Linked Questions
11 questions linked to/from Lists of in- and out-of-scope topics for the FAQ
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comparative religion questions
Are questions of the form
What's the difference between [Jewish thing] and [Religion X thing]?
on- or off-topic on the site?
For reference, the FAQ list mentions briefly what's on- and off-topic, ...
msh210Mod
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What topics are in- and out-of-scope on Mi Yodeya?
What topics are in-scope on Mi Yodeya? Can I see some examples?
What topics are out-of-scope on Mi Yodeya? Can I see some examples?
Where can I discuss changing these guidelines?
msh210Mod
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How can we get more people involved in meta discussions?
We've got some pretty important (to my mind) site-definition meta questions out there already, with more to come, but there hasn't been very much community participation on them to date. What can we ...
Isaac MosesMod
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Tweaking Mi Yodeya's scope to build a broader community
I was reading this post about one person's issues with Stack Overflow, and something it said struck me (as I noticed the same thing, but didn't attempt to articulate it):
The "flavour" of ...
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FAQ says History is off-topic and on-topic
The FAQ seems to be contradictory. It says that "If you have a question about...history of Jewish law or of Jewish life...then you've come to the right place." But it also says, "On the other hand, ...
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Proposed shift in scope
I know I'm coming in very late to this party, but I'd like to speak up since I am a non-moderator. This site--and especially its policies--seem to be very much "by the moderators, for the moderators" ...
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Should official FAQ meta-posts be locked?
We have a bunch of posts here on Meta of official FAQ content collected under the faq tag. This tag has special official status, as indicated by its pink color and by the fact that its use is ...
Isaac MosesMod
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Request clarification on forum policy on Judaism
My post on living a Jewish life in the USA was closed as not being Jewish enough: https://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/98951/seeking-jewish-version-of-the-mid-20th-century-green-book-travel-...
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What should our scope text be?
(This is a spin-off of this question which was probably too broad.)
The beginning of our FAQ currently reads (bolding mine):
What kind of questions can I ask here?
Jewish Life and Learning - Stack ...
Isaac MosesMod
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Are questions about Jewish family structures on-topic?
Recently I read this article, which describes the flexible use of the word cousin in African-American and Latinx communities. It made me wonder whether, historically, Jewish communities have had ...
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Rewriting canonical Meta Q&A as dedicated official FAQ posts
Our FAQ and About page each link to material that originated as Q&A here on Meta. This material currently includes:
Lists of in- and out-of-scope topics for the FAQ (FAQ)
CYLOR Disclaimer (FAQ) / ...
Isaac MosesMod
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