Questions tagged [close-reasons]
This tag is for instructions and guidance on closing or migrating questions, and the reasons for those closures.
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When I ask for motivations, what I really mean is an assumptions check
Why don't Hikaru, Fabi & Nepo buy out Liren so the 3 of them have a playoff to face Gukesh?
Like I already said:
It's most likely. 1 of my assumptions is wrong. I mean to ask which of the ...
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What should we do about the guess the password chess puzzles?
There have been a few of these posted lately. I have been down-voting and casting a vote to close. It's been pointed out that as puzzles, they are technically on topic, however, they aren't very ...
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Late closing of opinion-based post?
Post closed as late as 2023Jan20
What is it about Magnus Carlsen?
Even Brian Towers ♦ edited Jul 20, 2019 at 11:33 (I assume mod at the time? Or not?)
But only 3.5 years later
Post Closed as "...
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How can I make a chances question not opinion-based? [duplicate]
Perhaps this is different for sports / gaming SE sites, but I notice similar questions on say Law SE or Academia SE eg
Asking the chances of a particular legal strategy: Would it be / have been ...
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Are questions that ask for help with specific chess sites, like chess.com and lichess.org, on topic?
My question
How do I get the chess.com engine to list all the best moves? (I later deleted)
was closed by Brian Towers♦ who said
This is Chess StackExchange, not the chess.com help center.
(btw ...
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That was quick: "Is Auto Chess good for the future of chess?" closed already. Why?
Is it really the case that just two votes are sufficient to close a question these days?
I may not like the subject matter, but it would be a terrible thing if we can't discuss the evolution of ...
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