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I totally agree with this broader proposal opposed to too specific ones. Tags will allow users to only follow the sports they want. And having a broader subject will drain more people, more questions and more answers. I don't get why we don't have more followers! :) – LudoMC Jan 24 '11 at 12:39

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added by Eric Nitardy Apr 22 '11 at 4:02

closed as off topic by LudoMC, Matt, VMAtm, Harley, Nathan Osman Jul 9 '11 at 21:50

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Doesn't make sense. "anaerobic"? – Mechanical snail Jul 14 '11 at 0:08

@Mechanical snail : 'anaerobic' means "Relating to, involving, or requiring an absence of free oxygen", which is commonly the opposite of the word 'aerobic'. – Kunal Vyas Jul 15 '11 at 19:03

@offgehirn: I'm pretty sure it's possible to swim in the presence of oxygen. – Mechanical snail Jul 15 '11 at 20:04

Not sure this makes sense. All exercise becomes anaerobic when you're using oxygen faster than you can get it to the cells that need it. – Matthew Read Aug 18 '11 at 20:33

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closed as off topic by LudoMC, Benny, BenV, IanVal, user32037 Feb 2 '11 at 4:40

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I think this would be clased as off topic. – Benny Jan 23 '11 at 1:41

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added by LudoMC Jan 22 '11 at 23:11

closed as off topic by IanVal, Benny, Kaji, TrickyM66, Ullallulloo Apr 12 '11 at 20:18

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Fits nicely into that murky subjective off-topic area. – canadiancreed Aug 14 '11 at 22:51

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added by LudoMC Jan 22 '11 at 23:14

closed as off topic by IanVal, Benny, Alvin Row, Charles Stewart, Kaji Jan 31 '11 at 4:48

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.

The classical argumentative and not objective one :) – LudoMC Jan 22 '11 at 23:15

It doesn't matter is they earn $1 or $1 millions dollors. – Benny Jan 25 '11 at 7:47

"Yes" (but voted for off-topic :P) – Matt May 19 '11 at 19:40

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added by Kaji Jan 31 '11 at 4:53

closed as off topic by LudoMC, TrickyM66, Benny, rz_, RD1 Mar 6 '11 at 20:48

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.

Good question. If we let them on-topic, it could start argumentative wars for "Is Golf a sport? Is Poker a sport, Is Chess a sport". I would them put them off-topic. – LudoMC Jan 31 '11 at 10:54

I'm not sure this is entirely off topic. I recognize Ludo's reasoning, but shouldn't we be able to objectively define what our site is about? Shouldn't we be able to define what a 'sport' is, and then assess an activity for its qualifications? I don't want to upset people by virtue of them being excluded by an official definition (look how many people were upset about Pluto not being a planet) but I do think objectivity is necessary: it plays directly into whether or not questions about cheerleading (or whatever) are allowed on the sports site or not. – corsiKa May 25 '11 at 17:55

@glowcoder I would agree but how to proceed then? How to edict these rules? Or should we start building a list of accepted sports (which could extend forever) or a list of activites not considered sport for the site? – LudoMC Jun 2 '11 at 11:05

@LudoMC I think a definition of what is a sport, or at the very least, what qualifies inclusion in the site, is better than a list. For example, questions like "Why should a sport be allowed or disallowed?" I think the first two paragraphs on Wikipedia sum it up well (I won't copy/paste it here.) I think it would be entirely acceptable to exclude "mind sports" and only include those based on physical stamina and agility. And honestly, cheerleading meets the criteria (high-end cheerleaders must be very strong and/or agile.) – corsiKa Jun 2 '11 at 15:14

@glowcoder So the question will be off-topic then as the definition will tell if an activity will be considered a sport or not on this site and these questions will then be useless! Now if cheerleading is a sport or not will be decided from the criteria given in the FAQ for example. – LudoMC Jun 2 '11 at 16:55

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