specific retailer, clearly stating that I was using ...
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I do not understand why this post is off-topic:
I have a question about my Hardware Recommendations Stack Exchange post: Need recommendations for a router for use with network cameras
My post was deleted (now on hold) as off-topic. Could someone ...
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Why deleting questions instead of using site mechanics?
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 ...
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Let's clean up some broken windows - A proposal for dealing with tech support questions
We've had previous discussions about technical support questions we recieve. Repeatedly. There have been concerns about how many [on hold] or [closed] questions that this places on the main page.
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Question deletion policy?
How do we want to handle deletion of questions? We have a decent number of closed questions. Do some of these need to be removed completely?
Now that I've made it to 2K and several others are getting ...