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If we compare to SO (and we do) there's one thing I really don't like there. And that is that so many questions get closed for being too opinionated. Granted, many of them is quite naively asked. ...
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#1: Initial revision
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klutt
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2022-02-08T20:19:28Z (almost 3 years ago)
If we compare to SO (and we do) there's one thing I really don't like there. And that is that so many questions get closed for being too opinionated. Granted, many of them is quite naively asked. Like simply *"What is best of A and B?"* But this can often easily be rephrased in a way that allows answers based on facts. And that change is *"What are the pros and cons of A and B?"* And even with that change, many questions on SO would be closed because they are considered opinionated. I think it's sad, because many of these questions are quite important, and the answers contain very useful information. So I think that >Best practices as long as clear "best" criteria are provided and they can be answered using references or expertise consensus. should be loosened up a bit. I'm not sure exactly how. But perhaps it's best to add a new category besides Q/A, Code review and Meta. A category with the simple purpose of allowing questions that does not necessarily have a clear answer.