The phrase "what language" in a title tends to be followed by one of:   "is this?" (code snippet) "should I use for X?" "is X programmed in?"   See ,   I'd argue that    (1) does not demonstrate minimal understanding, or even a problem (2) is opinion-based (3) is a weird combination: does not demonstrate a specific problem in an off-site resource   But, before I flag most of the ~400 (eventually), are these questions on-topic?
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I found this question today:  I wanted to ask a similar question about SAS. Knowing the academic classification of a language can greatly increase your ability to discover and apply various patterns and practices unique to that domain, and can also help when developing a curriculum (however small) to teach students and colleagues about the language. I'm hesitant to post my question, though. The example question above was fairly well received (+36/-2) but it's also 3 years old. I can't decide if this sort of question would currently be considered &quot;on-topic&quot;. If I'm careful to phrase the question in terms of wanting an &quot;academic&quot; classification (not personal opinion), and ask that users explain what process they used to choose a proposed classification, would this kind of question even be answerable? Or are these questions inherently, invariably and unrecoverably opinion-based? (In my opinion, the example question above is kind of a bad example in that it was left very open-ended and the answers were way too short (as per ). The question has more to do with these kinds of question in general and not the example specifically.)
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Many posts here or somewhere else contain code, but they do not say where to put it.  Example:  I have found this post:  I'm a newbie with PHP. Where exactly should I place the code from the answer?
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I remember there was a thread here on English.SE this month where someone explained this, but I can't remember how it was called. An example:     Where have you stolen this product?   This question implies that you've stolen this product, although I don't know for a fact you really did.
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We always change subject and verb positions in whenever we want to ask a question such as "What is your name?". But when it comes to statements like the following, which form is correct?        I don't understand what are you talking about.   I don't understand what you are talking about.      Another example        Do you know what time is it?   Do you know what time it is?      Another example        Do you care how do I feel about this?   Do you care how I feel about this?
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I know it's of course a dispute whether or not to support foreign languages on StackOverflow. However, my question is a bit different.  is in English, but has code with comments and identifiers in a foreign language. This limits the ability for people to leave answers.  Despite the fact that the example question I linked is poor regardless of language barrier, how should we [the users] handle such questions? Should we...   Accept them into StackOverflow and try to translate them? Cast close votes because we cannot understand to answer? Ask the OP to translate it to English for us? Wait for someone else to come translate it for us?   The same also applies when the code its self includes identifiers in a foreign language. In case this original question I linked gets deleted, here's the source from that question:  procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject); var   X: Integer; begin   for x := 1 to 5 do     if Sender = Botones[x] then //Valida el Boton que provoco el evento     begin       Codigo := x;   //Captura la posicion donde se eonctro el objeto que generó el evento       // ShowMessage(IntToStr(x));       Exit; //sale del bucle     end; end;
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Sometimes, especially on this forum, I am wondering wether I should say "what does it mean" or "what does it means" ? And should I say "it means that..." or "it mean that..." ?
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Call me nitpicky, but I can't ignore the fact that the emphasis on the following close reason is misleading:     Questions asking for code must demonstrate a minimal understanding   of the problem being solved. Include attempted solutions, why they   didn't work, and the expected results. See also:    (Emphasis not mine)   The main emphasis is about what they did wrong, rather than how to fix it!       demonstrate a minimal understanding of the problem being solved   So the OP thinks     What does that supposed to mean? I know what my problem is!   Instead, the emphasis should be on Include attempted solutions, why they didn't work, and the expected results Also, the emphasis is set on the expected results, rather than what's usually missing from the question, the attempted solutions.     I suggest the following emphasis:     Questions asking for code must demonstrate a minimal understanding   of the problem being solved. Include attempted solutions, why they   didn't work, and the expected results. See also:
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I recently saw a question on Stack Overflow relating to the . The guy wasn't asking for code at all, meerly asking what the process involved.  It was immediately slapped with a comment directing him to the  (which after reading I still couldn't see why the asker was being directed there), and closed shortly thereafter as "Not a real question".  Since I asked this question, it has been suggested that the question was closed because the asker was asing whether he could ask a question, or because he may have been asking how to unlock his iPhone, where I assumed he was asking for the technical specifics of what happened. Both fair points, it may have been my mistake  As Brad has stated the question  received a very positive response. Another relevant question suggested by Brad, but received a negative response:   Now I know some people out there want to be the Stack Overflow Police, and some people are scared of questions that slightly hint at subversive or underhand methods, or that the asker is trying to do something illegal (either for the sake of the site, or for maintaining their own halos).  However in my opinion it is perfectly acceptable to ask about processes and methods, even in the areas of reverse engineering and programming practicies that are invariably used to exploit other software. Questions like "How do I crack software X?" are obviously unacceptable.  I'd like to know what the community thinks about this; what is your opinion?  Is it ok to ask about shady practices, for educational purposes, as long as they are non-specific (in terms of cacking a certain piece of software, or asking for code to unlock iPhones, etc.)
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On a  to one of my other questions on this site, a user said:     It’s much easier to answer questions like this when you specify where   you've come across the word.   Is the use of the word this correct in such case?  I would be inclined to say “questions like these”, or if I wanted to use the singular form I would rephrase it as “a question like this”.
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Since the version of the word "that" might matter to the correct answer, I'll provide the actual title in question:  Title:  Existing Solutions that Didn't Work  If someone could explain the why of the answer, I would be appreciative.  EDIT:  It has been suggested that this is a duplicate, and that may be, in a sense.  However, the after reading the suggested prior question, I'm no closer to my answer.  I think it may have to do with my use of the word "that."  Perhaps it is incorrect?  Using these definitions of the word "that:" I'm having trouble figuring out which definition of that matches my title.  Am I even using it correctly?  Perhaps I should use which instead:  Possible Title:  Existing Solutions which Didn't Work  If my original usage is incorrect, and I should use which, then the answer is simple since which is always a pronoun or adjective, and those are both capitalized in a title.  However, I'm having difficulty understanding which part of speech that is in my original title.
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Please leave any feedback or questions about this FAQ on .     Two weeks ago, we  to directly address concerns over pronoun usage. We tried to anticipate likely questions, but&hellip; missed the mark by quite a lot. Based on Gareth McCaughan’s excellent post, “”, we’ve gone back to the drawing board and written a new FAQ that aims to address actual questions that have been frequently asked in these discussions.  If you read only one thing, the answer to question #1 under The Basics sums up our goals in publishing this guidance:     It would be rude to refer to a man as "she" or a woman as "he". Some people are neither male nor female and might, for instance, ask to be referred to as "they". When someone indicates what pronouns should be used to refer to them, please use the pronouns they state as you would others.   This is a learning process for most of us - from authors to readers to moderators to employees of Stack Exchange, Inc.  Let’s all try to approach this with good intentions and a willingness to learn from one another.  Big thanks to Gareth for leading by example here, and to everyone who has stepped up to ask and answer the important questions!  What's all this stuff about pronouns in The Code of Conduct?  The  has two direct references to pronouns:   “Use stated pronouns (when known).” “Prefer gender-neutral language when uncertain.”   What does all of this mean and how can I as a user understand and follow the CoC guidance?
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I often see questions on Stack Exchange sites which I presume are written by non-native English speakers who use the word "doubt" in place of the word "question". Is this a case of misunderstanding the correct meaning or are people being taught that this is correct usage?
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My question is not the same as . I'm not asking about automated system behavior.    Consider the following hypothetical questions being posted on, e.g., Stack Overflow:   Which car over there best matches my eyes? (broad, local, nonconstructive, off topic) Help my facebook is broken it wast yesterday? (broad, off topic, local) How can I make my programmers stop putting gum in my hair? (local, nonconstructive)   When I inevitably go to close such questions, I'm not sure what reason to select: is it more off topic than overly broad? Is it more localized than not constructive?  Perhaps off topic gets priority because the OP could fix localized and broad issues, but not the topic? On the other hand, .  When a question qualifies for multiple reasons to close, which reasons should get priority? In what order should priority be distributed?
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Possible Duplicates:             Stack Overflow awesomely detects what language a code block is and syntax highlights it accordingly. But sometimes it fails. Is it possible to explicitly tell it what the language is?  php:  if ( force_ssl_admin() &amp;&amp; !is_ssl() ) {     if ( 0 === strpos($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], 'http') ) {         wp_redirect(preg_replace('|^http://|', 'https://', $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']));         exit();     } else {         wp_redirect('https://' . $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] . $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']);         exit();     } }   ruby:  def destroy   @payment = Payment.find(params[:id])   @payment.destroy    redirect_to :back end   yaml (FAIL)  foo: this is foo! bar: this is bar! id: 5
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"What library can I use to do X?" type of questions are not welcome on Stack Overflow, right?  Even if they are not welcome on SO proper, is there any other SE board where I could ask such questions?
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I frequent Stack Overflow a lot and there are many questions that get downvoted because they don't fit in the "Code only" question format. There are many users who will immediately downvote people for asking the question in the wrong place, but whoe never provide suggestions about WHERE they should be asking that question.  My question is: Is there a good description of what types of questions are acceptable in each of the Stack Exchange family of sites?    I know there is an FAQ, but this really does not address which types of question is fit for each site.
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I have , and so went to flag it as such, but after clicking "it doesn't belong here, or it is a duplicate" and "off topic," I get the following.    I think the question is more suited to Code-Review than any of the sites listed, but there doesn't seem to be an option to flag the question as "belongs on CodeReview." I am sure there is a good reason for this, and am curious to know what it is.