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13 questions linked to/from I want to ask for recommendations, but that's off topic. Is there any way to ask my question?
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Would questions on where to find gaming supplies on-topic? [duplicate]
So, say some dashing rogue with an angry black star in a purple circle for an avatar visits the site and asks a question along the lines of:
"Hey, where can I get cheap, quality [iso graph paper/...
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I've been told my question is better suited to a forum, but where should I go?
I asked a question that got closed for not being suited for the Q&A format that RPG.SE uses, and was told that my question would work better on a discussion forum.
Where can I find an RPG ...
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Why is one +21 question On Hold when a similar question is ok with +53 votes?
For what reasoning was this question (What to do about a player who takes risks and dies (without consequence)?) with 21 upvotes and no downvotes On Hold as opinion based and most of the (IMO more ...
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How can I ask for recommendations without getting my question closed as 'Shopping'
Related: I want to ask for recommendations, but that's off topic. Is there any way to ask my question?
I'm starting a new 5th edition D&D game with a group of friends. I've DM'ed before, but ...
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FAQ Maintenance 2023
Our FAQ has become quite cluttered and convoluted. There are many issues with it, but among the most pressing I currently see:
There are 3 questions about recommendation questions, which is a mess. ...
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Can we ask about the existence of a game?
There's a type of question that sits right on the edge of our old game-recommendations set of questions: the “does it exist?” question.
Viewed in one light, these are just game recs in sheep's ...
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Are "bonus question" allowed?
Recently I asked a question that was put on hold for being a "Shopping" question.
I believe that is solved, asking not for a specific game but which ruleset allows what I was looking for.
Still, ...
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Why do we close questions asking for a range of practical options?
On a few other stacks, I've come across questions that people here would probably consider too broad, and closed accordingly. However, many of those were actually very helpful to me as a curious ...
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Is there a chat room to ask off topic questions?
I want to ask a recommendation type question which I know are strictly off topic due to the nature of the question. I know in other stack exchanges there is a chat room where such questions can be ...
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Are Game Recommendation Questions On Topic? [2015]
Game recommendation questions are sadly NOT on topic here on RPG.SE.
This means the following kinds of questions are off topic:
I want to play (details) kind of game/story. What game should I use to ...
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Why is this question not off topic?
A question, asked years ago, was voted closed as off topic by the community. It is a shopping question, and all shopping questions no matter how good or bad were deemed off-topic.
It was reopened by ...
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How do I ask for fan theories?
I have just asked a question relating to Mordenkainen, and this answer refers to a fan theory which I found really interesting. I would be very interested to see if there are any other similar ...
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