Questions tagged [specific-question]
This tag is used to query the community on the specifics of a particular question asked on Stack Overflow or its Meta.
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Popular but poorly-phrased question accumulating answers - can/should we do something about it?
Consider this 'question':
CUDA driver version is insufficient for CUDA runtime version
The title is the crux of an error message people often get when trying to run something CUDA-related. However, ...
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What's the current approach to handle harmful, but highly upvoted answers? In the likes of "take pain killers when consuming broken glass"
TL;DR: What's the current stance on: How can we deal with hugely upvoted, bad and outdated answers?, focusing on bad/harmful/dangerous, ignoring "outdated".
Trigger for this question
I'm ...
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My question about buildroot was deleted but let's check again
My question was deleted. For me it looks like not bad topic with correct answers, in my point of view it is relevant. At list buildroot is correct tag for SO and SO contains about a thousand ...
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Why were comments removed from my post on 12/2/25 and 12/3/25? [duplicate]
I posted a question, Could Karate Graal expose ScenarioEngine and ScenarioBridge on Nov 14th. After initial comment post by Peter, I replied with 3 additional comments. Approx 2 weeks later, 12/2, ...
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Why was this question closed as seeking off-site resources?
I asked Retain the exact modification timestamp of a file in a Git repository recently and it got closed because:
This question is seeking recommendations for software libraries, tutorials, tools, ...
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Why was my Stack Overflow question closed as “Needs More Focus”? [closed]
I recently asked a question on Stack Overflow, and it was closed with the reason “Needs More Focus.”
I’m still learning how to ask good questions on the platform, so I want to understand what ...
Sahil Rajput
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How can this question about compilation load and build interface design for a C++ library be made suitable for reopening?
My attention was drawn through some side conversation about some main-site comments to the post My library is mostly header only, with a large, required section that only needs to be compiled once. ...
starballMod
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Potentially inappropriate closure of a PowerShell question as "not about programming or software development", reopening denied
The post in question is this (self-answered) question of mine:
Scripted installation of the Active Directory (ActiveDirectory) PowerShell module on Windows 11
It was closed as "not about ...
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Is a link to a stackblitz not enough for a minimal reproducible example? [duplicate]
My Vite question was closed because it does not include the:
desired behavior, a specific problem or error, and the shortest code necessary to reproduce the problem.
However I've linked a stackblitz ...
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Can I get my question re-opened?
My question iOS app crashing in simulator after SwiftData refactor was closed as
Closed. This question needs debugging details. It is not currently
accepting answers.
I wasn't able to look at the ...
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How to add novel information to a community-effort/locked post
How to check whether a string contains a substring in JavaScript? has a community effort lock on it, preventing any new answers from being added. I can see why this probably happened, as it seems to ...
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The cleanup of a JS substring question years ago seems to have lost lots of valuable information
It looks like How to check whether a string contains a substring in JavaScript? was made into a community wiki post, and most of its answers have been deleted, causing only 3 of the most useful ones ...
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Why is Postman not considered a tool used primarily by developers?
Here's my question: Can Postman manage mTLS negotiation using client cert from Windows keystore?
What is Postman if not a tool for developers and development? How can a tool have 12 thousand questions ...
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Question closed for lack of details/clarity, no comment given
This question of mine:
Thunderbird equivalent of browser.runtime.getURL()?
was closed since it "needs details or clarity".
But - it was clear enough for someone to answer it; and no comment ...
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Can mods please unlock this post about problems with localhost due to recent Windows update?
Starting today, my Windows app didn't work anymore, throwing an exception as stated in this question, whose duplicate closure ultimately led me to another, locked question. There is an answer that ...
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