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added by saar drimer Jan 10 '11 at 18:00

closed as off topic by Charles Stewart, rmx, mpacer, Kit, Dori Jan 23 '11 at 3:31

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

On topic for tex.stackexchange.com – Charles Stewart Jan 13 '11 at 17:35

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added by saar drimer Jan 10 '11 at 18:18

closed as off topic by Charles Stewart, rmx, mpacer, Matias Valdenegro, Jonas Jan 21 '11 at 18:01

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It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

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added by Brian Ballsun-Stanton Jan 12 '11 at 3:37

closed as off topic by badp, Eraser, gerhard, Eelvex, Tomasz Łazarowicz Feb 28 '11 at 13:09

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

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added by PulpSpy Jan 13 '11 at 18:37

I'd vote this as on-topic (if I had more votes). Can whoever thought this was off-topic please explain their decision? – saar drimer Jan 15 '11 at 0:14

I find the question poorly worded. How am I supposed to know whether the offer that you received is legitimate or not? It could be either! A better way to put it would be "How can I make sure that the offer <...> is legitimate?" – CesarGon Jan 28 '11 at 0:06

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added by PulpSpy Jan 13 '11 at 18:38

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added by Mark Rogers Jan 14 '11 at 17:47

closed as off topic by CesarGon, Eraser, gerhard, Andy W, Stefano Borini Feb 1 '11 at 18:29

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

I find this too localised (very few people would benefit) and of little relevance to the academic world. – CesarGon Jan 28 '11 at 0:04

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added by YuppieNetworking Mar 1 '11 at 14:27

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added by ESultanik Mar 2 '11 at 21:16

Is it better to judge the paper based on the knowledge of its previous criticisms, or is it better to delegate the review to provide a new set of feedback for the authors? – ESultanik Mar 2 '11 at 21:18

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added by Stefano Borini, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Aug 6 '10 at 18:58

closed as off topic by Luke, warren, ripper234, matto1990, Mechko Aug 10 '10 at 0:12

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

intended off-topic – Stefano Borini Aug 5 '10 at 8:48

Again this question might be considered on topic on my proposal, but is a great off topic example here. – Mechko Aug 10 '10 at 0:11

@Mechko : I think a Q/A site is not a good resource for this question. your older colleagues are a much better resource, with the added value that if any answer comes, it's not available for anyone (the professor in particular) to see attached to a name. – Stefano Borini Aug 18 '10 at 16:49

Please stop voting this answer as a good off topic. We need two more off topic above 20 to get the proposal started. Save your precious points for other questions currently below 20. – Stefano Borini Feb 2 '11 at 11:01

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added by JFW Oct 8 '10 at 8:19

I don't think this is related to academia at all; it's just about common sense. – CesarGon Jan 28 '11 at 0:08

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added by Adam Davis Oct 21 '10 at 14:18

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added by Kit Dec 3 '10 at 16:43

May I know why this is voted as off-topic or not a good example? I figured this is part of academic life, and I thought it would be useful for someone wanting to shift to a primary research career (like myself). – Kit Jan 14 '11 at 8:15

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added by curious, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jan 20 '11 at 17:14

If this question was better worded, it could be on-topic. – saar drimer Jan 13 '11 at 14:52

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added by Mark Rogers Jan 27 '11 at 2:37

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added by badp Jan 28 '11 at 16:58

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added by Spidy Feb 22 '11 at 16:06

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added by Chang Feb 28 '11 at 0:51

Not a good example; it's tangentially related, but not a prototypical case of what we're looking for here. – eykanal Mar 7 '11 at 18:06

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added by JFW Oct 8 '10 at 8:19

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added by Mark Rogers Jan 14 '11 at 17:35

Care to give a little critical advice? – Mark Rogers Jan 27 '11 at 23:53

I thnk this is not a good example: not exactly off-topic, but of anecdotal importance. I don't think this should be selected as one of the five representative great on-topic questions for this site. – CesarGon Jan 27 '11 at 23:56

@CesarGon - I think you may have a case, but allow me to offer a counter argument: I think people have voted for this one because they want to show that history questions are out of bounds, and this question conveys that message concisely. – Mark Rogers Jan 28 '11 at 0:04

@Mark Rogers: History questions are OK with me, but I don't see this one in particular as a major contributor towards the goals of this site. I get your point though. – CesarGon Jan 28 '11 at 0:12

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added by Mark Rogers, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jan 20 '11 at 17:08

	Not a good example: highly dependent on country and even city. – CesarGon Jan 28 '11 at 0:06
	@CesarGon - Should you not then mark it as a "great off-topic question" since you don't want to see this question on the site. – Mark Rogers Feb 24 '11 at 22:04
	@Mark Rogers: Well, I think that salaries in academia are definitely on-topic. But this particular question is too narrow and specific, and vague too, because it is location dependent and the location is not specified. So it's on topic, but not a good question. – CesarGon Mar 8 '11 at 0:05

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added by nimcap Dec 20 '10 at 17:31

	This is the rest of it, I could not find a better place to ask at the time: cstheory.stackexchange.com/questions/3873/… – nimcap Dec 20 '10 at 17:31
	Bad example: this is terribly subjective. Hard for whom? – CesarGon Jan 28 '11 at 0:09