Questions tagged [off-topic]
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Is the 'Nikon pronunciation' question relevant?
I'm surprised more people haven't queried the relevance of the How should Nikon be pronounced question - surely this is way off topic? Rowland Shaw has posted a link to the Japanese Language site in ...
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Question about Voyager, Pioneer and other space programs
I always wondered what kind of cameras the space probes have. Like megapixel count, sensor size, lens length, that kind of stuff.
Would it be off topic in this SE?
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Proposed "soft-landing" for "what camera" questions.
This is building on an idea from this discussion about equipment recommendations. The idea is that we'd have a "soft landing" post which "I am new; what camera should I buy?" questions could be marked ...
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Sustained Troll attack
One particularly troublesome person has been trolling this site.
Happily the moderators have contained the problem and I want to express my appreciation for their good work.
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"Filters must be destroyed!" (Must every UV/protection filter question get this response?)
This started as a comment on Itai's answer to this question, but it got a bit lengthy, and at the same time I figured that was not the best place for my whine. Here I go: lately I was quite suprised ...
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Color-theory or linguistics
A recent question - Why are there no dark yellows, or bright violets? - asks about perception and color naming. At first glance, I certainly see how this is related to photography, but I can't quite ...
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Are specific camera hardware questions on-topic?
I have a digital camera that is a few years old, and has a specific kind of image quality problems, especially in darker settings.
I'm not a professional photographer, so I'm having a hard time ...
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Where can I find deals to buy photo editing softwares?
Here is the deal (pun intended). I created this question because there are numerous deals going on right now (November 2010) for Adobe softwares, including 30% off Lightroom 3 ($200 instead of $300) ...
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Questions about (famous) photographers
Would this be on or off-topic? Somebody's rare work, prints' availability, techniques, setups, books?
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Questions about devices which take pictures, but where the camera is not the "first" feature: on-topic?
The question How to get photos off iPhone 4 wirelessly has generated controversy about whether it is on topic. Is it?
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Move off-topic questions
Will there be an option to move off-topic questions to superuser when the site goes live?
There will of course from time to time come questions like this one (where the only relation to photography ...
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Questions About Flickr: on vs. off topic
Thoughts on whether questions about Flickr (specifically about certain features/functionality) would be on or off topic for the site?
I would think it's on-topic, but it's not strictly about the ...
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Single vs Multiple answers
Here's a question that has been answered with lists:
What are must have accessories?
Is this 'good', or would this be a 'better' way to ask this question:
If you see an accessory you think is a must,...
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Photo location tips: on or off topic?
Inspired by this question: What are some of the best spots in New York City to take really good pictures?
Are posts that ask for photo location tips on or off topic?
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Questions that are already answered by other online resources
What I like about stack overflow was that it was a great resource to go to when you cannot find the answer to your question by spending some time searching the web. I think that having questions on ...
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The "fun" tag and off-topic early questions
the inevitable Joke and Quote questions are already up... how will they be dealt with? Some have already pointed out that they are off-topic according to the FAQ... but similar questions helped to ...
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When is Off-Topic relevant enough to be acceptable?
A thread was started earlier today, titled "What is your favorite photography joke?" There was some discussion going on in the comments of this question about whether the question was off-topic, and ...
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