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For discussions and questions on the appropriateness (for the main site) of a question or a certain type of question.
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"What is known about" considered harmful?
I experienced something similar: asking for what is known about a subject seemed to provoke downvotings, while asking for references related to the subject seemed to be more acceptable, but that is on …
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Are questions related to mathematicians appropriate for MO?
Is it acceptable to ask questions that are more concerned with mathematicians (women and men alike) as persons than with their contribution to mathematics?
Those questions could be related to the …
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Self advertising and posting a candidate constructive proof
I would like to learn about appropriateness of posting a candidate constructive proof that decides a conjecture or open question and asking for counter examples that render the proof incorrect.
The mo …
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Getting Experts Opinions on Mathematical Results
I would like to know, whether it is in the line of MO rules to present a result and ask for "opinions" like whether it is already known or worth pursuing and, who might be interested in the result.
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