Questions tagged [scope]
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The Engineering.SE position on recommendation/finding stuff questions
In general, most Stack Exchange sites do not deal with recommendation questions such as:
What is a good book to teach me x
Please recommend a widget to help me <...
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Our Scope (and Overlaps with Sister Sites)
This question arises in part from my first question (since deleted). I realized while asking this that perhaps it had already been asked at Aviation Stack Exchange. While they do indeed have an "...
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What should our position be on homework-type questions?
This comes around as a direct result of this question, but I'm sure there will be more questions of a similar nature in the future. As commenters have noted, it sounds like a homework problem, but ...
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Are Questions About Engineering Software On-Topic? What questions?
A few days ago, I asked this question. On the one hand, it received a couple of upvotes and got a good answer, which also received a few upvotes. On the other hand, several people voted to close it as ...
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Are academic guidance questions on-topic?
We've seen a number of questions asking for academic guidance; so far, they have not been well-received.
Since this question was originally asked and discussed, all the below examples have been ...
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Are history questions on topic?
This was inspired by What engineering advances paved the way for "modern" computers?
Are history questions on-topic for Engineering.SE? We decided on HSM that history-of-engineering ...
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Should ethics questions be allowed?
Engineering ethics is of concern to all practicing engineers. However, some ethical dilemmas can be difficult to resolve, and outside input may be useful in coming to a conclusion. Unfortunately, ...
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On the liabilities of liability questions
We (the community) need to decide what liability questions are on-topic or not for the site.
Our current liability questions, which I have locked while we resolve this meta question.
Do structural ...
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Is social engineering on topic?
I know there are other questions with great answers explaining the broad scope of Engineering as a topic, and how other sites should not influence how we define our scope. I agree with all that.
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Canonical book recommendations versus Finding Things Questions
As a community, we've come down pretty clearly against "Finding things questions" (FTQ). That said, there are some edge cases that deserve additional consideration by the community.
One case for us ...
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Questions like "What is this?" [photo attached]
There have been a few questions that mostly rely on people knowing what something is in a photo. The latest one is this question on a nautical item. This doesn't seem like a valuable question. It will ...
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The Engineering.SE policy on check-my-work questions
We have recently received a few check-my-work questions:
Heat Loss per Linear Ft
Problem with Energy Transfer Rate Conversion
https://engineering.stackexchange.com/questions/3687/standard-thickness-...
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Once again, "Would experimental physics themed questions be on topic?"
This was originally asked by Sabre Tooth on Area 51 not too long ago. Perhaps it's relevant to put it on meta now that we're in beta, because although all the people here have clearly been on Area 51, ...
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What is the scope of "Engineering" that this site covers? [duplicate]
Are there any disciplines of engineering that this site specifically excludes? It seems Electrical Engineering is covered by EE.SE, whereas Software Engineering is covered by StackOverflow and ...
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Are career related questions in or out?
Just found this question here:
In Engineering fields, how often do you find yourself being asked to be a "salesperson", and what is your reaction?
which is somewhat career related; ...
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