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What's on topic and what's not. How should we define or change our scope as we find topics that are currently off topic but shouldn't be, and vice versa.

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How did temporary stays longer than a tourist visa become off-topic?

I found a question about a student visa that was closed as off-topic. Someone commented “your question is about immigration and thus off-topic”. I would agree with that sentence — but the question isn'...
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Voting on-topic questions off-topic

At least a couple of people openly voted a question today as off-topic, despite noting that they considered it on-topic here as well. After I posted about this in the chat, @hippietrail suggested I ...
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Getting more specific on "too broad"

This question was recently closed as "too broad" and/or because of the strong chance answers might be based on experience. The question seeks factual information, not subjective opinions. The second ...
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Why was this question on onward ticket policies closed as opinion-based?

The question If an airline or immigration policy requires an onward ticket, is it ok to purchase it at the last minute / after being refused check-in/entry? was closed as opinion-based and comments ...
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What is our stance on questions asking for a percentage related to traveling? On-topic or off-topic as being a statistical question?

What is our stance on questions asking for a percentage related to traveling? On-topic or off-topic as being a statistical question? Examples of questions asking for a percentage related to traveling:...
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Are specific traffic comparisons on-topic

I previously asked Are questions about ideal travel/arrival times on-topic about trying to find the best arrival time to a specific location. I have a semi-related follow up about comparing traffic ...
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