Questions tagged [close-reasons]
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Closure of question with legal tag
I very recently asked a question about my legal options regarding a specific situation about my cat. The question is relatively promptly closed.
The reason I carry this here is that I believe this ...
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Lack of option to close a question because it belongs on another site
In this question, it was said that while this site was in beta, there would not be the specific close option of stating which site a question belonged on. Seeing as how it's been more than 7 years, ...
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Should questions which cannot be answered without follow up from OP, but OP never follows up, be closed?
I find many questions in this site where OP states about serious condition of his/her pet and asks for advice.
Incidentally, no advice is possible without more information. So OP is requested for more ...
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Could we have a close reason for "Not enough information"?
Currently these are our options for closing a question:
Every so often we get a question that isn't really a good fit for the site, only because there's information that we're not getting. This ...
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Should medical emergencies always be off-topic?
I don't really have a strong opinion on this but thought it was worth bringing up for discussion to clarify. I noticed the following question was closed just recently and some in the past have been ...
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Why was the hot dog question closed?
What are the consequences if my dog eats a hot dog? Was closed earlier today because it "was nothing more than a farce".
While the question was written in a humorous fashion (because it's April Fool'...
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Should "What is the best kind of pet to give as gift?" be converted to a community question then closed?
There have been a number of comments and edits to the question Is there anything I should know or consider before giving a pet as a gift? . It originated as a suggest by @JoshDM in chat a day or two ...
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This question is closed for the wrong reason, should we care?
There is a question on the main site whether trace amounts of onions can be harmful to pets. It's been closed as a duplicate of whether onions can be harmful in general despite the OP specifically ...
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