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Doesn't this overlap with StackOverflow? – Gelatin Jun 4 '10 at 1:09

@jalf What about Art, Design and Writing questions? – Noctrine Jun 4 '10 at 19:04

There are plenty of other proposals out there that can be considered spin-offs from SO. That is because there is a need for specifics. SO is not conducive to game development. Yes, there will be some overlap. I feel the impact on SO will be minimal. There is plenty more about game development than simply asking code questions. – IAbstract Jun 4 '10 at 23:47

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added by Cyclops Jun 7 '10 at 18:58

closed as off topic by Pure Pandemonium, Justin, Maxim Zaslavsky, alex, Kensai Jun 14 '10 at 19:30

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.

We don't need no stinking pirates here... – Cyclops Jun 7 '10 at 18:59

Just get Blender... – IAbstract Jun 9 '10 at 3:08

@dboar ... but Blender's too bleeding difficult to use... – aviraldg Jun 14 '10 at 20:31

@aviraldg, I agree. I did manage to create a sword, but trying to color it was a pain. – IAbstract Jun 14 '10 at 22:37

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added by Cyclops Jun 5 '10 at 23:11

closed as off topic by IAbstract, Grace Note, Tobias Kienzler, Spoike, Justin Jun 8 '10 at 6:27

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 would have said good for off-topic but it's not even development related but I assume that was your intent. ;-) – Justin Biard Jun 6 '10 at 3:44

Doesn't this work as an example of questions we wouldn't want on the site? – Kensai Jun 6 '10 at 5:08

This is off-topic...a great off-topic example actually. It isn't game development and should be somewhere else. I don't know why there would be votes that this is not a good example. – IAbstract Jun 6 '10 at 13:05

I agree it's a great off-topic example, and not just because I wrote it :) Seriously, people are going to see the word "Game" in the site's title and post all kinds of crap - like this. No clue how anyone could say this isn't a good example. – Cyclops Jun 6 '10 at 13:33

@Cyclops: You've swayed me. Changed from not a good example to great off-topic example. – cstack Jun 15 '10 at 14:40

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added by IAbstract Jun 4 '10 at 23:52

closed as off topic by Kensai, Firas Assaad, Maxim Zaslavsky, ColinD, mmyers Jun 9 '10 at 19:32

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.

This is a Q&A site, not a job search site. – cstack Jun 6 '10 at 21:49

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added by Cyclops Jun 4 '10 at 21:04

closed as off topic by Noctrine, Firas Assaad, Lazer, Simurr, Tobias Kienzler Jun 6 '10 at 14:57

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.

Type <alt><F4> for infinite lives... (what a dork!) – Cyclops Jun 4 '10 at 21:05

This is a game development site and not a gaming site. There is another site proposal for that. – Spoike Jun 5 '10 at 7:43

Yet again, I don't see why people are saying "not a good example". You will get this kind of question on the site, and presumably those questions will be flagged as - off-topic. So this is a good, one even might say classic, off-topic question. :) – Cyclops Jun 6 '10 at 14:20

Let me explain why I think this is a good off-topic example. From the FAQ: "[they] define the very outer boundary of a site. The ideal off-topic question is one that will likely be asked, but should be considered off-topic, nonetheless." So, for instance, questions about "vegetarian cooking" or "beekeeping" - while off-topic, are not likely to be asked (and are not a good example). Whereas, what is the likelihood that people will ask for cheat codes, hacks, warez sites, etc? I'd say it's high - so it qualifies as a great off-topic Question under the FAQ definition. – Cyclops Jun 16 '10 at 15:05

@Cyclops: I totally agree! This biggest problem on Area51 is people not understanding what a good off-topic question is. – cstack Jun 16 '10 at 19:39

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added by Cyclops Jun 4 '10 at 15:31

closed as off topic by David Fullerton, Corey, Firas Assaad, Lazer, Justin Biard Jun 6 '10 at 3:50

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.

clearly off-topic, this belongs on StackOverflow where they can make fun of it... – Cyclops Jun 4 '10 at 15:32

off-topic, too general, subjective...this question wouldn't last more than 5 minutes. – IAbstract Jun 5 '10 at 13:14

I think this is TOO off-topic to be any any real use in defining the site. "not a good example" – cstack Jun 6 '10 at 21:41

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added by Noctrine Jun 4 '10 at 12:44

closed as off topic by Bob, Grace Note, Justin Biard, slugster, Simurr Jun 7 '10 at 3:23

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'm not so sure this is off-topic - broadly scoped, yes. I simply believe this is not a good example of defining Game Development. – IAbstract Jun 5 '10 at 13:18

Maybe it's not a good off-topic question, but it's definitely not on-topic. Does seem to fit in the "not a good example" category. – Cyclops Jun 5 '10 at 18:15

From my own experience: this gets asked ALOT on game development forums. People new to the field seem to always haver dreams of making the next WoW. I'd say it's good off-topic – Bob Jun 5 '10 at 18:21

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added by Justin Jun 3 '10 at 13:18

closed as off topic by IAbstract, Spoike, Firas Assaad, Grace Note, Simurr Jun 6 '10 at 2:58

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.

This is a pretty subjective topic, and any answer is bound to be as subjective and become quickly dated. – Justin Jun 3 '10 at 13:19

"Differences between OpenGL and Direct3D" would be okay. – Firas Assaad Jun 3 '10 at 21:16

If you change it to Firas's question, I will give you a vote. – cstack Jun 6 '10 at 21:42

I think Firas was implying that his question would be on topic, which mine is clearly not? – Justin Jun 8 '10 at 6:26

It's a very good off topic question as it is; as Justin said it is a subjective question that is very likely to be asked. If you want you can add my question and vote for it, but I think in this case the off-topic question defines the site better than my on-topic version. – Firas Assaad Jun 8 '10 at 7:41

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added by Firas Assaad Jun 3 '10 at 11:14

closed as off topic by IAbstract, Kensai, Spoike, 0010001000011101, Daniel X Moore Jun 16 '10 at 20:49

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.

Off-topic. It's not helpful to anyone else but the asker. – Firas Assaad Jun 3 '10 at 11:22

I really think this needs to end up in the top ten. It does a great job of showing that this site is about answering questions, not discussion. – cstack Jun 7 '10 at 17:43

First, we need to have a top 10... :) – Cyclops Jun 14 '10 at 18:31