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Scott Morrison comments on "What does "too localized" mean exactly?" (3750)

Scott Morrison — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:18:30 -0800

While "other" would be nice, there are valid uses for "too localized". We sometimes have questions where the point of the question is obscured by a huge amount of very specific detail. In a different direction, I closed http://mathoverflow.net/questions/17694/why-is-lexicographic-bfs-minus-used-in-cograph-recognition-linear-closed on the basis that you had to have read a particular paper before the first sentence even made sense.

Kevin Lin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:14:02 -0800

I agree with fpqc --- an "other" option would be nice.

Harry Gindi — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:32:48 -0800

I'm surprised that there is no "other" reason that you can type in.

Ben Webster — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:25:30 -0800

In practice "too localized" is usually code for "HW" which isn't one of the list of reasons.

Jonas Meyer — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:57:53 -0800

I don't know, but both of those examples would be "off topic".

Sonia Balagopalan — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:47:12 -0800

How do I solve $x^2+2x+1=0$ is too localized whereas how do I solve a quadratic equation is not so much.

Harry Gindi — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:21:32 -0800

Edit: Oops, double post.

Harry Gindi — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:05:26 -0800

I just pick reasons at random if there aren't any that are particularly suitable. Sometimes I use it to mean "too elementary".

Kevin Lin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:12:18 -0800

When you vote to close a question, one of the options for the reason for closure is "too localized". What does this mean exactly?

(Plz no awful localization puns, kthxbye)